Motivational Quotes for Ourselves and Others

I love motivational quotes. In fact, my FranklinCovey Planner has quotes at the top of each page; sitting there ready for me to fan through the pages to read or use without having to search through books or websites.

Throughout my life I have turned to the quotes of others for words to express my feelings or thoughts. Others words have often help me get things into perspective; or captured in a succinct way to collect an array of thoughts or feelings.

On almost every page of this website you will see quotes interjected at what I think are appropriate places. So, for your convenience, I have placed all the quotes together in a few pages. Actually, I think this my favorited part of the whole website.

Firefighters often find themselves in need of opening lines for when we give public fire safety talks or interviews on live television. I've found that when I say something profound - whether something original or from someone more notable or famous.

A non-doer is very often a critic-that is, someone who sits back and watches doers, and then waxes philosophically about how the doers are doing. It's easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk, and change.
- Dr. Wayne Dyer

Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don't count on harvesting Golden Delicious.
- Bill Myer

Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
- Nigerian Proverb

The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
- Allard Lowenstein

Sometimes a hello and a smile to let you know everything is OK, is all you need to get you through the day.
- found on Facebook from a Friend

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.
- Napoleon Hill

He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
- Proverbs

The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business – or in anything else, for that matter.
- Lee Iacocca, twentieth-century businessman

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We all have quotes or saying that are near and dear to us. Maybe something that has carried you through a tough moment or lit a fire within you at just the right time.

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