What we read and hear will influence our thinking and actions, so it is important to look at positive sources and sit with people who motivate you. Read the best motivational words to get some motivation and help you achieve whatever you want.

If you genuinely want something, don't wait for it--teach yourself to be impatient Gurbaksh Chahal

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals Booker T. Washington

What would you do if you weren't afraid Spencer Johnson

A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at Bruce Lee

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction George Lorimer

Two roads diverged in a wood and I  took the one less traveled by, and that made all the difference Robert Frost

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus Bruce Lee

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation Herman Melville

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice Wayne Dyer

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing Dale Carnegie

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter Francis Chan

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it Washington Irving

In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it Jane Smiley

Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning Robert Kiyosaki

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect Mark Twain

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors Napoleon Hill

There is no traffic jam along the extra mile Roger Staubach

Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do John R. Wooden

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable Theodore N. Vail

Success is ... knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others John C. Maxwell

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe Anatole France

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor Truman Capote

If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you T. Harv Eker

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time George Bernard

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them Michael Jordan

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success Dale Carnegie

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well Diane Ackerman

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

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it Margaret Thatcher

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul Ella Wheeler

I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes Barbara Elaine

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day A.A. Milne

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid Audre Lord

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm Abraham Lincoln