Motivational Quotes

Please enjoy my collection of favorite “Motivation” quotes.*  I hope you find one or two that spur you on to sustain your self-motivation during the busy summer months.

 

• • “Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.” These words were carved into Henry Ford’s fireplace mantel. What better reminder could a self-made man have at the end of a long day? Whether it’s a note on the refrigerator motivating us to stick to our diets or a plaque on the office wall inspiring us to succeed, we can all reap the benefits of a few well-placed words.”

 

• • “Your rewards in life are always in direct proportion to your contribution.” ” Anonymous

 

• • “The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.” ” Lloyd Jones

 

• • “Prepare your mind to receive the best that life has to offer.” ” Ernest Holmes

 

• • “Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. “””Dwight D. Eisenhower

 

• • “What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” ” John Lubbock

 

• • People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing””that’s why we recommend it daily. “””Zig Ziglar

 

• • “People who never get carried away, should be.” ” Malcolm S. Forbes, Sr. (1919-1990), Publisher

 

• • “Man’s biggest mistake is to believe he is working for someone else.” ” Nashua Cavalier

 

• • “Every flower must grow through dirt.” ” Anonymous

 

• • “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” ” Helen Keller

 

• • “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. “” Albert Einstein.

 

• • “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream” ” C.S. Lewis

 

• • “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ” Maya Angelou

• • “Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn’t just with skills like computer technology. It’s the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline and self-command.