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15 Quotes To Live By

Find your inspiration in a few choice words.

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15 Quotes To Live By

It's the first week back at school, and you might be needing a little inspiration to start off this semester on a great note. At this point, you've probably already broken your New Year's resolution so you're looking for a goal that's a little broader. Why not choose a quote to live by, essentially a mantra for the rest of this year.

1. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho

2. “Obstacles are those things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” – Henry Ford

3. “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” – Gail Sheehy

4. “The biggest mistake you’ll ever make is letting people stay in your life for longer than they deserve.” – Unknown

5. “If you want it, become it.” – Mastin Kipp

6. “Often what may appear as a detour in life is actually the most direct and empowering path to your destination.” – James Arthur Ray

7. “Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.” – Aldous Huxley

8. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela

9. “The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.” – Marcus Aurelius

10. “If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.” – Julia Sorel

11. “Failure is a prerequisite for great success. If you want to succeed faster, double your rate of failure.” – Brian Tracy

12. “Stay strong. Even when it feels like everything’s falling apart.” – Unknown

13. “Silence your critics. Ignore your haters. Delete your cynics.” – Robin Sharma

14. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg

15. “You will meet two kinds of people in life: ones who build you up and ones who tear you down. But in the end, you’ll thank them both.” – Unknown

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