Motivational Words and Phrases

Motivational words keep progress going, jump start new efforts, provide the necessary inspiration for ongoing endeavors, and just plain old put you in the right frame of mind to pursue success. If any of these words describe you or your situation then you've come to the right place. This selection of motivating quotes and phrases are here for you. Jot down those you connect with and use them to spark your efforts and get that inspirational lift. Enjoy!

Your morning thoughts may determine your conduct for the day. Optimistic thoughts will make your day bright and productive, while pessimistic thinking will make it dull and wasteful. Face each day cheerfully, smilingly, and coureously, and it will naturally follow that your work will be a real pleasure and progress will be a delightful accomplishment. ~ Motivating words by William M. Peck

Trouble will come soon enough, and when he does come receive him as pleasantly as possible - the more amiably you greet him, the sooner he will go away. ~ Inspiring words by Artemus Ward

One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything every night before you go to bed. ~ Anonymous

The amount of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity, self-suffiency, and resourcefulness. People who wait around for life to supply their satisfaction usually find boredome instead. ~ Motivational words by Dr. William Menninger

Time brings all things to pass. ~ inspiring words by Aeschylus

Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you. ~ Motivational saying by Peace Pilgrim

You cannot escape the results of our thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, you ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as our dominant aspiration. ~ Inspirational words by James Lane Allen

If you want quality, act as if you already have it. ~ Inspiring thoughts by William James

Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers what can be done intead of grumbling about what cannot; it regards problems, large or small, as opportunities; it pushes ahead when it would be easy to quit; it "lights the candle" instead of "cursing the darkness." ~ The author of these motivational words is unknown.

As you go along your road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance - but no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still - and persevere. ~ Motivational thoughts by Madeleine Albright

Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. ~ Inspiring words by Swami Sivananda

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