"MOTIVATION"
"No matter what you've done or haven't done, the opportunity to do more, to be more will always be there... never be satisfied!"
Written in 2006 by EBR --- Georgia
"Look up and not down. Look forward and not back. Look out and not in. Lend a Hand."
Edward Everett Hale --- Submitted by Cheryl Hess --- Washington
"If you want to get something done.........Start."
Victor Scrivani --- Submitted by C. Eutsler --- Indiana
This was my Uncle Vic. It applies to everything.
"Refuse the path of least resistance. Go where there is no path and blaze a trail."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by John Sagraves --- Ohio
"You will be successful at any work you do if you have strong determination and an iron will."
Author Unknown
Submitted by Mohammad Abdullah-Al somoy --- Bangladesh
"Life is too short not to enjoy it and too damn long to live miserable. Choose to be happy!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by A.C. --- Texas
"Let go of the things that are hindering you and grab a hold onto the things that are meaningful."
Written in 2006 by B. Martin --- Alabama
"When you are close to giving up, know that you are close to rising up."
Written in 2006 by Ogunyemi Sola --- Ekiti State, Nigeria
There is hope for you.
"Even in defeat, I see victory as I am made wiser and will be victorious in my next battle."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Darren Suresh --- Malaysia
"While standing at the plate, I came to find that life's greatest accomplishment is being me. I didn't want to be remembered as the girl who hit the winning run; I wanted to be remembered as the leader of my team. That indeed was one accomplishment that I was glad to achieve."
Copyright © 2005 Erika Friesen
"Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill --- Submitted by Collet Makgojane --- South Africa
"It's easy. Make the most logical choice and then move on with your life!"
Copyright © 2005 Tom Kotowski
"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten but they may start a winning game."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect."
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
"When you follow your bliss, doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else."
Joseph Campbell
"The pursuit of dreams is the wake up call of champions."
Copyright © 1996 Bill Pratt
"Things can only be so good, and so bad, for so long."
Copyright © 1994 John W. Foust
This is a personal quote aimed more towards athletics but can apply to numerous situations. I've used this to explain how teams or individuals, who aren't playing well, may be on the verge of turning things around.
"It's ok to fail. Failing does not shape your personality; it's how you react upon your failure. Do you dust yourself off and mope or do you dust yourself off and come back stronger the next time? Eventually you will win. It may not happen the next time, it may take a little time but you will win in the end."
Tiger Woods --- Submitted by W.C. --- Kentucky
"Do what's best for people, and in return, people will give you their best."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Brendan Akashian - Massachusetts
"You don't have to be smart to accomplish a goal; you just have to be interested."
Copyright © 2005 John Valdez
"The secret of SUCCESS: Right Attitude, Positive Thinking and Belief in oneself."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Vasu P. --- Andhra Pradesh, India