15 of the Greatest Motivational Quotes

15 of the Greatest Motivational Quotes

 Below are 15 of the greatest motivational quotes, enjoy:

1. I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights.  I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

2. “Having a plan B only distracts you from Plan A.” – Will Smith

3. “There is no scarcity¹ of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.” – Wayne Dyer

4. “Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.” – Alfred A. Montapert

5. “Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.” – Jim Rohn

6. “Being selective—doing less—is the path of the productive.  Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.  Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.” –Timothy Ferriss

7. “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn

8. “Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered – either by themselves or by others.” -Mark Twain

9. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” -Jim Rohn

10. “If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” -Dale Carnegie

11. “Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed² goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.” -Denis Waitley

12. “One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.” -Peter Marshall

13. “Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.” -John F. Kennedy

14. “To be a good loser is to learn how to win.” -Carl Sandburg

15. “To be wholly devoted³ to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.” -Robert Louis Stevenson

Thank you for reading.

1 scarcity   

n.缺乏，不足，萧条

参考例句：

• The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府。
• The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的。

2 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

3 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。