When you work hard to succeed it’s important to learn from your mistakes, stay positive and get inspired when you can.
In this article I’ve collected 50 of my favorite quotes that have been very valuable for me through the years. I hope maybe you can find a favorite here that can motivate and inspire you along the way.
These quotes are truly words of wisdom from several more or less known people.

Your feedback is much appreciated, maybe you have some favorite quotes of your own to share with us aswell?

1. “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” – Aristotle

2. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

3. “Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open.” – Thomas Dewar

4. “Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.” – Lorraine Hansberry

5. “The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.”  – Sydney J. Harris

6. “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

7. “Change before you have to.” – Jack Welch

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8. “You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.” – Albert Camus

9. “Trust, but verify.” – Ronald Reagan

10. “Always behave like a duck. Keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath. – Jacob Braude

11.”Life is like a wheel, sometimes you’re at the top, sometimes you’re at the bottom.” – Philippine Saying

12. “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars” – Les Brown

13. “To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.” – Doug Larson

14. “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” – Albert Einstein

15. “You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

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16. “Remember your dreams.” – Maryanne Radmacher-Herhey

17. “Many great ideas have been lost because the people who had them could not stand being laughed at.” – Unknown

18. “You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist.” – Indira Gandhi

19. “Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.” – Henry Ford

20. “A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.” – Unknown

21. “The basis of self-discipline: Don’t allow the edges to blur.” – Michael Johnson

22. “Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams

23. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier

24. “A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” – Francis Bacon

25. “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein

26. “Good judgement comes from experience, and experience – well, that comes from poor judgement.” – Cousin Woodman

27. “Be who you are in every situation.” – Michael Johnson

28. “To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.” – St Catherine of Siena

29. “You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain

30. “The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.” – Malcolm Forbes

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31. “First say to yourself what you would be;and then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus

32. “Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” – Gandhi

33. “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy

34. “A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history – with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.” – Mitch Ratcliffe

35. “Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology.” – John Tudor

36. “The world is your school.” – Martin H. Fischer

37. “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” – Auguste Rodin

38. “There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.” – George Crane

39. “The wisest mind has something yet to learn.” – George Santayana

40. “Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.” – Clifford Stoll

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41. “Never write an advertisement which you wouldn’t want your family to read. You wouldn’t tell lies to your own wife.  Don’t tell them to mine.” – David Ogilvy

42. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin

43. “Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.” – Henri L. Bergson

44. “There are two things to aim at in life; first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.” – Logan Pearsall Smith

45. “People fail forward to success.” – Mary Kay Ash

46. “Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” – George S. Patton

47. “Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous.” – Abd-el-Kadar

48. “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost

49. “Whatever happens, take responsibility.” – Anthony Robbins

50. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi

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