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101 Inspirational Quotes

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

I am one of those people who is crazy about quotes. I collect quotes from everywhere. When someone says something that strikes me, I have to write it down so that I can remember it. I write quotes down in notebooks, on napkins, and on the backs of receipts. It doesn’t really matter where—I’ve just got to have them!

If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, then you know that I love to throw quotes into my content. And if you’ve ever spoken with me, then you know that I love to throw quotes into conversation, too. I can’t seem to get enough. I love how there is an appropriate quote for just about everything that happens in my life. When times get difficult, I pull out my quotes & I can always find something to lift me up.

I’ve been collecting inspirational quotes on Twitter for awhile now and I thought that you might enjoy them. My very favourite ones are highlighted in bold. Enjoy!

(P.S. Read to the bottom to find out who won last week’s book giveaway.)

Fear

1. I am not afraid. I was born to do this. —Joan of Arc

2. You’ll seldom experience regret for anything that you’ve done. It is what you haven’t done that will torment you. —Wayne Dyer

3. Anything I’ve ever done that ultimately was worthwhile…initially scared me to death. —Betty Bender

4. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. —Eleanor Roosevelt

5. Many people are afraid of the dark, but the real tragedy is those who are afraid of the light. —Unknown

6. I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. —Galileo Galilei

7. The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them. —Unknown

8. In order to dominate the soul you must also learn to dominate the body. And in order to dominate the body you cannot fear pain. —Paulo Coelho

9. Every shadow—no matter how deep—is threatened by morning light. —Unknown

10. As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can. —Julius Caesar

11. Anxiety is just repeatedly experiencing failure in advance. —Seth Godin

12. By acting bravely we become brave; not the other way round. —Unknown

Forgiveness

13. Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love. —Gandhi

14. Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” —Mark Twain

15. An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. —Ghandi

16. The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. —John E. Southard

17. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” —Ghandi

18. When I choose to imagine someone’s pain/perspective I lose my appetite for anger. —Unknown

Happiness

19. Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. —Thich Nhat Hanh

20. The only reason you are happy is because you choose to be happy. Happiness is a choice, and so is suffering. —don Miguel Ruiz

21. Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions. —Tony Robbins

22. Positive people don’t need an outside push; they seemingly have a natural internal push that continually pulls them forward. —Unknown

23. You must choose between your attachments and happiness. —Adyashanti

24. Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. —Unknown

25. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. —William A. Ward

26. Not only is the kingdom of heaven within, but the kingdom of Hell is within as well – it’s your choice. —Unknown

27. What we feel is not based on our experience, but on our INTERPRETATION of experiences. —Anthony Robbins

28. In every life we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double. Don’t worry. Be happy. —Bobby McFerrin

Love

29. The sanest thing in this world is love. —Anne Sexton

30. The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. —Mother Teresa

31. When two people fall in love, past and future disappear. —The Alchemist

32. Love means protection, adoration, mutual growth, & respect above all other things. Without this, love is an illusion, a confused attachment. —Dena Botbyl

33. Love is the beginning of the journey, its end, and the journey itself. —Unknown

34. Detachment is not indifference. Detachment is love without expecting anything in return. —Unknown

35. There is only love; there is nothing else. —Dena Botbyl

Hard Work

36. When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky. —Armand Hammer

37. Opportunities multiply as they are seized. —Sun Tsu

38. The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying. —Steven Pressfield

39. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently. —Anthony Robbins

40. Everyone wants to be strong and self sufficient, but few are willing to put in the work necessary to achieve worthy goals. —Gandhi

41. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. —Bruce Lee

42. When the lion is chasing the antelope, he doesn’t look back. He has to eat. —Robert Cheruiyot

43. Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. —Theodore Roosevelt

44. The Pearl Principle – no inner irritation, no pearl. —Lama Surya Das

45. Discipline is an exercise of repetition. Not once or twice but until. Until completed. —Unknown

46. Giving up is not failing — it’s the chance to begin again. —Unknown

47. We only get to play this game one time, one life. —Gary Vaynerchuk

48. If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all. —Michelangelo

49. If you’re bored with life, if you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough goals. —Lou Holtz

Purpose

50. Ask not what the world needs; ask what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. —Howard Thurman

51. We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world. —Woodrow Wilson

52. Whether you KNOW it or not, ACCEPT it or not, with each moment that passes, you get closer to fulfilling your life’s purpose. —Dena Botbyl

53. A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. —Lou Holtz

Faith

54. Let go and let God. —Unknown

55. God long ago drew a circle in the sand exactly around the spot where you are standing right now. You were never not coming here. —Sufi poem

