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Ah, The Power Of Words...

Words have such little power on their own yet when skillfully combined can produce profound and inspiring ideas.

I've always been a fan of inspirational quotes and so I decided to assemble a compilation of some of my favorite inspirational and motivational quotes.

Words, as well as smiles, hugs, laughter, and dark chocolate, of course, can be soothing to the soul.
Important!

"If you wish to know the mind of a man,
listen to his words."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Words Of Inspiration From Great Minds

When we read words that resonate with us personally, sometimes the words just jump off the page.

Here they are, some of my favorite
inspirational and motivational quotes
of all time.

I hope you enjoy them...

Quotes About Actions

  • "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
    ~Aristotle - Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC)
  • "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say."
    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson - US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)
  • "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."
    ~Benjamin Franklin - US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)
  • "Do or do not. There is no try."
    ~Yoda, 'The Empire Strikes Back'
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    Action: Drop of Water

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    Consistency: Pond Flower

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    Determination

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Quotes About Character and Integrity

  • "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson - US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)
  • "Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not."
    ~Oprah Winfrey - US actress & television talk show host (1954 - )
  • "Talent develops in tranquility, character in the full current of human life."
    ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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    Character: Crashing Waves

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    Motivational Integrity

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    Integrity: Wave

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Quotes About Dreams

  • "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined."
    ~Henry David Thoreau - US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)
  • "I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true."
    ~Walt Disney - US cartoonist & movie producer (1901 - 1966)
  • "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."
    ~Edgar Allan Poe - US short story author, editor, & poet (1809 - 1849)
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    Dream, Explore, Discover

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    Celestial Dreams II

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    Catch a Fallen Star

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Quotes About Friends

  • "The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it."
    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson - US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)
  • "My friend is one... who takes me for what I am."
    ~Henry David Thoreau - US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)
  • "The only way to have a friend is to be one."
    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson - US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)
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    Discovery

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    Friendship

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    The Colors of Friendship

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Quotes About Happiness

  • "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."
    Buddha - Indian philosopher & religious leader (563 BC - 483 BC)
  • "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
    Helen Keller - US blind & deaf educator (1880 - 1968)
  • "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
    ~Mahatma Gandhi - Indian political and spiritual leader (1869 - 1948)
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    Self Knowledge Brings Hap...

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    Joy

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    Beauty: Lilypads

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Quotes About Imagination

  • "The world is but a canvas to the imagination."
    ~Henry David Thoreau - US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)
  • "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
    ~Albert Einstein - US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)
  • "The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination."
    ~Victor Hugo - French dramatist, novelist, & poet (1802 - 1885)
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    243W Imagination 2

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    Imagination: Mountain with Rainbow

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    It is Your Mind...

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Quotes About Love

  • "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart."
    ~Helen Keller - US blind & deaf educator (1880 - 1968)
  • "In love, one and one are one."
    ~Jean-Paul Sartre - French author & existentialist philosopher (1905 - 1980)
  • "Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction."
    ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery - French Writer (1900 - 1944)
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    Heart and "Love You" Carved Into Beac...

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    Love Lilly

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    True Love

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Quotes About Thoughts

  • "We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."
    Buddha - Indian philosopher & religious leader (563 BC - 483 BC)
  • "Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."
    Oliver Wendell Holmes - US author & physician (1809 - 1894)
  • "Change your thoughts and you change your world."
    Norman Vincent Peale - US clergyman (1898 - 1993)
  • "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
    Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)
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    Perspective

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    Attitude

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    Insight: Dew Drop

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What Are Your Favorites?

I've chosen my Top 10 favorite inspirational and motivational quotes for this list. Please vote for your favorites by ranking the quotes in order of preference.

Feel free to add to the list if you have a favorite quote you'd like to share.

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"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart."

~Helen Keller1 point

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"The world is but a canvas to the imagination."

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"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."

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"Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction."

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"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."

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"Do or do not. There is no try."

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"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it."

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"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson0 points

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