Find Your Daily Dose of Inspiration: Quotes to Lift Your Spirit - page 186

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
 Jack London
My life as a writer consists of 1/8 talent and 7/8 discipline.
 John Irving
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down happy.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
 Henry J. Kaiser
If you want to accomplish something, you must first expect it of yourself.
If you believe in yourself, things are possible.
 Shannon MacMillan
Don't blame anyone or anything for your situation or problems. When you do that, you are saying that you are powerless over your own life—which is utter crap. An empowering step to reclaiming your life is taking responsibility.
 Jillian Michaels
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
Our Futures are Formed by the Thoughts we Hold Most Often.
Our Futures are Formed by the Thoughts we Hold Most Often.
If you are passionate only about yourself -that is the road to disaster.
 William McNamara
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
I believe that life supports what supports more of life. In other words, motivation does matter. If you're just trying to take care of yourself, you're part of life and I believe life steps in and gives you a certain level of insight.
You get built up and put on a pedestal and then people want to bring you down. It can be hurtful. Some people try to make me look bad or not a nice person but it's completely false.
 Avril Lavigne
I'm trying to take a positive out the disappointment, but I'm also trying to do what's best for my career as well.
 Dathan Ritzenhein
I had a clear vision of myself winning the Mr. Universe contest. It was a very spiritual thing, in a way, because I had such faith in the route, the path, that there was never a question in my mind that I would make it.
If you want to take care of tomorrow, take better care of today. We always live now. All we have to do is entrust ourselves to the life we now live.
 Dainin Katagiri
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
 Abraham Joshua Heschel
The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.
The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.
 Owen Feltham
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
 Larry Bird