Spark Ambition: 100 Quotes to Inspire Grit and Achievement

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• Motivational quotes for women
• Motivational quotes for men
• Best motivational quotes
• Deep meaning motivational quotes
• Motivational quotes for starting a new year
• Positive quotes for office
• Motivational quotes for students
• Short success quotes

Spark Ambition 100 Quotes to Inspire Grit and Achievement

• “Words can inspire, thoughts can provoke, but only action truly brings you closer to your dreams.” ―Brad Sugars
• “Don’t stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done.” ―Unknown
• “Don’t tell people about your dreams. Show them your dreams.” ―Unknown
• “Revenge is a powerful motivator.” ―Marcus Luttrell
• “Motivation may be what starts you off, but it’s habit that keeps you going back for more.”  ―Miya Yamanouchi
• “I will not erase all my hard work this week because it’s the weekend.” ―Unknown
• “It might not be easy, but it’ll be worth it.” ―Unknown
• “Make your fear of losing your greatest motivator.” ―Unknown
• “You will never always be motivated, so you must learn to be disciplined.” —Unknown
• “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” ―Farrah Gray
• “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ―George Eliot

• “You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” ―Zig Ziglar
• “One thing’s for sure, if you don’t play, you don’t win.” ―Kylie Francis
• “Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.” ―Vince Lombardi
• “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” —Michael Jordan
• “When I win and when I lose, I take ownership of it, because I really am in charge of what I do.” ―Nicki Minaj
• “A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.” ―Billie Jean King
• “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” ―Nelson Mandela
• “The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.” ―Mike Murdock
• “Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed.” ―Robert T. Kiyosaki
• “Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It’s about preparation, courage, understanding, nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.” ―Joe Torre

• “What is coming is better than what is gone.” ―Unknown
• “Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ―Roy T. Bennett
• “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ―Marcus Aurelius
• “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” —Unknown
• “The greatest weapon against stress is the ability to choose one thought over another.” ―William James
• “It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone.” ―Hans F. Hansen
• “You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” ―Diane Von Furstenberg

• “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” ―George R.R. Martin
• “Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.” —Unknown
• “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.” ―Unknown
• “The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.” ―Brian Herbert
• “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” ―Mark Twain
• “To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.” ―Chinese Proverb
• “I’m still learning.” ―Michelangelo
• “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ―Mahatma Gandhi
• “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” ―Nelson Mandela

• “Never regret a day in your life. Good days bring you happiness and bad days give you experience.” ―Unknown
• “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” ―Jim Rohn
• “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” ―Carol Burnett
• “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” ―Charles R. Swindoll
• “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ―William James
• When the pain of an obstacle is too great, challenge yourself to be stronger.
• “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” ―Will Rogers
• “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” ―Marcus Aurelius
• “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” —Helen Keller
• “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has been before.” ―Albert Einstein
• “Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.” ―Jim Henson

• “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” ―Robin Williams
• “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ―Albert Einstein
• “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so … get on your way!” ―Dr. Seuss
• “When thinking about life, remember this: no amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future.” ―Unknown
• “A negative mind will never give you a positive life.” ―Unknown
• “Everything is hard before it is easy.” ―Goethe
• “At the end of the day we can endure much more than we think we can.” ―Frida Kahlo
• “Whatever you do, never run back to what broke you.” ―Frank Ocean
• “Take the risk or lose the chance.” ―Unknown
• “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” ―Steven Furtick

• “You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.” ―Barack Obama
• “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.” ―Tony Robbins
• “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” ―Oprah Winfrey
• “Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat is accepted as a reality.” ―Bruce Lee
• “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ―Confucius
• “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all―in which case, you fail by default.” ―J.K. Rowling
• “Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” ―Winston Churchill
• “Why do we grieve failures longer than we celebrate wins?” ―Komal Kapoor
• “Failure isn’t the end of the road. It’s a big red flag saying to you, ‘Wrong way. Turn around.’” ―Oprah Winfrey
• “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.” ―Bill Gates

