Looking for Some Motivation? Here Are 129 Inspirational Quotes for Women

e all want to get ahead at work and in life, but sometimes everything just seems so daunting. If you need an extra kick in the pants to get moving on your dreams, let these inspirational quotes for women motivate you to go after what you want—whether it’s that promotion, career change, or just to finally make time for lunch with your BFF.

129 Inspirational Quotes for Women
1. “You have to be consistent. You have to be yourself. You have to be committed to what you’re doing. You have to not be afraid to be ambitious.” —Roxane Gay

2. “It’s not your job to be likeable. It’s your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

3. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Especially not yourself.” —Mindy Kaling

4. “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” —Hannah Lavon, founder of Pals Socks

5. “Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.” —Jameela Jamil

6. “Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.” —Michelle Obama

7. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes—understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” —Arianna Huffington

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8. “We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” —Beyonce

9. “One of the biggest qualities is having an awareness outside of yourself, and understanding that the world doesn’t revolve around your needs.”— Brie Larson

10. “It’s really important for us to be unapologetic. To be bold. To be brave. And to take huge risks.” —Awkwafina

11. “Run your own race. Don’t be distracted by what others are doing.  Set and go after your own goals.”— Jen Gouldstone, founder and president, Garden Streets

12. “Find your ‘why’ so that you have the strength and resilience to push through those times when everything else is telling you no.”— Lisa Wimberger, founder, The Neurosculpting Institute

13. “Everything is figureoutable.”— Marie Forleo

14. “Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore.” —Nikki Giovanni

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15. “Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.” —Brene Brown

16. “The warrior knows that her heartbreak is her map.” —Glennon Doyle

17. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be yourself.” —Emma Stone

18. “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” —Gina Carey

19. “There were times I was underestimated a lot. It gave me a unique benefit.” —Elaine Welteroth

20. “Why not take a chance and bet on happiness? —Jenny Han

21. “Every time someone writes that I play ‘strong women’ what they’re implying is that most women aren’t. How about I just play well written parts?” — Jessica Chastain

22. “We have to let go of the idea of balance in order to move toward the life we want. To do that, we need to recognize the stories we are telling ourselves that are holding us back. And sometimes … we just have to stop telling ourselves our old stories.” — Tonya Dalton, founder of inkWELL Press Productivity Co.

23. “Your mindset can control you, or you can control it. It can reward you, or it can own you. You get to decide. What are you choosing?” — Leila Kashani,co-founder of Alleyoop

24. “In order to create change of any kind, we have to first change the way we view ourselves. The time we spend believing in ourselves, believing in something greater, and not deviating from our instincts is the most important investment we can make. This is our power, this is our light and the world needs more of this.” — Alyssa Rosenheck, interiors and architectural photographer and author of The New Southern

25. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” —Serena Williams

26. “On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.”— Oprah Winfrey

27. “In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.” —Luvvie Ajayi

28. “Success requires competence and confidence. You must be good at what you do; and you must speak up and take credit for your work.  One or the other just won’t cut it.” — Michelle Bomberger, CEO and managing attorney, Equinox Business Law Group

29. “‘No’ today doesn’t mean ‘no’ tomorrow.” —Yvonne Orji

30. “You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.” —Abby Wambach

31. “Practice creates confidence. Confidence empowers you.” —Simone Biles

32. “It doesn’t matter when you start, it doesn’t matter what anyone else is doing. All that matters is that you truly follow your own path, your own way, at your own pace. Be kind to yourself and others, and follow your intuition always. That is real bravery.”— Diana Shneider, co-founder, BELLA. Skin Beauty

33. “Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in.” —Hillary Clinton

34. “Celebrate the wins in life but never be complacent.” — Danielle Takata, co-founder and creative director, Dreambox Creations Los Angeles

35. “Take one day a week for yourself and go “off the grid.”  If smartphones are allowed to recharge, shouldn’t we be allowed to as well?” — Elizabeth Borsting, president of Elizabeth Borsting Public Relations, Inc.

36. “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.” — Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

37. “Let your creativity be a river, not a destination.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

38. “Limit your ‘always’ and your ‘nevers.'” —Amy Poehler

39. “Let your compassion fuel your passion.” — Achea Redd, founder of Real Girls F.A.R.T.

40. “Once you’ve taken your seat at the table, it’s your job to pull out a chair for the others, too. Look for the ‘others.’ Acknowledge them. Build a platform for them.”— Bianca Bass, marketing and brand consultant

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41. “All the people who knock me down only inspire me to do better.” —Selena Gomez

42. “Don’t compare yourself. Your inside self will compare to everyone’s outside self when facing a growth opportunity or anything new. Don’t listen to the doubt that follows. If you’re compelled, go for it. You’re already at no; don’t be your own speed bump.” —Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS!

