Quotes have incredible transformative powers. Some will really strike a chord with you, some will inspire you, some will cause you to reflect on your life and choices. They have the power to change perspectives and make you think deeply about many aspects of life. While there are many more out there, here are 15 thought-provoking quotes.
1. Loving what you do
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” – Steve Jobs
2. The importance of taking action
“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow your progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” – Tony Robbins
3. Changing yourself
“If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends. If broken by an inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from the inside.” – Jim Kwik
4. Creating purpose in life
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
5. Insecurity
“The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” – Stephen Furtick
6. How we view situations
“Life is 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent of how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
7. Aiming high
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
8. Comparing and judging
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
9. The importance of failure
“I’ve come to believe that all my past failures and frustrations were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.” – Anthony Robbins
10. Moving on
“You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.” – Edwin Louis Cole
11. Creating your legacy
“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
12. Playing it safe
“A ship is safe in harbour, but that’s not what ships are for.” – William G.T. Shedd
13. Happiness
“Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you, but rather what’s happening inside you. Most people depend on others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always comes from within.” – Adrian Corday
14. Forgiving others
“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
15. Feeling superior to others
“There isn’t anything noble about being superior to another person. True nobility is in being superior to the person you once were.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
