Ever heard the saying, “Thoughts become things”? If you feel like it’s time for a change in your life, start by reflecting deeply, then get inspired, and finally — take bold action.
AdmiGram.com has handpicked 20 of the most life-affirming quotes that are sure to inspire, energize, and motivate you to achieve great things.
20 optimistic quotes from the world’s greatest optimists
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
— Winston Churchill
— Winston Churchill
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
— Theodore Roosevelt
— Theodore Roosevelt
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
— John D. Rockefeller
— John D. Rockefeller
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
— Robert H. Schuller
— Robert H. Schuller
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
— Dalai Lama XIV
— Dalai Lama XIV
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
— William Arthur Ward
— William Arthur Ward
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
— Helen Keller
— Helen Keller
Don’t wait for the right opportunity: create it.
— James Cash Penney
— James Cash Penney
What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.
— Buddha
— Buddha
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
— Confucius
— Confucius
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
— Walt Disney
— Walt Disney
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
— C.S. Lewis
— C.S. Lewis
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
— Baruch Spinoza
— Baruch Spinoza
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
— Steve Jobs
— Steve Jobs
Be afraid of small expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
— John D. Rockefeller
— John D. Rockefeller
Everything you can imagine is real.
— Pablo Picasso
— Pablo Picasso
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