Motivational Thinking Quotes & Sayings

Thinking outside the box only works if you know everything inside it. Don't compare your chapter 1 to someone else's chapter 20. That's the biggest mistake young entrepreneurs do and end up getting disappointed. The ones you call conventional are the business models, which have been optimized and modified at various stages over a long period of time. You need to work hard and be a bit more patient. — Nitin Sharma

You must desire it, to claim it. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The power of faith overpowers fear. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You are the architect of your owner destiny; you are the master of your own fate; you are behind the steering wheel of your life. There are no limitations to what you can do, have, or be. Accept the limitations you place on yourself by your own thinking. — Brian Tracy

In order for someone to be 100% content, they must first believe it to be so. — Mark W. Boyer

All times are sacred; good times or bad times. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I don't want to grow old thinking 'what if I had done...'. I avoid the 'should have's' and take ACTION. — Rachel Smets

May you climb higher heights. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You have the capacity to do the work.
Find the willpower to begin work. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You have to see the good in yourself before expecting someone else to see the good in you. Be aware of who you are and what you can truly be. — Blaque Diamond

Keep moving onwards! — Lailah Gifty Akita

We become what we think about most. — John H. Vandenberg

To keep your sanity, when everything seems like it's going wrong, focus on the one thing that's going right! — Diamante Lavendar

We have to become vast, only then we can succeed;but we confine our thinking ability most of the times — Rajasaraswathii

Dwell on the beauty of sacred-existence. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Self-confidence is the greatest strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Those thinking Why, When, Where, Who are information providers; the one thinking "HOW" is the leader in solving the problem. — Vikrmn

God is available in your thinking, impulses, and impressions on your mind, so login — Ikechukwu Joseph

Now, I don't smile because I have a perfect life or even because I'm having a perfect day - I smile because that's how I choose to deal with whatever life throws my way. — Lindsey Rietzsch

Our mind is the foundation of all our actions, whether they are actions of body, speech, or mind, i.e., thinking. Whatever we think, say, or do arises from our mind. What our consciousness consumes becomes the substance of our life, so we have to be very careful which nutriments we ingest. — Nhat Hanh

Choose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success. — Bruce Lee

Think Big! Expand your thinking first and your situation will soon follow. — Loral Langemeier

The power behind taking responsibility for your actions lies in putting an end to negative thought patterns. You no longer dwell on what went wrong or focus on whom you are going to blame. You don't waste time building roadblocks to your success. Instead, you are set free and can now focus on succeeding. — Lorii Myers

You're only as good as you're next thought of yourself. — Curtis Tyrone Jones

You are not what you think you are, but WHAT YOU THINK, the thoughts that habitually possess your mind, that is what you are — Claude M. Bristol

The most gratifying action plan that one can conceive is one that others deem unattainable only to be proven wrong. — Mark W. Boyer

... It's as if they actually think that what other people think of them somehow doesn't matter. I mean, I know we're all supposed to believe that, but obviously, none of us actually do. And nor should we, because it does! It does matter! And the people who genuinely believe it doesn't tend to be the very people who ought to care most what other people think of them, because what the other people are thinking is, 'No, actually, I don't think the Chinese are "up to something,"' or, 'You should use mouthwash,' or, 'Your mania for the collective socialization of agriculture will surely cause the deaths of millions,' or, 'Forty cats is too many cats. — David Mitchell

Dwell on your own sacred thoughts. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Would you like to know your future? If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator. So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence
a surprise. — Vera Nazarian

If you count your blessings, you will know, they outnumber your troubles. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I think video games are going to completely take over storytelling in our society. Video games are not a fad ... — Guillermo Del Toro

Don't live a day without your spiritual nourishment; mediation on the word of God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When you are relaxed about where you are at in life, things tend to flow more fluidly. It is as if you poke three holes in a bucket of water. The same amount of water is going to flow out the holes whether you let it flow or you shake the bucket. The difference is the amount of turmoil on the inside of the bucket! — Jennifer O'Neill

Renewed mind, revived spirit and restored strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It's amazing the things that the heart and mind can endure. No one ever told me that growing up, so I often spent my childhood thinking something was wrong with me. — Yassin Hall

