Once, a renowned scientist and inventor, Thomas Edison, faced numerous failures while attempting to create the electric light bulb. Many mocked him, calling him a failure. However, Edison viewed each setback as a valuable lesson, saying, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” His relentless determination and optimism paid off when he finally succeeded in inventing the practical electric light bulb.
Edison’s story teaches us the power of perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity. Life is full of challenges, and success often comes from learning and adapting through failure. His journey inspires us to embrace setbacks as stepping stones to success, believing that every stumble brings us closer to our goals. Edison’s story reminds us that with determination, an unwavering spirit, and a positive mindset, we can overcome any obstacle and illuminate our own path to success.
Motivational Quotes About Life For You To Live By
1. “It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
2. “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” — Mary Anne Radmacher
3. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison
4. “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” – Babe Ruth
5. “You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.” ― George Clooney
6. “I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back.” — Ann Richards
7. “It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.” — Ralph Ellison
8. “I like criticism. It makes you strong.” — LeBron James
9. “Now it’s the little moments that stop me in my tracks, because that’s what life is all about.” — Joanna Gaines
10. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
11. “Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.” — Les Brown
12. “Life is short, but it is wide. This too shall pass.” — Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
13. “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
14. “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” — Napoleon Hill
15. “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” — Oprah Winfrey
16. “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
17. “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius
18. “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” — Margaret Thatcher
20. “All serious daring starts from within.” — Eudora Welty
21. “Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it’s what you believe, and the heck with everybody.” — Justin Cronin
22. “The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
23. “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” — Walt Disney
24. “Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.” — Ashton Kutcher
25. “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” — Napoleon Hill
26. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton
27. “Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life.” — Jackie Robinson
28. “Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met – obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.” — John F. Kennedy (JFK Quotes)
29. “It’s your life; you don’t need someone’s permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart.” — Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
30. “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” — John Wayne
31. “Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.” — Kobe Bryant
32. “Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as you can.” — Hillary Clinton (inspired by John Wesley quote)
33. “Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” — William Faulkner
34. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” — Jackie Robinson
35. “Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this.” — Celine Dion
36. “You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.” — Dolly Parton
37. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” — Jack Canfield
38. “When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.” — Walt Disney
39. “Live for each second without hesitation.” — Elton John
40. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss
41. “If you’d have done all the things I was supposed to have done, I’d be really tired.” — Willie Nelson
42. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” — Zig Ziglar
43. “You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off.” — Kevin Hart
44. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
45. Certainly! Here’s the list of quotes rearranged in random order:
46. “The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order the continuous thread of revelation.” — Eudora Welty
47. “In this life, we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa
48. “If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
49. “I don’t go by the rule book…I lead from the heart, not the head.” — Princess Diana
50. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
51. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
52. “Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.” — Lilly Pulitzer
53. “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” — Dolly Parton
54. “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” — Audrey Hepburn
55. “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” — Nido Qubein
56. “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” — Walt Disney
57. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” — Mark Twain
58. “The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that’s good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day.” — Julia Roberts
59. “I choose love.” — Johnny Cash
60. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
61. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle
62. “If I’d have done all the things I was supposed to have done, I’d be really tired.” — Willie Nelson
63. “Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as you can.” — Hillary Clinton (inspired by John Wesley quote)
64. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
65. “Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.” —Charles Dickens