56. Remember that when you truly want something, the entire Universe conspires to make it happen. —The Alchemist

57. There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. —Louis L’Amour

58. Act, & God will act. —Joan of Arc

59. When you let go of the need for any and all outcomes life becomes a creative magical adventure. —Deepak Chopra

60. To me faith means not worrying. —John Dewey

61. Whatever is… is best. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox

62. Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. —Langston Hughes

Presence

63. The present moment is the still point around which the universe arises and subsides, only to be reborn again, fresh as a new born child. —Deepak Chopra

64. With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

65. Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life. —Seneca

66. Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back. —Harvey MacKay

Strength

67. Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be. —Clementine Paddleford

68. Whatever I fight weakens me. Whatever I cooperate with strengthens me. —Wayne Dyer

69. There is one grand lie: that we are limited. The only limits we have are the limits we believe. —Wayne Dyer

70. The people you have to lie to, own you. The things you have to lie about, own you. —Michael Ventura

71. I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. —Aristotle

72. The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. —Joseph Campbell

Leadership

73. Be willing to say to those in your charge, “I don’t know.” —Unknown

74. There are three ways to lead: 1. By example 2. By example 3. By example. —Unknown

75. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others. —Marianne Williamson

76. Many people have gone a lot farther than they thought they could because someone else thought they could. —Zig Ziglar

Nature

77. A bird in a cage is safe but God didn’t create birds for that. —Unknown

78. Nature goes to the same place to create a galaxy of stars: a cluster of nebulas, a rain forest, a human body, or a thought. That place is Spirit. —Deepak Chopra

79. Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. —Sarah Bernhardt

80. The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. —John Milton

Gratitude

81. If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “Thank You,” that would suffice. —Meister Eckhart

82. There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is. —Albert Einstein

83. In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. —Aaron Rose

84. Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. —Rumi

Kindness

85. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. —Plato

86. Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel. —King Solomon

87. Don’t allow your wounds to turn you into a person you are not. —Paulo Coelho

88. My every thought has the power either to wound or heal. I will use my thoughts wisely and respect their power. —Deepak Chopra

89. Before you speak, ask yourself: is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence? —Unknown

90. We are never so much disposed to quarrel with others as when we are dissatisfied with ourselves. —William Hazlitt

91. All the pain of a human life is caused by words, as is all the joy. —Yogic sages

92. The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. —Henry David Thoreau

Wisdom

93. You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you. —Joseph Campbell

94. Learning to unlearn is the highest form of learning. —Buddhist proverb

95. Every great mistake has a half way moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. —Pearl Buck

96. Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. —Aldous Huxley

97. Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others. —Mark Twain

98. Every human is an artist. And this is the main art that we have: the creation of our story. —don Miguel Ruiz

99. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. —Albert Einstein

100. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. —Ghandi

101. Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods. —Socrates

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    My Journey to Financial Freedom | Part 2: The Climb

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    Three years ago, I was nearly $60,000 in debt. I had a Bachelor’s degree that didn’t appear to be worth its weight in salt and a job that couldn’t cover a fraction of my monthly bills. I was terrified.

    Today, I am closer to complete financial freedom than I ever dreamed possible. Last week, I paid off my last remaining credit card balance. This two-part post is a celebration of this incredible milestone in my journey.

    In part one, I explained how I got to that terrible place. In part two, I will explain how I’m getting out of it (and how you can do it, too).

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    1. Change the way you think about spending money. For most of my life, I believed that money was made to be spent. I believed that I *deserved* to spend every dollar that I earned on some material thing that would “make me happy.” I coveted material possessions—clothes, jewelry, electronics, cars. What I realize now is that money is not meant to be spent. You only need to earn enough money to survive. You should have enough money to buy only what you need. There is no need for excess.

    “You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fuc*ing khakis.” (Fight Club)

    This shift in mindset is hard to adjust to at first. You may not like the reactions that you receive from people. Believe me, I’ve been called cheap a few times, but I pay no mind to it. I would choose cheap over poor any day.

    2. Keep a budget. I highly recommend using Mint.com. I started using it in September and it has been one of the most transformational and useful tools throughout my journey to financial freedom. It allows you to sync up all of your accounts (loans, checking, savings, etc.) in one place. Then it keeps track of every transaction that you make and sorts/organizes all of the data for you. It allows you to track your spending over time and by category. It gives you incredible perspective and insight about where your money goes each month/year. It has been a truly eye-opening experience for me.

    If you’re unwilling to try Mint, you can keep a budget on a spread sheet or even by hand. However, the important thing is to be completely conscious about where every dollar you spend is going.

