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20 Inspirational quotes to fill you with Motivation

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20 Inspirational quotes to fill you with Motivation

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Ever feel unmotivated like you're missing that drive to keep working, don't know what direction you are going in or are stuck and can't find the way to achieve your goals. When motivation is lacking sometimes words are the only thing powerful enough to help you get through it. Here are some quotes that might help you get through whatever moment your stuck in.

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says "I'm possible"!" -Aubrey Hepburn

"I'm going to succeed because I'm crazy enough to think I can." -Unknown

"You must do the things you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt

"It is always the simple that produces the marvelous." -Amelia Barr

"All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination." -Earl Nightingale

"Every morning you have two choices: Continue to sleep with your dreams. Or wake up and chase them." -Unknown

"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." -C.S. Lewis

"Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do." -Oprah Winfrey

"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney

"If there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself." -BEYONCE

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I chose to become." -Unknown

"You're far too smart to be the only thing standing in your way." -Unknown

"I never dreamt of success. I worked for it." -Estee Lauder

"Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you." -Unknown

"The secret to change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but in building the new." -Socrates

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." -Jim Ryun

"You are far to smart to be the only thing standing in your way." -Unknown

"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality." -Malala Yousafzai

"Success doesn't come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently." -Unknown

"You must do the things you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt

A few of these quotes have helped me from one time to another. Hopefully they can generate some inspiration just know you will get through whatever it is you're going through. Find that motivation and once you do know you can do great things.

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