• “How to stop time: kiss. How to travel in time: read. How to escape time: music. How to feel time: write. How to release time: breathe.” ―Matt Haig
• “Time is what we want most and what we use worst.” ―William Penn
• “It’s not about having enough time, it’s about making enough time.” ―Rachael Bermingham
• “Time is money.” ―Benjamin Franklin
• “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” ―William Shakespeare
• “The trouble is, you think you have time.” —Buddha
• “The greatest gift you could give someone is your time. Because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life you can’t get back.” ―Unknown
• “Punctuality is not just limited to arriving at a place at the right time, it is also about taking actions at the right time.” ―Amit Kalantri
• “Time always exposes what you mean to someone.” ―Unknown
• “After all this time? Always.” ―J.K. Rowling
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• “Don’t give up, don’t take anything personally, and don’t take no for an answer.” ―Sophia Amoruso
• “Don’t be upset when people reject you. Nice things are rejected all the time by people who can’t afford them.” ―Unknown
• “The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ―Socrates
• “There are two rules for success: 1. Never reveal everything you know.” ―Roger H. Lincoln
• “Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” ―Shiv Khera
• “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” ―Pele
• “If you talk about it, it’s a dream. If you envision it, it’s possible. If you schedule it, it’s real.” ―Tony Robbins
• “Forget your excuses. You either want it bad or don’t want it at all.” ―Unknown
• “The key to success is to start before you are ready.” ―Marie Forleo
• “I want to be remembered as the one who tried.” ―Dr. Dorothy Height
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• “And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance … I hope you dance.” ―“I Hope You Dance,” Lee Ann Womack
• “Just because it burns doesn’t mean you’re gonna die. You’ve gotta get up and try.” ―“Try,” Pink
• “Life’s a game made for everyone and love is the prize.” ―“Wake Me Up,” Avicii
• “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a life for me, and I’m feeling good.” ―
• “Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten.” ―“Unwritten,” Natasha Bedingfield
• “It’s my life. It’s now or never. I ain’t gonna live forever. I just want to live while I’m alive.” ―“It’s My Life,” Bon Jovi
• “I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me.” ―“New Romantics,” Taylor Swift
• “Cause the grass is greener under me, bright as technicolor, I can tell that you can see.” ―“Sorry Not Sorry,” Demi Lovato
• “Every day women and men become legends.” ―“Glory,”
• “On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works. And if it doesn’t, I’ll just create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.” ―Oprah Winfrey
• “Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’ve got.” ―Janis Joplin
• “When something I can’t control happens, I ask myself: Where is the hidden gift? Where is the positive in this?” ―Sara Blakely
• “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for. “ ―Jennifer Lopez
• “Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.” ―Judy Garland
• “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt
• “Always be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the ‘m’ is silent.” ―Unknown
• “If you fall―I’ll be there.” ―Floor
• “When Plan A doesn’t work, don’t worry, you still have 25 more letters to go through.” ―Unknown
• “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” ―Dalai Lama
• “If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving isn’t for you.” ―Steven Wright
• “A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.” ―Unknown
• “I find television very educational. Every time someone turns it on, I go in the other room and read a book.” ―Groucho Marx
• “Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” ―Kyle Chandler
• “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ―Thomas A. Edison
• “Never let anyone treat you like you’re regular glue. You’re glitter glue.” ―Unknown
• “‘You could rattle the stars,’ she whispered. ‘You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.’” ―Sarah J. Maas
• “It is only when we take chances when our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest.” ―Walter Anderson
• “The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.” ―William Arthur Ward
• “When you know your worth, no one can make you feel worthless.” ―Unknown
• “If you’ve never eaten while crying, you don’t know what life tastes like.” ―Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” ―Mother Teresa
• “Once you do know what the question actually is, you’ll know what the answer means.” ―Douglas Adams
• “The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.” ―Mark Twain
• “Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.” ―Pema Chodron
• “We can see through others only when we can see through ourselves.” ―Bruce Lee
• “I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” —Louise Hay
• “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” —Michael Jordan
• “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” —Dolly Parton
• “In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” —Coco Chanel
• “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” —Jennifer Lopez
• “No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.” —Billie Jean King
• “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” —Jane Goodall
• “You’ll never get bored when you try something new. There’s really no limit to what you can do.” —Dr. Seuss
• “People’s passion and desire for authenticity is strong.” —Constance Wu
• “I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger.” —Mia Hamm
• “You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.” ―Jim Rohn
• “Be an encourager: When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available. Be an encourager. Always.” ―Roy T. Bennett
• “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ―Louise L. Hay
• “Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm, and genuine people.” ―Tena Desae
• “Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on your path.” ―Phillip Sweet
• “You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything.” ―Ali Krieger
• “Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” ―Dwayne Johnson
• “One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.” ―Stephen Hawking
• “Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” ―Lady Gaga
• “Read, read, read. Read everything—trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” ―William Faulkner
• “Motivation comes from working on things we care about.” ―Sheryl Sandberg
• “If today you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, then that’s enough.” ―David A. Bednar
• “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ―Nelson Mandela
• “If you can’t make a mistake you can’t make anything.” ―Marva Collin
• “Practice makes progress, not perfect.” ―Unknown
• “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you’ll be doomed if you don’t try.” ―Beverly Sills
• “Failure is the tuition you pay for success.” ―Walter Brunell
• “If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.” ―Lemony Snicket
• “Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” ―William Arthur Ward
• “I really appreciate people who correct me, because without them, I might have been repeating mistakes for a long time.” ―Mufti Menk
• “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go.’ —Dr. Seuss
• “The best revenge is massive success.” ―Frank Sinatra
• “What’s on the other side of fear? Nothing.” ―Jamie Foxx
• “Quitters never win. Winners never quit!” —Dr. Irene C. Kassorla
• “It’s not your salary that makes you rich, it’s your spending habits.” ―Charles A. Jaffe
• “If there is no wind, row.” ―Latin Proverb
• “It’s never too late for a new beginning in your life.” ―Joyce Meyers
• “Action is the foundational key to all success.” ―Pablo Picasso
• “I never dreamt of success. I worked for it.” ―Estée Lauder
• “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” ―Napoleon Hill
• “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ―Mahatma Gandhi
• “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ―Margaret Mead
• “Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” ―Mandy Hale
• “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ―George Bernard Shaw
• “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ―Leo Tolstoy
• “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” ―John F. Kennedy
• “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ―Maya Angelou
• “Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.” ―Debby Boone
• “It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ―Marilyn Monroe
• “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” ―Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• “Don’t stay in bed unless you can make money in bed.” ―George Burns
• “You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.” ―Dave Ramsey
• “Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shuts down for 10 years.” ―Warren Buffett
• “That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” ―Henry David Thoreau
• “Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable.” ―Clare Boothe Luce
• “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” ―Jen Sincero
• “You’re already a financial trader. You might not think of it in just this way, but if you work for a living, you’re trading your time for money. Frankly, it’s just about the worst trade you can make. Why? You can always get more money, but you can’t get more time.” ―Tony Robbins
• “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” ―Maya Angelou
• “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” —Jim Rohn