    3. Use a debit card. To reap the full Mint.com experience you should use a debit card for every purchase you make. Using the debit card will automatically flag each transaction you make into the appropriate category. So if you go to Shoprite, it will get marked as groceries. If you go to Home Depot it will get marked as home. If you stop at the gas station it will get marked as automobile, and so on.

    I use my debit card (linked to my checking account) for almost every single transaction that I make. I also have all of my monthly bills (like my auto insurance, utilities, and gym membership) automatically debited from the same checking account each month. It makes keeping track of my spending that much easier. Plus, I do not like dealing with cash. The debit card is quick, easy, and is accepted almost everywhere now.

    Whether or not you use Mint.com it is a good idea to use a debit card simply because you can review all of your purchases and purchase amounts on your monthly statement. Trying to keep track of receipts is a hassle that I don’t have time for.

    4. Pay off credit cards and cut them up. Paying off my credit cards was my first priority. For awhile I tried “credit card surfing.” Let me just tell you from experience, it’s overrated and it really doesn’t work. The idea is that you surf from credit card to credit card by transferring balances. A lot of companies will give you 0% APR for 6 months if you transfer your balances over to them. After the 6 months, you “surf” to a new card with another promotional rate.

    The problem with this tactic is that it gets messy quickly, it becomes difficult to keep up with, and if you lose track you will end up getting burned by high APRs, finance fees, cancellation fees, etc. Also, it probably doesn’t look great on your credit report if you’re opening up a new card every 6 months or so.

    It is much safer and wiser to just stop using credit cards! My theory is simple and has taken me very far: If you can not afford to buy it, then you can not afford it. Period. It is simple logic.

    5. Eat in. This is one of the easiest changes to make, but it also comes with an enormous, positive impact. When I started closely tracking my spending habits, I was shocked to see how much I was spending on eating out. A meal at a decent restaurant goes for about $25 per person. If you eat out twice a week, that is $3,120 a year. If you grab lunch out during the work week, it’s about $8 a day. That’s $2,080 a year. Put those together and you could be spending $5,200 a year or more on dining out! That is outrageous and completely unnecessary.

    Since I started eating in and packing lunches, I’ve taken my monthly food spending from $500 down to $200 or less! Over time, that means enormous savings. Check out 5dollardinners.com for some awesome, inexpensive recipes. I love it! Also, investing in a crock pot was one of the wisest decisions I ever made—chili, sausage & peppers, and goulash will be your new (delicious, cheap) best friends. (Here are some more tips for eating healthy & mindfully.)

    6. Direct deposit money into savings every month. This is my final—and perhaps most important—tip. When I began my journey to financial freedom, I opened a savings account with ING Direct. It is an easy-to-use online savings account and it gives you interest on the money that you save. It also allows you to set up easy direct deposits.

    I started out small, depositing $50 a month into my savings. As I learned to keep my budget tighter and tighter, I increased the amount that I put into my savings each month. Currently, I am putting away $500+ per month and hope to get closer to $1,000 per month in the very near future.

    When you direct deposit the funds, it comes out automatically. It is painless because you don’t have to do a thing. Because it’s automatic, after awhile you don’t even notice that it’s missing. (I remember reading that on another blog several months ago and thinking, “Are you out of your mind?! I’m not going to miss it? Yea right!”) But I can honestly say that after a few months, you adjust to the missing money. You truly do not miss it once it becomes normal for that amount to be deposited into savings automatically each month.

    It has been one of the best decisions that I’ve made and because I’ve worked so hard to get to this place—I don’t touch that money! I am keeping it there for a rainy day or to pay off my student loans someday in one fell swoop.

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    As I stated at the start of this post, three years ago I was almost $60,000 in debt; I was twenty-three years old; and I was scared to death. Today, I have my finances under control! I am on the road to financial freedom and you can get here, too. Truly, it is not as hard as it seems. With common sense and a bit of dedication, it will happen. Paying off my last credit card balance was like taking chains off of my wrists for the first time in seven years. The feeling was completely priceless. If I can do it, anybody can.

    So, what are your financial goals? Have you ever been in financial prison? How did you free yourself? If you’re still there, what are you going to do to break free?

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  16. There is only love; there is nothing else. —Dena Botbyl

    Thats my fav Quote
    i like all urs quotes
    Keep posting and Thanks for Sharing

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  20. 1. “You might not have been my first love but you were the love that made all the other love irrelevant”.
    2. “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you”.
    3. “I din’t leave because I stopped loving you I left because the longer I stayed the less i loved myself”.

    Quotes to motivate you by Rupi Kaur.

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