{"id":6339,"date":"2011-05-23T21:52:28","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T05:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=6339"},"modified":"2013-10-09T08:19:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T16:19:20","slug":"15-of-the-best-motivational-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/15-of-the-best-motivational-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"15 of the Best Motivational Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Screen-shot-2011-05-23-at-5.46.41-PM.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The power of words never fails to inspire.<\/p>\n<p>Below are 15 of the best motivational quotes and a much needed early week pick-me-up.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy:<\/p>\n<p><em>A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joyce A. Myers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aristotle Onassis <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Robert Louis Stevenson <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The best way out is always through.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Robert Frost <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The questions you ask determine the quality of your life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Mr. Self Development<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Believe you can and you&#8217;re halfway there.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Theodore Roosevelt <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Change your thoughts and you change your world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Norman Vincent Peale <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harry Emerson Fosdick <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Rohn <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Mankind is made great or little by its own will.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friedrich Schiller <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Nothing is impossible; the word itself says &#8216;I&#8217;m possible&#8217;!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Audrey Hepburn <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Swami Sivananda <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Give light and people will find the way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ella Baker <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Ideas shape the course of history.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Maynard Keynes <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edith Wharto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading, please pass along or add your favorite quote below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mr. Self Development is an author who teaches a motivational and practical guide to success. Please visit him at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrselfdevelopment.com\/\">Mr. Self Development.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/recreateyourlife.infusionsoft.com\/go\/free-belief\/ptb\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.recreateyourlife.com\/\/affiliates\/banners\/recreateyourlife-122x122-1.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/pickthebrain\"><br \/>\nDon&#8217;t Forget To Follow Us On Twitter!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/self-discipline\/\">How To Increase Self Discipline<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are 15 of the best motivational quotes.  I hope you enjoy:<\/p>\n<p>A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Joyce A. 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