Quotes to Motivate and Inspire You

Who or what motivates you? Have you ever thought about the things that inspire you? Just when you have it all together and things seem to be going your way, that thing called life side tracks us to the point that we often get discouraged and lose faith in our abilities.

Many of us do not have a strong support group made up of family and friends. So that's why it is so important to keep close to your heart positive affirmations. Simply put, positive thinking can really determine how you live out your life. Before we can expect others to appreciate us, we have to appreciate ourselves.

That's why I have thrown together a few motivational quotes from a wide range of well known people. Here you will find quotes from the likes of basketball great Michael Jordan to Winston Churchill. These quotes will surely send you on your way to prosperity, but keep in mind prosperity does not only mean money. It includes love, peace of mind and a spiritual peace.

"You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded."
Michael Johnson

"God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest."
Swedish Proverb

"Act as though it is impossible to fail."
Anonymous

"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation."
Arthur Ashe

"The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. . . It is the man who carefully advances step by step, with his mind becoming wider and wider - and progressively better able to grasp any theme or situation - persevering in what he knows to be practical, and concentrating his thought upon it, who is bound to succeed in the greatest degree."
Alexander Graham Bell

"Obstacles don't have to stop you.
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
Michael Jordan

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else,
you will have succeeded."
Maya Angelou

"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself."
Ralph Waldo Emerson