If you wish to be a writer, write.Epictetus
Morning Motivation
The first hour sets the terms for the rest of the day. This collection is built for it: Marcus Aurelius arguing himself out of bed, Seneca ordering us to begin at once, and thirty-odd more voices on starting, acting and not waiting for permission. Read it with coffee; argue later.
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.Wayne Dyer
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.Confucius
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.Richard Bach
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.Gautama Buddha
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.Napoleon Hill
Be great in act, as you have been in thought.William Shakespeare

Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.Rumi
Skill to do comes of doing.Ralph Waldo Emerson
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.Lao Tzu
Patience is a virtue but you will never ever accomplish anything if you don't exercise action over patience.Byron Pulsifer
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.Marcus Aurelius
Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.Dalai Lama
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.Albert Einstein
Knowing is not enough; we must apply!Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.Thich Nhat Hanh
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.Kahlil Gibran
As our case is new, we must think and act anew.Abraham Lincoln
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.Bruce Lee

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.Rabindranath Tagore
The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil awhile, endure awhile, believe always, and never turn back.Seneca
Well begun is half done.Aristotle

Do something every day that you do not want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.Mark Twain
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.Tony Robbins

What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.Maya Angelou
It is the quality of our work which will please God, not the quantity.Mahatma Gandhi
Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?Sun Tzu
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.Oscar Wilde

You can only fight the way you practice.Miyamoto Musashi
I never worry about action, but only inaction.Winston Churchill

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.Helen Keller

We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.Swami Vivekananda

If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.Eleanor Roosevelt
Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.Pablo Picasso
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.Benjamin Disraeli
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