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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. ― Thomas A. Edison |
Here are short inspirational quotes to inspire positivity. short motivational quotes that will boost your confidence, uplift your spirit and inspire you to succeed.
Best Short Inspirational Quotes and Sayings
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
Everything you can imagine is real.
Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
We accept the love we think we deserve.
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
A person's a person, no matter how small.
Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you'll be criticized anyway.
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
Peace begins with a smile.
When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.
We know what we are, but not what we may be.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. ― Oscar Wilde |
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
May you live every day of your life.
Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
Out of difficulties, grow miracles.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?.
If you want to be happy, be.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
You never fail until you stop trying.
Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
None but ourselves can free our minds.
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A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. ― John A. Shedd |
You are not rich until you have a rich heart.
Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people's hands.
Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ― Edith Wharton |
Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!.
Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.
Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
Life has no remote...get up and change it yourself!.
Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?.
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.
Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.
Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.
You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?.
To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.
What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
The past has no power over the present moment.
Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
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