Oh So Simpatico!

From time to time, I come across great quotes that inspire me to be the best writer that I can be.  Sometimes being motivated is not as easy as it sounds ? you have to be open to receiving the message that is given, and embrace that stirring feeling in the pit of your stomach.  I decided to dedicate this installment of Motivational Corner to selected quotes that have inspired me, and hopefully they will move you to the point of action.   

"One extends one's limits only by exceeding them."

      - M. Scott Peck

I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.

      - Gale Sayers

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

      - Theodore Roosevelt

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

      - Dale Carnegie

"If you wish to be a writer, write."

      - Epictetus

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.

      - Jim Rohn

So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win.

      - Og Mandino

 Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.

      - Spanish proverb

Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.

      - Belva Davis

 Inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

      - Lisa Alther

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

      - Jim Ryun

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

      - Zig Ziglar

If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big.

      - Donald Trump

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

      - Andrew Carnegie

It's simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do.

      - John R. Amos

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

      - Norman Vincent Peale

If you can DREAM it, you can DO it.

      - Walt Disney

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.

      - Henry David Thoreau

"Get up from your desk and wander outside occasionally. To be a good writer one needs to be a good observer, and there isn't a lot to be observed at desk level."

      - Jane Yolen

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

      - Robert Collier

Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.

      - Charles Simmons

If the reader doesn't understand what you're saying, you're talking to yourself.

      - Nigel Hamilton

"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."

      - Roald Dahl