Motivation Quotes

I never smoke to excess that is,

I smoke in moderation,

only one cigar at a time.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Most people honestly want to do as well,

as they can in their lives.

Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.

Don't make excuses.

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

You have to take risks to achieve greatness.

I spent my youth learning to play,

my age learning to live.

Sometimes simple things are the most extraordinary.

Sometimes the heart wants what it wants,

even if it breaks.

It does not take a majority to prevail…

but rather an irate,

tireless minority keen to set brushfires of freedom

in the minds of men.

Pain is part of the process;

embrace it and move forward.

When the world changes against you,

you have to figure out what to do.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve,

not by the desire to beat others

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow.

The shadow is what we think of it;

the tree is the real thing.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe,

is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

The finest clothing made is a person's own skin,

but, of course,

society demands something more than this.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are:

Hard work, Stick to itiveness, and Common sense.

You are who you are at this moment because of,

everything that's ever happened to you,

everything that you carried forward for yourself.

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.