Inspirational Quotes

This category is all about inspirational quotes and powerful words for our everyday lives. Sometimes, I touted them as thought for the day. But these quotes have a powerful way of shaping our thoughts. It is a collection of ideas, powerful words from famous personalities that continue to inspire us. Most of these quotes are specific to the day and time when they occurred. But they carry a strong message to this day and help us frame our worldview.

We have so many lessons to learn from these wonderful people. The inspirational quotes act as a way of providing a window to their lives and our own. The purpose of these quotes is to make us question ourselves, pause, think and reflect. Ultimately, these quotes must inspire us, question and point us in the right direction. The meaning of these quotes goes well beyond the words into emotions and the actions that we take

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment

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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory - Mahatma Gandhi Quotes. Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment: Success and failure is all about the results - this is what most of us are taught to believe. I can see the logic in this because success comes with results and accolades that help us recognise a victory. This quote by Mahatma Gandhi talks about the effort involved in achieving success. Some of our successes can sometimes be fluke events. Although they give us the results, the satisfaction derived from them is small and in some cases disappointing. This quote brings the focus back to the effort involved and the satisfaction derived from this effort.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment: Success and failure is all about the results – this is what most of us are taught to believe. I can see the logic in this because success comes with results and accolades that help us recognise a victory. This quote by Mahatma Gandhi talks about the effort involved in achieving success. Some of our successes can sometimes be fluke events. Although they give us the results, the satisfaction derived from them is small and in some cases disappointing. This quote brings the focus back to the effort involved and the satisfaction derived from this effort.

Failure will never overtake me if my definition to succeed is strong

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Failure will never overtake me if my definition to succeed is strong enough - APJ Abdul Kalam quotes on success. Failure will never overtake me: These are powerful words to tell ourselves and make it a part of our belief system. There's no success without failure. But, if we let these failures take over us and shake our foundations, we are doomed. It all comes down to our definition of success and how strong we've built these foundations. These foundations will be shaken through many experiences, some of which will weaken us. We will need to find strength somehow and continue to move on. These moments demand the definition of success to be strong enough to keep us going.

Failure will never overtake me: These are powerful words to tell ourselves and make it a part of our belief system. There’s no success without failure. But, if we let these failures take over us and shake our foundations, we are doomed. It all comes down to our definition of success and how strong we’ve built these foundations. These foundations will be shaken through many experiences, some of which will weaken us. We will need to find strength somehow and continue to move on. These moments demand the definition of success to be strong enough to keep us going.

What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming – Muhammad Ali

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What you are thinking is what you are becoming quote from Muhammad Ali

What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming: We are never a finished product – instead, we’re in the constant process of becoming. These thoughts however are extremely powerful. If we ignore them, easily poisonous thoughts such as doubts, lies and disbelief will start pestering us. The best thing we can do is to be aware of these thoughts, what they are trying to tell us and think of the best ways to indulge in them.

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best- Muhammad Ali

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To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are - Mohammad Ali. To be a great champion, you must believe you are the best: It all starts from a thread of belief. Unless we believe in ourselves, there's very little chance of success in life. And even if we succeed without belief, we won't be able to enjoy it because we end up attributing success to factors such as luck etc. Being a champion is a mindset. We all have unique abilities- let's call that our leverage. If we compare ourselves to anyone, there will be areas of strength and weaknesses. The beauty is when we can use these strengths or leverage to create a path of victory for ourselves.

To be a great champion, you must believe you are the best: It all starts from a thread of belief. Unless we believe in ourselves, there’s very little chance of success in life. And even if we succeed without belief, we won’t be able to enjoy it because we end up attributing success to factors such as luck etc. Being a champion is a mindset. We all have unique abilities- let’s call that our leverage. If we compare ourselves to anyone, there will be areas of strength and weakness. The beauty is when we can use these strengths or leverage to create a path of victory for ourselves.

I Know Where I am Going and I Know The Truth – Muhammad Ali

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I know where I am going and I know the truth: Ultimately, this is all we care for – living life on our terms. Society, people around us or culture puts unreasonable expectations on us. Before knowing, we’re part of a bigger game where we try to fit in and get its approval. Take a moment to pause and think about this quote from Muhammad Ali. There’s no better success than living a life on your terms. It is far more fulfilling to do what we connect with and look back and find life as a beautiful experience – not as time wasted living up to someone else’s standards or expectations.