Inspirational Quotes to Kick Start Your Day

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” 

Bernard M. Baruch

Nice quote jus.lisa!

Thanks, Lootva.  I had to post these 3 also---

“I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”
― Kurt Cobain

"Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”
― Judy Garland

"I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."
― Mahatma Gandhi

It's monday, so time to jumpstart the week:

”Do first things first, and second things not at all.” – Peter Drucker

I like that one!

Perfect for Mondays

I thought about this quote all day, just got home after a 14-hour work day:

"Work is a necessary evil to be avoided." - Mark Twain

I thought since it's Thanksgiving week here in the states, I'd pick a quote related to the holiday.

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice.  ~Meister Eckhart

I think Mark Twain was a genius

"There are essentially only two drugs that Western civilization tolerates: Caffeine from Monday to Friday to energize you enough to make you a productive member of society, and alcohol from Friday to Monday to keep you too stupid to figure out the prison that you are living in."
Bill Hicks

I don’t think women are better than men, I think men are a lot worse than women.
Louis C.K.

“ In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm; in the real world, all rests on perseverance. ”

Goethe

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
Mae West

      "You better stay home and do as you're told,  get out of the road if you want to grow old" 


                                                                        -Pink Floyd

Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.
Bill Watterson

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk... that will teach you to keep your mouth shut." Ernest Hemingway.

I know a few people who should do this, like real soon

:D Yes, I think we all know someone who should do that.

What a strange thing man is; and what a stranger thing woman.
Lord Byron

Haha, are we really that complicated?! 

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
George Washington Carver

Well, how should I put it...
Yes

Lmaooo it's the female persuasion that keeps the male intrigued. We wouldn't want to keep u fellas bored!

Oh, I wouldn't worry about that, there are centuries of history saying otherwise ;-)

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Frank Herbert

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.
Steve Maraboli

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.

When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light.

When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it.

When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway.

When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back.

When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some.

When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going.

When times are tough, dare to be tougher.

When love hurts you, dare to love again.

When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal.

When another is lost, dare to help them find the way.

When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand.

When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile.

When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too.

When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best.

Dare to be the best you can –

At all times, Dare to be!
Steve Maraboli

Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.
Steve Maraboli

Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.
Roy T. Bennett

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
Viktor E. Frank

Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.
Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.
Steve Maraboli

Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.
Roy T. Bennett

Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.
Roy T. Bennett

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke

You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Roy T. Bennett

Do not let the memories of your past limit the potential of your future. There are no limits to what you can achieve on your journey through life, except in your mind.
Roy T. Bennett

Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.
Roy T. Bennett

Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.
Roy T. Bennett

When in a relationship, a real man doesn't make his woman jealous of others, he makes others jealous of his woman.
Steve Maraboli

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.
Pablo Picasso

I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT...Goodbye.
Steve Maraboli

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You...Be Free...Share.
Steve Maraboli

Never stop dreaming,
never stop believing,
never give up,
never stop trying, and
never stop learning.
Roy T. Bennett

Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
Eleanor Roosevelt

The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm.
Roy T. Bennett

Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make.
Roy T. Bennett,

It's never too late to change your life for the better. You don't have to take huge steps to change your life. Making even the smallest changes to your daily routine can make a big difference to your life.
Roy T. Bennett

Do not let arrogance go to your head and despair to your heart; do not let compliments go to your head and criticisms to your heart; do not let success go to your head and failure to your heart.
Roy T. Bennett

The biggest wall you have to climb is the one you build in your mind: Never let your mind talk you out of your dreams, trick you into giving up. Never let your mind become the greatest obstacle to success. To get your mind on the right track, the rest will follow.
Roy T. Bennett

If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly.
Steve Maraboli