30 THOUGHT PROVOKING
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

READING TIME: 10MINS

You cannot put your hand into a pot of glue without some of it sticking. So too, you cannot put your hand into the works of the greatest minds without it having an influence on you.

These are the inspiring quotes of influencers both modern and ancient. People who have and are still shaping the world we live in today.

Share these on your social channels, print them out and put them on your walls. Use these powerful inspirational quotes to inspire yourself and others. May they help to give you permission to expand and share your true potential and genius with the world.

#1

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the 20th century.
#2

You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.
- The Upanishads

You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny. - The Upanishads
The Upanishads are treatises on Brahman-knowledge, that is knowledge of Ultimate Hidden Reality, and their presentation of philosophy presumes, "it is by a strictly personal effort that one can reach the truth".
#3

We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out - and we only just begun.
- Neil deGrasse

We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out - and we only just begun. - Neil deGrasse
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator who popularized science with his books and frequent appearances on radio and television.
#4

Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.
- Oprah Winfrey

Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. - Oprah Winfrey
Billionaire media executive and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey is best known for hosting her own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011.
#5

Spirit without matter is expressionless. Matter without Spirit is motionless.
- Dr John Demartini

Spirit without matter is expressionless. Matter without Spirit is motionless. - Dr John Demartini
Dr John Demartini is a human behavior specialist, educator and internationally published author. He presents a number of self development courses enabling people to understand universal laws, human behavior and the science of empowerment.
#6

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
- Elon Musk

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. - Elon Musk
Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla -- and in space, via rocket producer SpaceX.
#7

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
- John Quincy Adams

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829.
#8

If God is omnipotent, then every occurrence-including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration- is also His Work.
- Albert Einstein

If God is omnipotent, then every occurrence-including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration- is also His Work. - Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein - Widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time. Best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics.
#9

If you can't tolerate critics, don't do anything new or interesting.
- Jeff Bezos

If you can't tolerate critics, don't do anything new or interesting. - Jeff Bezos
American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is the founder and executive chairman of Amazon.com and owner of "The Washington Post." His successful business ventures have made him one of the richest people in the world.
#10

If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
- Maya Angelou

If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be. - Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
#11

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
#12

We did not come here to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
- Barack Obama

We did not come here to fear the future. We came here to shape it. - Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He was elected the 44th President of the United States, winning more votes than any candidate in history.
#13

If you don't believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of.
- Cristiano Ronaldo

If you don't believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of. - Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo - A professional footballer, often considered the top player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
#14

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
- Dale Carnegie

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind. - Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie was an American writer and lecturer, and the developer of courses in self-development, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.
#15

The universe is my playground, the world is my home. Every country is a room in the house and every city is a platform I can share my heart and soul.
- Dr John Demartini

The universe is my playground, the world is my home. Every country is a room in the house and every city is a platform I can share my heart and soul. - Dr John Demartini
Dr John Demartini is a human behavior specialist, educator and internationally published author. He presents a number of self development courses enabling people to understand universal laws, human behavior and the science of empowerment.
#16

You have to be odd to be number one.
- Theodor Seuss

You have to be odd to be number one. - Theodor Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. His work includes many of the most popular children's books in the English-speaking world, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.
#17

Come to the edge. No, we will fall! Come to the edge. No, we will fall. They come to the edge, He pushed them and they flew.
- Guillaume Apollinaire

Come to the edge. No, we will fall! Come to the edge. No, we will fall. They come to the edge, He pushed them and they flew. - Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, considered one of the foremost poets of the early 20th century.
#18

May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
- J.R.R Tolkien

May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out. - J.R.R Tolkien
J.R.R Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
#19

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

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
Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and 1970s.
#20

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
- Mark Twain

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. - Mark Twain
Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced".
#21

The magnificence of what's actually going on is far greater than the fantasies you're imposing on your life.
- Dr John Demartini

The magnificence of what's actually going on is far greater than the fantasies you're imposing on your life. - Dr John Demartini
"The magnificence of who you are; the magnificence of the universe and the magnificence of the people around you, is more profound than any delusions and fantasies you will ever impose on them because they are in a matrix of complementary opposites that make up the universe to ensure everyone in the universe is getting a perfect balance of ‘positives’ and ‘negatives’. As long as you’re holding onto a fantasy about how life ‘should be’, you miss out on the wholeness and magnificence of the way it is."
#22

Do what you love, the money will follow.
- Marsha Sinetar

Do what you love, the money will follow. - Marsha Sinetar
Marsha Sinetar - a pioneering educator, her sole focus has been what she calls “the true learning” – in work, choices, life-style and more – becoming and actually being genuine, creative, integrated self.
#23

I never lose. I either win or learn.
- Nelson Mandela

I never lose. I either win or learn. - Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as the president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country`s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully. representative democratic election.
#24

If your dreams don't scare you, they're too small.
- Richard Branson

If your dreams don't scare you, they're too small. - Richard Branson
Richard Branson is a British business magnate, investor, and author. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age.
#25

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
- Seneca

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. - Seneca
Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature. Seneca was born in Cordoba in...Hispania, and raised in Rome, where he was trained in rhetoric and philosophy.
#26

When you help other people get what they want in life, you get what you want in life.
- Zig Ziglar

When you help other people get what they want in life, you get what you want in life. - Zig Ziglar
"Zig" Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker.
#27

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
- Thomas Edison

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such aselectric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.
#28

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
- Socrates

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. - Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as a founder of Western philosophy and the first moral philosopher of the ethical tradition of thought.
#29

The true you is a celestial being, having a terrestrial experience more so than a terrestrial being having a celestial view.
- Dr John Demartini

The true you is a celestial being, having a terrestrial experience more so than a terrestrial being having a celestial view. - Dr John Demartini
Dr John Demartini is a human behavior specialist, educator and internationally published author. He presents a number of self development courses enabling people to understand universal laws, human behavior and the science of empowerment.
#30

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.
- Whoopi Goldberg,

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark. - Whoopi Goldberg,
Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actor, author, comedian, and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of 16 entertainers to win an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Tony Award.