Category: Motivational Quotes
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Oprah Winfrey Motivational Quotes
Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Born: January 29, 1954 Parents: Vernita Lee, Vernon 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. Surround yourself with only people who…
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Inspirational Quotes of Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, also known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. Born: September 9, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Russia Died: November 20, 1910, Lev Tolstoy, Russia Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks…
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Motivational Sports Quotes
Mental toughness can take you to the top, and mental weakness straight to the bottom. – John Schiefer An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. – Emil Zatopek Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born on July 30, 1947. Arnold is an Austrian American former professional bodybuilder, actor, producer, director, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served two terms as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011. For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply…
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Inspirational Life Quotes of Soren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. Born: May 5, 1813, Copenhagen, Denmark Died: November 11, 1855, Frederiks Hospital Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Life has its own hidden…
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Motivational Quotes of Tamil Poet Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher whose contribution to Tamil literature is the Thirukkural, a work on ethics. Thiruvalluvar is thought to have lived sometime between the 2nd century BC and the 8th century AD. He is sometimes also called Theiva Pulavar (“Divine Poet”), Valluvar, Poyyamozhi Pulavar, Senna Pothar,Gnana Vettiyan or Ayyan. Thirukural…
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Motivational Quotes of Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political leader who used her influence as an active First Lady from 1933 to 1945 to promote the New Deal policies of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as taking a prominent role as an advocate for civil rights. Born: October 11, 1884, New York City Died:…
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Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was a minister and author and a progenitor of the theory of “positive thinking”. Born: May 31, 1898, Bowersville Died: December 24, 1993, Pawling Read below the inspiring Quotes of Norman Vincent Peale. When you get up in the morning, you have two choices – either to be happy or to…
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Oscar Pistorius Quotes
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African sprint runner. Pistorius, who has double below-knee amputations, competes in T44 events though he is actually classified in T43. Born: November 22, 1986, Pretoria Full name: Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius Nationality: South African I have a strong sense that I have to educate people about disability. I…
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Michael Dell Quotes
Michael Saul Dell is an American business magnate, philanthropist, and author. He is known as the founder and CEO of Dell Inc., one of the world’s leading sellers of personal computers Born: February 23, 1965 Books: Direct From Dell I always knew I wanted to run a business someday. Our business…
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Kahlil Gibran Quotes
Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in the north of modern-day Lebanon, as a young man he immigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. Born: January 6, 1883, Bsharri Died: April…
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Socrates Quotes
Socrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon, and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Born: 470 BC, Athens Died: 399 BC, Athens …