motivational quotes to inspire and motivate you:part 1

“What is success?  I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.”
-  Margaret Thatcher

“The person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.”
-  Thomas Carlyle

“When the will is ready the feet are light.”
-  Proverb

“It is easier to act yourself into a new way of feeling rather than feel your way into a new way of acting.”
-  G. D. Morgan

“Construct your determination with Sustained Effort, Controlled Attention, and Concentrated Energy.  Opportunities never come to those who wait… they are captured by those who dare to attack.”
-  Paul J. Meyer

“A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.”
-  Mahatma Gandhi

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
-  Henry Ford

“The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.  The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”
-  Dale Carnegie

“No one is wise by birth.  Wisdom results from one’s own efforts.”
-  Krishnamacharya

“Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man.”
-  Jimmy Lyons

“Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.”
-  David J. Schwartz

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
-  Colin Powell

“Nothing really worth having comes quickly and easily.  If it did, I doubt that we would ever grow.”
-  Eknath Easwaran

“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.”
-  Henry J. Kaiser

“Wishes are like seeds – few ever develop into something.”
-  Michael Garofalo

“Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.”
-  Benjamin Disraeli

“What may be done at any time will be done at no time.”
-  Scottish Proverb

“If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you.  What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.”
-  Mary Pickford

“There is not great talent without great will power.”
-  Honore de Balzac

“Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts.  This is the secret of success.”
-  Swami Sivananda

“What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple.  Whether you are willing to do it, that’s another matter.”
-  Peter F. Drucker

“Willingness is essential in any initiation or in making any dream come true.  “I can’t” often means “I won’t.”  You can change “I won’t” to “I will” with will power.”
-  Marcia Wieder