#motivational

Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#inspirational #lord-of-the-rings #middle-earth #motivational #tolkien

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. ↗

— John D. Rockefeller

#accepted #new #out #paths #rather

Know or listen to those who know. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#know #listen #those #who

The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare. ↗

— Bobby Knight

#important #more #prepare #succeed #will

Cemeteries are full of unfulfilled dreams... countless echoes of 'could have' and 'should have'… countless books unwritten… countless songs unsung... I want to live my life in such a way that when my body is laid to rest, it will be a well needed rest from a life well lived, a song well sung, a book well written, opportunities well explored, and a love well expressed. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#books #cemetery #dreams #echoes #goals

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. ↗

— William James

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To be a good loser is to learn how to win. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#good #good loser #how #learn #loser

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one. ↗

— Jessica Savitch

#achieved #goals #higher #how #many

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. ↗