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Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
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Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Every obstacle is a stepping stone to success.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
You are my greatest adventure.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
Excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
The earth has music for those who listen.
Where focus goes, energy flows.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.
The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.
Focus on the journey, not the destination.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.
The path to wisdom is paved with humility.
The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.
The destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters.
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
When you find your purpose, everything else falls into place.
Find your purpose, and you will find your peace.
Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it.
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.
The meaning of life is to give life meaning.
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice.
Control your own destiny or someone else will.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.
Fortune favors the bold.
Fortune favors the prepared mind.
Count your blessings, not your problems.
A blessing is a circle of light drawn around a person to protect, heal and strengthen.
Every day I feel is a blessing from God.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
Awareness is the greatest agent for change.
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
Enlightenment is when a wave realizes it is the ocean.
The path to enlightenment is not about becoming someone new, but about becoming who you truly are.
Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.
The awakening of the heart is the beginning of love.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.
Trust your intuition. It will tell you everything you need to know.
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
The greatest talent is the ability to share it.
The greatest skill is the ability to learn.
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential.
Your potential is endless. Go do what you were created to do.
Opportunities do not happen. You create them.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
You miss 100% of the shots you do not take.
The biggest risk is not taking any risk.
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
The struggle you are in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.
Without struggle, there is no progress.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls.
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.
Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.
Recovery is about progression, not perfection.
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
To keep the body in good health is a duty.
The greatest wealth is health.
The only bad workout is the one that did not happen.
Take care of your body. It is the only place you have to live.
Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do.
A one hour workout is 4% of your day. No excuses.
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine.
A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.
Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.
Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.
Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.
Yoga is not about touching your toes. It is about what you learn on the way down.
Mindfulness is not difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.
Keep calm and carry on.
Calmness is the cradle of power.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.
Tranquility is the essence of life.
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do.
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
In the end, it is not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years.
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.
Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.
Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Believe you can and you are halfway there.
It always seems impossible until it is done.
Do not watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes.
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you will start having positive results.
The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Do not dream your life, live your dream.
No matter where you are from, your dreams are valid.
Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
Hope is a force of nature. Do not let anyone tell you different.
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.
The future starts today, not tomorrow.
The best teachers are those who show you where to look but do not tell you what to see.
A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you than you see in yourself.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
The more that you read, the more things you will know.
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
Chase the vision, not the money. The money will end up following you.
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Great stories happen to those who can tell them.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.