I, along with many other people, love inspirational quotes!  It is amazing to come accross a quote that can invoke so many feelings, in so few characters.  Wisdom, inspiration, witty, encouraging, poetic are just some adjectives to describe some of the following.

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Inspirational Quotes

• “I never quit until I get what I want.”–Thomas Edison

• “All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet”

• “Knowledge is power”

• “Money can’t buy everything, but everything needs money”

• “The teacher has not taught, until the student has learned”

• “Be nice to geek’s, you’ll probably end up working for one”– Bill Gates

• “Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction”– Anne Frank

• “A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do”– Bob Dylan

• “Believe you can and you’re halfway there”– Theodore Roosevelt

• “Always desire to learn something useful.” – Sophocles

• “Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure it just means you haven’t succeeded yet.”– Robert H. Schuller

• “Action is the foundational key to all success.”– Pablo Picasso

• “In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool.”– Lord Chesterfield

• “You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.”– F. Scott Fitzgerald

• “If a video is worth a thousand words, how many is a video worth?”

• “Victory is mine!”– Stewie Griffin

• “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”– Aristotle

• “The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.”– Elbert Hubbard

• “As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.”– John Greenleaf Whittier

• “Fall seven times, stand up eight”– Japanese Proverb

• “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”– Benjamin Franklin

• “The harder you work, the luckier you get.”– Gary Player

• “Winners never quit and quitters never win.”– Vince Lombardi

• “Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself”

• “I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”– Jonathan Winters

• “Common sense is not so common.” – Voltaire

• “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”– Abraham Lincoln

• “People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.”– Bob Dylan

• “Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”– Albert Einstein

• “The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.”

• “Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.”– Cato the Elder

• “Money without brains is always dangerous.”– Napoleon Hill

• “Success is a journey, not a destination.”– Ralph Arbitelle

• “The successful man, is the average man with laser-like focus.”

• “Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.” – Lydia M. Child

• “Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.” – George EdwardWoodberry

• “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie

• “Failure is success if we learn from it.” – Malcolm Forbes

• “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn

• “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

• “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby

• “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

• “Success is dependent on effort.” – Sophocles

• “A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” – Joyce A. Myers

• “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson 

• “I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.” – Douglas Adams

• “Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

• “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.” – Steve Jobs

• “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

• “People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

• “Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

• “I believe that how you feel is very important to how you look – that healthy equals beautiful.” – Victoria Principal