The key to the 99 is the one. Or, put another way, the key to the group is the one individual. Think about the one, talk to the one, regard the one, serve the one. If you are sincere and constant, you will discover that gradually your influence with the many will be magnified. — Stephen Covey

All too often we fail to see the good in a difficult situation. Our minds are wired in such a funny way that we tend to believe just because a door closed it must be a bad thing. — Lindsey Rietzsch

The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more you will have to express gratitude for. — Zig Ziglar

Learn to appreciate every moment of your life, stop thinking of the future too much, you have a choice to make a difference in your life at any time you wish. — Auliq Ice

Thinking is contagious ... so choose whom you surround yourself with carefully!
Or at least take precautions so as not to infect yourself with other people's thinking! — Jennifer O'Neill

You are condemn your by thoughts. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I think more awareness is very important so women can learn how to protect themselves. As a fourth-degree black-belt, I learned from a young age that you need to be confident and be able to defend yourself, and that's something that we should start to implement for a lot of women. — Nia Sanchez

Take a leap of faith right now and know that you can live the life of your dreams by making a positive decision. — Auliq Ice

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment. — Bruce Lee

I think the foremost quality - there's no success without it - is really loving what you do. If you love it, you do it well, and there's no success if you don't do well what you're working at. — Malcolm Forbes

Your blessings are endless. — Lailah Gifty Akita

With careful guidance and mentorship, you will reach your highest-self. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is an enduring endeavour. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven't become mature enough to think of ourselves as only a tiny part of a vast and incredible universe. — Rachel Carson

Without total dedication & discipline, success in any field is just a wishful thinking. — Subodh Gupta

In all the practice centers in the tradition of Plum Village whenever the phone rings or the clock chimes in the dining hall, people stop everything they are doing and breathe consciously, releasing all thinking and any tension. — Nhat Hanh

We must endure the present circumstances for a far greater future. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In every situation, we can find sacred lesson. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength. — Swami Vivekananda

We Are All Capable of Great Things — Angie-Marie Delsante

In a sense, discouragement does not have to exist. Allow it to be rather the encouragement to honestly reconsider all the options, then, as necessary, shine on. — Criss Jami

Expect to succeed even before you start. All winners, no matter what their game, start with the expectations that they are going to succeed. Winners say, "I want to do this and I CAN do this", not "I would like to do this, but I don't think I can." — Denis Waitley

Daring greatly, divine grace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If we will imagine the thing we want and do our part to "be in the right place at the right time," there isn't anything we can't do, be, or attain. — Daniel Willey

The mightiest miracle is strength positive mindset. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The art of thinking is the greatest art of all, for 'as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.' The thinker knows he is today where his thoughts have taken him and that he is building his future by the quality of the thoughts he thinks. — Wilferd Peterson

Always think of passing the ball before shooting it. — John Wooden

Take charge of your thoughts; for either it's slaying you or serving you — Bernard Kelvin Clive

Think back to the most important experiences of your life, the highest highs, the greatest victories, the most daunting obstacles overcome. How many happened to you alone? I bet there are very few. When you understand that being connected to others is one of life's greatest joys, you realize that life's best comes when you initiate and invest in solid relationships. — John C. Maxwell

I don't mind failing because that means I'm trying. But giving up, now that's something that I'm just not willing to do. I will continue to try and try again. I will keep my peace, stay focused, and know that my time will come. My positive attitude will not depart me. I will hold it close and keep on striving, knowing that what's meant for me, will be. Nothing and nobody can stop it! My dedication and hard work won't fail me, but most importantly, I won't fail myself. I'm a winner and I'm a fighter! I don't allow challenges to stop me. — Stephanie Lahart

Be you! You are a heavenly being. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If we can let ourselves, all of us, be united by the simple fact of having a difference, we will be bigger and stronger and more powerful than anyone who might otherwise make us feel small. — Paige Rawl

Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it. — Thomas A. Edison

The Secrets of' series of books by psychotherapist D. U. Sivri are designed to give you a better outlook on life. The author is an expert and skillfully gets you thinking about your life and how it is unfolding. He challenges you and gives you the tools to build a better life. — D.U. Sivri

To show our commitment to the future means to dedicate our time, efforts, resources, saving nature and to develop nice thoughts for better thinking. — Auliq Ice

