Motivational Quote Quotes

“I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently manage, loving all the people I love, and doing as much as I can of the work I still have to do. I am going to write fire until it comes out of my ears, my eyes, my noseholes--everywhere. Until it's every breath I breathe. I'm going to go out like a fucking meteor!”
― Audre Lorde

“If you walked away from a

toxic, negative, abusive,

one-sided, dead-end

low vibrational

relationship or friendship

— you won.”
― Lalah Delia

“When you had the dream, it looked big. So why quit when it's still small?”
― Emem Uko

“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.”
― Germany Kent

“Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it.”
― Ernest Barbaric

“Success in life is not for those who run fast, but for those who keep running and always on the move.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Others can't always define your true identity. They see what they 'want' to see but beyond your mess, God sees the beauty He created and still thinks it's good!”
― Chinonye J. Chidolue

“Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible; they shine brighter.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“There are people who are waiting to be motivated by you.”
― Neeraj Agnihotri, Procrasdemon - The Artist's Guide to Liberation from Procrastination

“If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world may be responsible for pushing you down, but you are responsible for pulling yourself up.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you want to rise, drop everyone who is weighing you down.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo