Remember, you only have to succeed the last time.

"Remember, you only have to succeed the last time."
— Brian Tracy

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily.

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily."

— Zig Ziglar: Author and motivational speaker

You can only save one life and that is yours. The rest you can throw a lifeline.

"You can only save one life and that is yours. The rest you can throw a lifeline."
- Rumi

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says "I'm possible".

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'."
~ Audrey Hepburn

If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative.

"If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths. Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts. We can always replace negative with positive."

~ Bettie Eadie

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.

"There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way."
- Christopher Morley

To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.

"I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin."
~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves.

"Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves."
~Peter McArthur

Don't mistake the Bridge, or the Dark Tunnel, for the Destination.

"Don't mistake the Bridge, or the Dark Tunnel, for the Destination."
-- Nanice Ellis

Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.

"Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness."
~ Shakti Gawain

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity"
~ Albert Einstein

Always say "yes" to the present moment.

Whereas before you dwelt in time and paid brief visits to the Now, have your dwelling place in the Now and pay brief visits to the past and future when required to deal with the practical aspects of your life situation. Always say "yes" to the present moment. - Eckhart Tolle

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”
~ Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu was a philosopher of ancient China and is a central figure in Taoism (also spelled "Daoism"). Laozi literally means "Old Master" and is generally considered an honorific. Laozi is revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoism. Taishang Laojun is a title for Laozi in the Taoist religion, which refers to him as "One of the Three Pure... See More Ones".

According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. Historians variously contend that Laozi is a synthesis of multiple historical figures, that he is a mythical figure, or that he actually lived in the 4th century BC, concurrent with the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period.

Once you've acquired the requisite knowledge to achieve your goal...

"Once you've acquired the requisite knowledge to achieve your goal, all thought must cease and action must take precedent. At a certain point, thought becomes the enemy. Successful people must learn when to shut off their thinking, and just get their bodies to move."
~Melinda Bassett, 2010.

Kick your own ass if necessary

"Kick your own ass if necessary."
~ Anthony Robbins

Set your sights high, the higher the better.

"Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way."
~ Eileen Caddy