Dream, live it and make it happen! As impossible as it may look and sound, this kind of thinking and attitude are what will keep us going. — Kcat Yarza

Care about people; yes. Care about how people feel; yeah. Care about what people think; beware. — Rasheed Ogunlaru

I walk along an ever fading line between jaded and wishful thinking. — Sara Secora

I don't think I'm unbeatable, nobody is — Leisel Jones

Don't run away from the challenges. You can graciously overcome every challenge. Be strong! — Lailah Gifty Akita

When you realize that emotions aren't truth and they are simply reactions to life circumstances, they can no longer hold you captive. — Diamante Lavendar

I read for pleasure and to acquire knowledge. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Something hit me very hard once, thinking about what one little man could do. Think of the Queen Mary - the whole ship goes by and then comes the rudder. And there's a tiny thing at the edge of the rudder called a trimtab.
It's a miniature rudder. Just moving the little trim tab builds a low pressure that pulls the rudder around. Takes almost no effort at all. So I said that the little individual can be a trimtab. Society thinks it's going right by you, that it's left you altogether. But if you're doing dynamic things mentally, the fact is that you can just put your foot out like that and the whole big ship of state is going to go.
So I said, call me Trimtab. — R. Buckminster Fuller

Films are subjective - what you like, what you don't like. But the thing for me that is absolutely unifying is the idea that every time I go to the cinema and pay my money and sit down and watch a film go up on-screen, I want to feel that the people who made that film think it's the best movie in the world, that they poured everything into it and they really love it. Whether or not I agree with what they've done, I want that effort there - I want that sincerity. And when you don't feel it, that's the only time I feel like I'm wasting my time at the movies. — Christopher Nolan

The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits. — Bruce Lee

The Scriptures are the pearls of great words. — Lailah Gifty Akita

There's a Chinese proverb that says "Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you & embracing those that strengthen you" Your mind is like a Ferrari (Or your favorite car) it is Awesome! ... but if you put sand on the gas tank it won't run. Don't put sand (negativity) on your mind. Think positive, encouraging, uplifting thoughts, & the negative will soon evaporate. — Pablo

Fear is a great robber of power. It paralyzes the thinking faculties, ruins spontaneity, enthusiasm, and self confidence. It has a blighting effect upon all one's thoughts, moods, and efforts. It destroys ambition and efficiency. — Orison Swett Marden

May the grace of God keep you strong through every difficulty. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We live in the world we are thinking of. — Ralph Smart

Be an empowertarian. A person who empowers their own life and that of others. — Catherine Jane Fisher

Most of the people will try to prove your right ideas as wrong, so share your ideas carefully or not at all. — Amit Kalantri

Freedom in thinking gives you the opportunity to follow your passions and dreams. — Auliq Ice

Imagine the word CANCEL being a huge rubber stamp in your mind. Stamp CANCEL on any self-defeating image you place in your head, and begin to think in a self-enhancing way. — Wayne Dyer

Sometimes you literally need some pressure on your shoulder, to fetch the best in you... — Shivam Saxena

Two sure ways to fail- Think and never do or do and never think. — Zig Ziglar

I always find myself gravitating to the analogy of a maze. Think of film noir and if you picture the story as a maze, you don't want to be hanging above the maze watching the characters make the wrong choices because it's frustrating. You actually want to be in the maze with them, making the turns at their side, that keeps it more exciting ... I quite like to be in that maze. — Christopher Nolan

You were not born to make only a living but to live life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't waste your time being envious of what you don't have or who you want to be. Instead, focus on what you do have and who you can become. — April Mae Monterrosa

There is a sacred lesson in any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Graceful living; fullness of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I love boxing and it did a lot for me. But sometimes it made me think how savage human beings could be to each other. That wasn't the kind of boxer I wanted to be. My strategy was to be as scientific as I could when I fought. I didn't want to be seriously hurt, and I didn't want to do that to anybody else either. — Muhammad Ali

Always strive to aim for the highest peak of the goals in life you have set, this way if you manage to reach even half way toward a goal, landing in the middle is not such a bad place to end up. — Victoria Addino

I hold on to faith and hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Your actions are reflections of your thoughts. What are you thinking? — Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.