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Joseph Joubert motivational quote on when you go in search of honey you should expect to be stung by bees

Quote #287 | Joseph Joubert | When you go in search of honey (…)

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees. Joseph Joubert We all set ourselves certain goals in life. How big or small these goals are depend entirely on how limited our imagination is. One thing, however, is for sure: no worthwhile goal comes easy in life.

Robert Schuller on how the only place where dreams are impossible is in your own mind

Quote #286 | Robert Schuller | The only place where dreams (…)

The only place where dreams are impossible is in your own mind. Robert Schuller The human mind is capable of wonders no other species is – thinking big. We can construct entire worlds inside that seemingly small head of ours. In view of that, it seems unfathomable, nay criminal as to why one would let Read more…

Wherever you go, go with all your heart Confucius

Quote #285 | Confucius | Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Confucius Regardless of our motives or compulsions, we are all stuck in some sort of a routine or ritual that we do not really want to be part of. This could be anything from an unhappy relationship to a not-so-happening city to a dreary nine-to-five job. However, Read more…

Vidal Sassoon on why success comes before work only in the dictionary

Quote #284 | Vidal Sassoon | Success comes before work only in the dictionary (…)

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vidal Sassoon In a world obsessed with get-rich-overnight schemes, it is easy to believe that one doesn’t necessarily need to put in the hard yards to make it big in life. Unfortunately, nothing can be further from the truth.

Motivational quote on why every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day

Quote #283 | Anonymous | Every day may not be good (…)

Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. Anonymous Life is seldom a smooth journey, so much so that the only predictable thing about life is its unpredictable nature. You will hardly ever have two similar days. As such, each day brings a fresh challenge. How we navigate these Read more…

Madonna on why it's better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep

Quote #279 | Madonna | Better to live one year as a tiger (…)

Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep. Madonna Life is far from fair. It keeps testing both our patience and perseverance in the form of the challenges it throws at us. It isn’t unheard-of for people to feel gloomy and even give up on life itself in the Read more…

I don't know if the optimists or the pessimists are right. But the optimists are going to get something done

Quote #277 | Craig Venter | I don’t know if the optimists (…)

I don’t know if the optimists or the pessimists are right. But the optimists are going to get something done. Craig Venter Many people argue that optimists and pessimists are two sides of the same coin. One deliberately chooses to look at the positives while disregarding the negatives, howsoever many; the other spends all his Read more…