Finals week can be a stressful time for all students – I know it is for me. It's the most dreaded part of the semester. I'm sure part of that is due to the simple fact that you feel so close, yet so far away from summer break. Whether you're taking summer classes or not, a sense of relief seems to come over you once you've take the last final of the semester. Although we know the stress you feels during finals week is all part of the "game," it still easy to feel defeated, or in some cases, give up. Here are some quotes that hopefully keep you motivated and ready to finish out the semester strong.
1. "Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it.” - William Durant
2. “It’s what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public.” -Tony Robbins
3. "You’re never a loser til you quit trying.” - Anonymous
4. "Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” - Thomas Edison
5. “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” - Eric Thomas
6. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” - Muhammad Ali
7. “Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” - Calvin Coolidge
8. "Don’t say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr9.“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Dr Wayne Dyer
10. “Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” – Mahatma Gandhi
11. “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” – Bruce Lee
12. "There is no substitute for hard work." - Thomas Edison
13. “So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.) Kid, you’ll move mountains.” –Dr. Seuss
