Advice Motivation Quotes & Sayings

All the world's parenting advice can be distilled to two simple rules: pay attention to what your children are fascinated by, and praise them for their effort. [Paraphrasing Carol Dweck, a psychologist who studies motivation] — Daniel Coyle

Dance with your rhythm. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Only love can touch the heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I take the rawest, realest moments in anyone's life and I open them up and lay them bare. The innocence of a five year old child, the awkwardness of a teenager's first sexual encounter, the heartbreak of longing for a relationship you can't have, confronting the possibility of the death of your newborn child, whatever it is, you open your soul and put it out there and dare the world to read it, ready to have them stomp on you and laugh, but ready to do it again the next day. You have to put yourself out there as a writer, you can't play it safe. Great writing isn't safe. — Dan Alatorre

Don't ask God to show you the way if you're not willing to get moving. — Kellen Roggenbuck

It can be done. It will be done. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Hope is flourishing flower. — Lailah Gifty Akita

What prevents you from fully expressing yourself? — Lailah Gifty Akita

Write your sacred story. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Write the words on your heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The greatest grace is the sacred life of a fulfilled dream. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Great books make a great life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Do not forget to write your sacred book. — Lailah Gifty Akita

All that a child needs is a great love. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In my own view, some advice about what should be known, about what technical education should be acquired, about the intense motivation needed to succeed, and about the carelessness and inclination toward bias that must be avoided is far more useful than all the rules and warnings of theoretical logic. — Santiago Ramon Y Cajal

In fact, "talent" is as common as mud; what's rare is the motivation to sit down and actually do something with one's talent, the discipline to do it regularly, and the persistence to stick with it until it's finished. — Patricia C. Wrede

The more you read, the more you will love to read. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A willing soul will keenly go the length, breadth and depth to fulfill the dream. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If you desire it, you can get it. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You will never learn to fly unless you jump! — Weston L. Blair

You can make steadily progress in all spheres of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The ordeals of others ...
prepare us, and
later become the compass ...
in our time of ordeal. — John-Talmage Mathis

I am a deeply uncertain individual. I often find myself acting like a fool to make the people around me laugh. When they're laughing, they're not watching me quite as closely. I smile to put people at ease. But what if I opened my mouth one day, spoke my actual thoughts, and the people glared at my opinions? What if they thought me disgusting or frightening or ugly because of my words? Would you keep your lips shut for the rest of your life to not face that judgment? Just for the sake of someone else's comfort? For these strangers, who I will never know? If I can't speak then I'll write. These strangers, whose opinions crush me, will be forced to listen. Because when they read my words those words will make a home within their heads. They may even end up using my own opinions against me. But at least I'll be hidden behind the pages of a book. — F.K. Preston

There are some writers who sweep us along so strongly in their current of energy--Normal mailer, Tom Wolfe, Toni Morrison, William F. Buckley, Jr., Hunter Thompson, David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers--that we assume that when they go to work the words just flow. Nobody thinks of the effort they made every morning to turn on the switch. You also have to turn on the switch. Nobody is going to do it for you. — William Zinsser

The only thing that makes advice great is when you apply it and it works so try, try try. — Rob Liano

Music is breath of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I will sacrifice today for tomorrow. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We can find the answers will seek in books. — Lailah Gifty Akita

What someone may lack in talent can be more than made up for in self-motivation, self-direction, and follow-through. — Miles Anthony Smith

Life is a great Book. We are writing the history of our time. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Daring life, optimistic living. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When some give you advice, say 'thank you'. Then, you must seek the quietness of your spirit for a reflection and direction. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't be afraid when you have to pray fervently because of your circumstances. God is wanting to do something great through you! — Stormie O'martian

Life challenges are unavoidable. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Devote yourself to reading, learning and writing. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Value yourself and those who are in your company will reflect the same image. — Steven Cuoco

You can make time to read for 10-20 minutes daily. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Let us, with songs of praise, embrace the sacred year. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My best advice: Fall in love with what you do for a living. — George Burns

Never force yourself to read a book that you do not enjoy. There are so many good books in the world that it is foolish to waste time on one that does not give you pleasure. — Atwood H. Townsend

It's when you stop planning every last detail that you discover the fun in life. — Joanne Clancy

Be yourself. Love yourself. This is your sacred self. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It may be too late, if you wait until Christmas to show those who you love, you have loved them. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Seek to know God and thy sacred self. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Hope is a possibility. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The written word is greatest sacred documentation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

There is no such thing as lack of time, only unclear priorities and lack of motivation. It is better to abandon a project than to work on it half-heartedly for a protracted period of time. — Gudjon Bergmann

Historical gap is created due to missing written records. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When you think positively, you attract divine forces for a positive lifestyle. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't think too small about what God could do in your life - be prepared for God to do a big thing. — Stormie O'martian

My first bit of advice is to not personalize a job loss. The cause for the dismissal was a business calculation. This is difficult for many to grasp; it's difficult to accept that events just occur. Come to see this as an experience. Obviously not the most pleasant experience, but it is one that you'll overcome. — John-Talmage Mathis

