Quotessence
Home / Topics / Motivational Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Browse 15166 quotes about Motivational.

Related topics

Motivational Quotes

“I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny aquarium, and they remain small even at adulthood. Release them into a huge natural body of water, and they grow into their intended size. People are similar. If they live in a harsh and limiting environment, they stay small. But put them someplace that encourages growth, and they will expand to reach their potential.”

“The outer is easier, and the outer is objective. For example, one man, Thomas Alva Edison, discovers electricity and the whole of humanity uses it; there is no need for everyone to discover it again and again. Inner growth is a totally different phenomenon. A Gautama Buddha may become enlightened, but that does not mean that everybody else becomes enlightened. Each individual has to find the truth for him or herself.”

“I know it is possible not only to restore trust but to actually enhance it. The difficult things that we got through with the important people in our lives can become fertile ground for the growth of enduring trust - trust that is actually stronger because it's been tested and proved through challenge.”

“You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.”

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

“The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.”