Post your favorite Motivational Quote!

highervibes

"If you continuously compete with others you become bitter, but if you compete with yourself you become better"

katyejean

An all time favorite quote, take it however it fits into your life:

"Heaven's not a place where you go when you die; it's that moment in life when you finally feel alive."

My apologies, it's "actually", not "finally".

mattschwartz01

Two of my favorites:

1. "Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier" - Colin Powell
2. "It ain't about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you CAN get hit and keep moving forward" - Sylvester Stallone as Rocky

CrazyTrackLady

I have several, related and unrelated to weight loss/dieting:

One hundred years from now, it will not matter
how much money I had in my bank account,
how big my house was,
or what kind of car I drove.

But the world might be different
because I was important
in the life of a child.

In every passionate pursuit, it is not the object that is being pursued, but the journey. -- Bruce Lee

God never gives you more than you can handle.

Lead, follow or get out of the way.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

It's only failure when you quit trying.

Sorry, I don't know the authors of the above.

doc800

Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.

Steve Prefontaine

KaraAlste

Where there is a will, there is a way.

:explode:

SalishSea

These quotes truly are motivational. My favorites have been from Goethe. He had an amazing mind.

Stay strong and committed everyone!

Look good and feel even better.

We are doing it!

SalishSea

Here is a new quote:

MFP works!

SteelySunshine

What can I do today to make tomorrow better.

sgreene87

You can make excuses, or you can make progress.

midus56

This is my favorite: We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle

harvo

It's not whether you win or lose.....
It's how you place the blame!

If frogs had wings,
they wouldn't bump there *kitten* so much....

treenuh_x

'no matter how slow you go you are still lapping everyone on the couch'

This is my absolute favorite!

sarahxcx

The best way to gain self confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.

Squidgeypaws007

One hundred years from now, it will not matter
how much money I had in my bank account,
how big my house was,
or what kind of car I drove.

But the world might be different
because I was important
in the life of a child.


It's only failure when you quit trying.

Love these!

Adding one: You don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for.

MudDancer

The one who wins may have been counted out several times, but they didn't hear the referee

Jewel0124

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

momof377

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

HoneyPie99

“What you eat in private will show up in public.” ~Unknown

brigidy

Love that!

Kassandra772

"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward" - Victor Kiam

biscuitwelsh

Do or don't, there is no try-- Yoda

anniegail1961

Admitting a mistake is a beginning;correcting it -is a step forward;following through is Success!

bkciddir

Turn your I can't into HELL YES I CAN

becca473

bump

FacilisDescensusAverno

~Salad might get stuck in your teeth but French fries will get stuck on your *kitten*!~
&
~You make mistakes when you focus on the target and not your actions~

Zhehena

One of my friends here on MFP has this in her signature:

"If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up"

I love it.

missprincessgina

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results"

(not my quote, but I hear it a lot in different situations)

When I'm running a marathon, I repeat "this is easy" over and over to myself, especially at mile 24!

ktliu

Yesterday, I was clever and wanted to change the world, today I am wise, so I am changing myself.-Rumi

ktliu

It was also borrow into my recent favorite video game. Best villan ever "Vass"
Insanity is doing the exact... same f*cking thing... over and over again expecting... *kitten* to change... That. Is. Crazy.
Give scarface a run for his money

watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbY2lCVxefI

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results"

(not my quote, but I hear it a lot in different situations)

When I'm running a marathon, I repeat "this is easy" over and over to myself, especially at mile 24!