[Christians] must become, must be known as, the people who don't hold grudges, who don't sulk. We must be the people who know how to say "Sorry," and who know how to respond when other people say it to us. It is remarkable, once more, how difficult this still seems, considering how much time the Christian church has had to think about it and how much energy has been spent on expounding the New Testament, where the advice is all so clear. Perhaps it's because we have tried, if at all, to do it as though it were just a matter of obeying an artificial command
and then, finding it difficult, have stopped trying because nobody else seems to be very good at it either. Perhaps it might be different if we reminded ourselves frequently that we are preparing for life in God's new world, and that the death and resurrection of Jesus, which by baptism constitute our own new identity, offer us both the motivation and the energy to try again in a new way. — N. T. Wright

If you fall, dare to rise up again. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The goal is achievable. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A fight needs at least two fighters. Sometimes you can win straight away by not fighting. — S.A. Tawks

Play the game of life, without any fear. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Men still think women will like who they are, not realizing: it's what they can do for a woman that sets the man apart. — Solange Nicole

What you post on Facebook represents you, it can make you look bitter or better, forgiving or frustrated, resentful or rejoicing, choose wisely. — Rob Liano

The truth, Ms Rainn, is that advice and inspirational quotes and sayings may give you a kick start, but it's up to you to keep that motivation alive. — S.A. Tawks

He might not take their advice, but he took their temperature. — Richard Brookhiser

People may forget the quantity of your works but cannot forget the quality of your works. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

You will do well not to write for money, not because you won't get rich doing it, but because writing fueled by that sort of motivation becomes dull and lifeless and mediocre. — Joyce Rachelle

Make plans for your new goals. And press towards achieving the goals with all your strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Live life, love life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You ask my advice about acting? Speak clearly, don't bump into the furniture and if you must have motivation, think of your pay packet on Friday. — Noel Coward

Beware of those who love to give advice, but never want to receive it! — Mignon' Talise Padilla

You ought to follow your inner voice. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Love is the key that opens every heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Everyone ought to decide his or her own fate. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Motivation always sparks a fire within us. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Passion is a deep love for sacred activity. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Three great lessons for my children; love God, love yourself and love your neighbour as yourself. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The sooner you finish procrastinating, the sooner you can get back to your art. — Stephanie Lennox

The greatest possessions I leave for my children are books. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Everybody's got skeletons in the closets. Every once in a while, you've got to open up the closet and the let the skeletons breathe. Half the time, the very thing you think is gonna destroy you or ruin you is the very thing that nobody cares about. My advice to people with skeletons is to dust them off every now and then
as long as your closet's aint full of them. It's not good to have more than two or three. — Tyler Perry

Faith melts all fears. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The words you use can influence your life. Positive words are well spring of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Read. Learn. Write. Travel. — Lailah Gifty Akita

No outside events can disturb your inner peace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I'd rather be an adviser. I don't wanna become a trainer because I think with the knowledge and the business sense that I've accomplished through my career and have credibility, why would I reduce myself down to being in a gym with a bunch of training which is not a bad thing to give advice, but I can do that with a suit and tie on and also be there when the cheques are written. I don't wanna be there when the cheques are handed down from 3 or 4 people's hands and then it hits mine as a trainer because 9/10 times, deductions have come out of that. — Bernard Hopkins

I'm often asked how I take the criticism directed my way. I have three answers: First, if you choose to be in public life, remember Eleanor Roosevelt's advice and grow skin as thick as a rhinoceros. Second, learn to take criticism seriously but not personally. Your critics can actually teach you lessons your friends can't or won't. I try to sort out the motivation for criticism, whether partisan, ideological, commercial, or sexist, analyze it to see what I might learn from it, and discard the rest. Third, there is a persistent double standard applied to women in politics - regarding clothes, body types, and of course hairstyles - that you can't let derail you. Smile and keep going. — Hillary Rodham Clinton

Blessed are you, who faced many adversities. You will be strengthen and soften. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Use your passion to create a job. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Explore the endless possibilities in life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It is better to be kind than be impolite. — Lailah Gifty Akita

All that a child needs is great love. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Husband and wife, must complement each other. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We all make mistakes. We must keep finding the right paths. — Lailah Gifty Akita

That was actually my motivation for creating Bigger Leaner Stronger: For many years now, I've had friends, family, acquaintances, and co-workers approach me for fitness advice, and they were almost always convinced of many strange, unworkable ideas about diet and exercise. — Michael Matthews

The sexiest advice:
Dear humans, stop role-playing in your lives; these sort of things are meant to be explored only at times you won't mention in public. — Saurabh Sharma

If you find a need, reach out to help. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Pray daily for your family. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Marriage is a mutual friendship. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The bond of love, we unite the world. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Dare to question. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Encouraging words are life-giving fountain. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You can't stumble into an adventure. An artist must dance, not walk, in order to inspire their audience. This patient audience who has witnessed all that you've ever performed. So don't be shy. Just dance. Set this scene into motion. — F.K. Preston

If you pray with your knees bow, you surrender to God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Why waste your strength envying and hating instead of loving? — Lailah Gifty Akita

Your motivation has to be rock solid. You have to want it so bad that even th threat of death won't take it from you. — Orson Scott Card