What are some good inspirational quotes/poem about not giving up?
I'm looking for something to keep me motivated about training for sports and sticking to an exercise plan. I would prefer something about athleticism where possible, but anything about not quitting is fine, really.
Never, never, never, never give up. Winston Churchill
For every dark night, there's a brighter day. Tupac Shakur
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it. Jesse Jackson
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. James Dean
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. Brian Littrell
God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them. John Aughey
Don't look where you fall, but where you slipped. African Proverb
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. Pamela Vaull Starr
He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. Moroccan Proverb
When you're feeling your worst, that's when you get to know yourself the best. Leslie Grossman
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Attributed to both Vidal Sassoon and Donald Kendall
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington
Have a nice day! 
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June 19th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Inspiration is the result when one moves beyond where they would normally stop. Anything less than that, is the same old stuff.
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June 19th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
okay, i've got two that i write up everywhere;
"don't give up. no matter how hard everything seems. no matter what anyone else says. because one day you're gonna look back and wish you gave it one more shot. because the best things in life don't come easy"
"the best way to stay number one is to train like you're number two"
they keep me motivated.
hope they help
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June 19th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Never, never, never, never give up. Winston Churchill
For every dark night, there's a brighter day. Tupac Shakur
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it. Jesse Jackson
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. James Dean
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. Brian Littrell
God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them. John Aughey
Don't look where you fall, but where you slipped. African Proverb
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. Pamela Vaull Starr
He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. Moroccan Proverb
When you're feeling your worst, that's when you get to know yourself the best. Leslie Grossman
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Attributed to both Vidal Sassoon and Donald Kendall
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington
Have a nice day!
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June 19th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Well, I think the "Don't Quit" poem might be what you're after.
It starts like this…
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
More at the link below
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http://www.thedontquitpoem.com/thePoem.htm
June 19th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
- Walt Disney
Don't find fault, find a remedy.
- Henry Ford
Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.
- Mark Twain
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
- Henry Ford
Have a vision. Be demanding.
- Colin Powell
I just told him, 'Hey, you've got to let it go. He's a hard worker and I think he wants success, but he's got to keep on pushing. When the opportunity is there, that's when you've got to take advantage of it.
- Jerry Rice
Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
- Mark Twain
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
- Socrates
Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.
- Henry Ford
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
- Henry Ford
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.
- Confucius
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
- Michael Jordan
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
- Walt Disney
There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.
- Henry Ford
There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.
- Ronald Reagan
There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.
- Henry Ford
There's nothing wrong with having your goals really high and trying to achieve them. That's the fun part. You may come up short. I've come up short on a lot on my goals, but it's always fun to try and achieve them.
- Tiger Woods
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
- Henry Ford
What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity – intellect and resources – to do some thing about them.
- Henry Ford
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
- Henry Ford
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
- Ronald Reagan
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
- Confucius
Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.
- Henry Ford
Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.
- Henry Ford
You can always become better.
- Tiger Woods
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
- Michael Jordan
References :
http://www.allthequotes.com/Inspirational.php
June 19th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Progress always involves risk\ you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.
~ Frederick Wilcox ~
It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly\ who know the great enthusiasm, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause\ who at the best, know the triumph of high achievement\ and who, at the worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
~ Theodore Roosevelt ~
If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe.
~ Woody Allen ~
Our lives improve only when we take chances — and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
~ Walter Anderson ~
An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn
how to chew it.
~ Roy Ash ~
Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down
~ Ray Bradbury ~
You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.
~ Les Brown ~
Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
~ Warren Buffett ~
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The "sure thing" boat never gets far from shore.
~ Dale Carnegie ~
Life is like a hand of cards. You have to play the hand you're dealt, you can't win by folding, and sometimes you must take chances in order to win.
~ Mike Conner ~
In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.
~ Georges Danton ~
One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
~ John W. Gardner ~
I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it. If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake. Never be afraid to dare.
~ Vladimir Horowitz ~
If you play it safe in life, you've decided that you don't want to grow anymore.
