“Learn to be thankful for what you have, while you pursue all that you want.”
— Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker (1930-2009)

“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”
— Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer (1917-1996)

“Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers.”
— Socrates, Greek philosopher (died 399BC)

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it.
The time will pass anyway.”
— Earl Nightingale, American radio speaker and author with a focus on character development and motivation (1921-1989)

“If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.”
— Maria Edgeworth, English writer (1768-1849)

“Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.”
— Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actor and director (born 1954)

“It’s not the will to win that matters – everyone had that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.”
— Paul Bryant, American football coach (1913-1983)

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”
— Drew Houston, co-founder of Dropbox (born 1983)

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love – then make the day count.”
— Steve Maraboli, American writer (born 1975)

“The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now.”
— Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host (born 1954)