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Quotes on why opportunities are like sunrises

Quote #332 | William Arthur Ward

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. William Arthur Ward MEANING OF THIS QUOTE Opportunities are the intersections where hard work meets success. More often than not, we get to these intersections as a result of our own planning and efforts. However, life sometimes surprises us by sending unexpected opportunities Read more…

Charles Schwab on why a man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm

Quote #309 | Charles Schwab | A man can succeed at almost anything (…)

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. Charles Schwab MEANING OF THIS QUOTE Obsession is an underrated quality. Despite its obviously negative connotations, an obsession-like focus on your goals is an underestimated virtue. And such focus cannot materialize unless you are extremely enthusiastic about an undertaking. After all, enthusiasm Read more…

Anonymous quote on why there are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept

Quote #291 | Anonymous | There are things that we don’t want (…)

There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go. It is nature’s nature. Anonymous MEANING OF THIS QUOTE Life is uncertain in that no one can predict what course it Read more…

Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

Quote #288 | Orison Swett Marden | All men who have (…)

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers. Orison Swett Marden MEANING OF THIS QUOTE The roots of every great accomplishment can be traced back to a dream. You cannot become something you don’t aspire to be. In that sense, dreams are the seeds sown into the soil of our minds. It Read more…

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…

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…

David Bly on what striving for success without hard work is like

Quote #281 | David Bly | Striving for success without hard work (…)

Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted. David Bly The biggest prerequisite to becoming successful is neither having lofty goals nor a robust action plan to bring it to fruition, but the determination to work toward it. You might have all the talent in the world, but 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…