Sometimes life knocks you down. Whether you've failed to land your dream job, achieve a weight loss goal, or tackle your never ending to-do list, it's important to understand that setbacks and challenges are a normal part of life. Feeling unmotivated and uninspired can deplete your life of happiness and meaning, but it's all about perspective, right? If you need a little help in thinking positively, these quotes from successful people will inspire joy and hope.
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Maya Angelou
"If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude."
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Michelle Obama
“One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals."
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Oprah Winfrey
“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”
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Dolly Parton
"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
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Mia Hamm
“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger.”
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Winston Churchill
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
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Nelson Mandela
"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do."
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T.S. Eliot
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
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Emma Stone
"I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself."
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Drake
"Smile and let everyone know that today, you're a lot stronger than you were yesterday."
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Leonardo DiCaprio
"If you can do what you do best and be happy, you are further along in life than most people."
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Martin Luther King Jr.
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
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Eleanor Roosevelt
"Remember no one can make you feel inferior without consent."
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Mark Twain
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you figure out why."
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Stephen Hawking
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
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Dalai Lama
"Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions."
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Michael Jordan
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."
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Amelia Earhart
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity."
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Audrey Hepburn
"Nothing is impossible. Even the word itself says, 'I'm possible!'"
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Jane Fonda
"It's never too late — never too late to start over, never too late to be happy."
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