~ Shirley Hufstedler ~
Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
~ Jimmy Johnson ~
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
~ Erica Jong ~
You've got to keep fighting\ you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive
~ Elia Kazan ~
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
~ Helen Keller ~
There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
~ John F. Kennedy ~
It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.
~ Marilyn Moats Kennedy ~
Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets. The buck not only stops at their desks, it starts there too.
~ Victor Kiam ~
People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
~ Walter Lippmann ~
Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.
~ Cadet Maxim ~
Who dares wins.
~ Motto of the British Special Air Service ~
Never tell me the odds.
~ Han Solo – Star Wars -
If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.
~ Henry Cardinal Newman ~
Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and
comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?
~ Alex Noble ~
Educated risks are the key to success.
~ William Olsten ~
"How does one become a butterfly?" she asked pensively. "You must want to fly so much
that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."
~ Trina Paulus ~
There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the thorns.
~ Pilpay ~
Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?
~ Frank Scully ~
Others attempt to live cautiously in the safety of established patterns. They do not feel fulfilled, yet they have found a formula not of success (whatever that is), but of avoiding failure. This is the living death — when security becomes the overwhelming consideration.
~ Randy Read ~
You stick your head above the crowd and attract attention, and sometime, maybe somebody, will throw a rock at you. That's the territory. You buy the land, you get the Indians.
~ David Lee Roth ~
If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.
~ Alberto Salazar ~
If you are never scared, embarrassed, or hurt, it means you never take chances.
~ Julia Soul ~
It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.
~ Alvin Toffler ~
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
~ Source Unknown ~
If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks.
~ Source Unknown ~
Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.
~ George E. Woodberry ~
Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.
- Napoleon Hill -
Two roads diverge in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
~ Robert Frost ~
"For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these, it might have been!"
- John Greenleaf Whittier –
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June 19th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
“Try and fail, but don't fail to try.” – Stephen Kaggwa
“Never, never, never, never give up.” – Winston Churchill
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France
“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” – Pamela Vaull Starr
“You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'” – George Bernard Shaw
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” – Thomas Alva Edison
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein
“He is able who thinks he is able.” – Buddha
“Recognition is the greatest motivator.” – Gerard C. Eakedale
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” – Albert Einstein
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
References :
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/280615/winston-churchill/success-is-not-final-failure-is-not-fatal-it-is-the
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/38274/anatole-france/to-accomplish-great-things-we-must-not-only-act-but
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/800216/pamela-vaull-starr/reach-high-for-stars-lie-hidden-in-your-soul-dream
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/514342/george-bernard-shaw/you-see-things-and-you-say-why-but-i-dream-things
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/343126/thomas-alva-edison/genius-is-one-percent-inspiration-and-ninety-nine
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1184849/albert-einstein/anyone-who-has-never-made-a-mistake-has-never-tried
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1247632/buddha/he-is-able-who-thinks-he-is-able
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/544274/gerard-c-eakedale/recognition-is-the-greatest-motivator
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1184797/albert-einstein/weakness-of-attitude-becomes-weakness-of-character
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/214927/zig-ziglar/people-often-say-that-motivation-doesnt-last-well
June 19th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Tiff,
I like to exercise…Here are some brief ones that are easy to memorize that you might find helpful:
1. It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up.
–Vince Lombardi
2. A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't.
–Jack Dempsey
Good luck,
Bow
References :
http://www.self-improvement-advice-abundance.com/perseverance-quotes.html
June 20th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
i’m an associate of mary anne radmacher’s and saw you’ve enjoyed her quote, “courage doesn’t always roar.” i know mary anne is so happy when people find inspiration from her words in the context of their daily lives. for more work from mary anne’s hand visit her website maryanneradmacher.com. mary anne has written several books and shares her work in many forms including conferences and classes. If you’d like more information feel free to e-mail me at jessicaformaryanneradmacher@gmail.com. thanks to your friend for sharing her words!