The last three weeks of the semester are always bittersweet. With final exams, papers, projects, and presentations, some of us are lucky if we get any time to ourselves. Instead of thinking about summer plans or fun nights out, we are plagued with thoughts of APA format, and peer reviewed articles. Hopefully this list of quotes will inspire you to keep on going, and brave the ever dreaded finals week.

1. "When you feel like quitting think about why you started."

2. “As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.” - Steve Maraboli

3. “When it rains, look for rainbows. When it’s dark, look for stars.”

4. "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - Francis of Assisi

5. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." - Vince Lombardi

6. "Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt

7. "When someone tells me no, it doesn't mean I can't do it. It just means I can't do it with them." - Karen E. Quinones Miller

8. "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein

9. "Hold On Pain Ends."

10. "The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it." - Tricia Cunningham

11. "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." - Robin Williams

12. "Build your own dreams, or someone else will pay you to build his." - Farrah Gray

13. "A year from now you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb

14. "Don't look back, you're not going that way."

15. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu

16. "Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated." - Russell Warren

17. "Don't count the days, make the days count." - Muhammad Ali

18. "Go as far as you can see and then you can see further." - Zig Ziglar

19. "You'd be surprised how often 'what if' works."

20. "What lies behind us and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

21. "SOMEDAY is not a day of the week." - Denise Brennan Nelson