Inspirational Quotes To Kickstart 2014

Who doesn’t love a good quote. To start 2014, we’ve compiled some of our favourite quotes that we hope will spur you on this year. To make things extra easy for you, you’ll notice that you can cut any of these out. Paste them on your workstation, share them with colleagues, and they’ll fit right in your wallet too.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Christopher Columbus

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.“ – Sheryl Sandberg

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“When I was five years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon

“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.” – Mother Teresa

“The best of learning about anything is by doing.” – Sir Richard Branson

“When people are lame, they love to blame.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Believe the unbelievable, dream the impossible and don’t take no for an answer.” – Tony Fernandes

“Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Greatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, elusive, God-like, feature that only the special among us will ever taste. It’s something that truly exists in all of us. It’s very simple. This is what I believe, and I’m willing to die for it.” – Will Smith

“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.” – Michelle Obama

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” – Mary Kay Ash

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you’ll do things differently.” – Warren Buffett

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle Onassis

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

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