43. “Every day is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be.” —Demi Lovato

44. “You will not determine my story. I will.” —Amy Schumer

45. “Don’t be like the rest of them darling.” —Coco Chanel

46. “Boss up and change your life.” —Lizzo

47. “Stay committed and consistent and you will achieve your goals. Never give up.” —Kelly Rowland

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48. “Men selectively listen. When that happened, I’d stop the conversation and say, ‘Do you realize I said that 10 minutes ago?’ Women have to take responsibility for the dynamic around them. You can’t just say, ‘Woe is me.'” —Maggie Wilderotter, CEO of Frontier Communications

49. “Your unique magnificence is blinding in its beauty.” —Kim E. Woods, president, Kaleidoscope Enterprises

50. “My best successes came on the heels of failure.” —Barbara Corcoran

51. “When someone tells you that you can’t, figure out how you can.” —Clarice Lam, chef and owner of The Baking Bean bakery

52. “As you get older, you become more comfortable in your skin and comfortable in saying no to things … I’ve also learned that saying no is just as valuable as saying yes. It’s something that, I think, comes with age and really having a sense of your self-worth. And then you make choices based on that.” —Duchess Meghan

53. “Follow your heart, find your calling. Our calling is the magic point of where who we are meets what we do. A calling is what you work on, a title or achievement is what you work towards. Which one do you think feels better and creates more impact?” —Rebecca Cafiero, founder of BrandCamp

54. “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” —Sarah Blakely, founder and creator of Spanx

55. “You can always find a solution if you try hard enough.” —Lori Greiner

56. “When people don’t want the best for you, they are not the best for you.” —Gayle King

57. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” —Michele Ruiz, author, former news anchor and CEO and co-founder of Ruiz Strategies

58. “Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.” —Robin Roberts

59. “We forget we have the right to have a voice. You have the right to get what you ask for. And if you say nothing, you’re going to have zero percent chance to fix it.” —Joy Mangano

60. “Stay in motion, whether things are going well, or they have taken a complete nosedive. It is easier to keep moving towards your big goal than to come to a complete stop and then try to regain your momentum. Even the tiniest of baby steps is still a step closer to where you want to be.” —Keita Williams, founder of SuccessBully

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61. “Value your time so you can spend time doing what you value.” —Melissa St. Clair, owner, Paper Chaser Biz

62. “My experiences remind me that it’s those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.” —Kelly Clarkson

63. “My husband always tells me that I’m the most unrelenting person he’s ever met, and it’s true. If I make a commitment to something, I will stick to it no matter what.” —Jenny Craig

64. “Don’t let the rejection deter you from staying confident in your venture.” —Alexa Curtis, founder of Life Unfiltered With Alexa Curtis

65. “I firmly believe you must first ask for what you want and then make a decision to get what you want. It doesn’t take a genie, just a well-thought-out plan.” —Michelle Gamble, owner of 3L Publishing

66. “The concept of a glass ceiling only exists if we agree and are complicit with the rules of engagement created by the establishment…We are building this industry brick-by-brick and we can make it look any way we want.” —Jamie Pearson, CEO and president of Bhang, Inc.

67. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” —Madeleine Albright

68. “There’s no such thing as a ‘smart business idea’—there’s only an idea that is smart for you.” —Marianne Cantwell, author of Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9 To 5, Create a Life You Love, and Still Pay the Bills

69. “‘Dig your well before you’re thirsty.’ Many people don’t realize you need to build a network without expecting anything in return first. The success will follow. Start digging!” —Caitlin McCarthy, owner and founder of C|Louise Agency

70. “Even if you scored your dream job, you will have bad days. You might even have a crummy week, month, or year. Living out your passion doesn’t exempt you from the struggle.” —Meggie Francisco, owner and event planner, Meggie Francisco Events

71. “There will always be someone who is better than you at something, so stay true to yourself and find your voice—it’s the only thing that will differentiate you from your colleagues.” —Rosina Bosco, co-founder and CCO of Flat Irons Development

72. “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” —Lalah Deliah

73. “Life-fulfilling work is never about the money—when you feel true passion for something you instinctively find ways to nurture it.” —Eileen Fisher

74. “Choose your dream. Work to the extreme.” —Tyra Banks

75. “Some of us are walking around thinking everybody else knows more than us or has it better than us when in all actuality, we have everything we need within. If we could just refocus that energy inward we’d see we’ve had it all along.” —Terri Lomax, founder, Mocha Girls Pit Stop Blog

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76. “Hold onto your old friends. Kiss your mama. Admit what your dreams are.” —Maya Rudolph

77. “No one is going to tell you all the things you want to hear all the time. You have to know them yourself.” —Busy Philipps

78. “Money is a tool that helps us show up for the world in a bigger way.” —Melody Pourmoradi, creator of The GiRLiFE Empowerment Series

79. “Inner peace is possible when you practice outward gratitude.” —Emily Lynn Paulson, author of Highlight Real

80. “If you don’t stand for something, how can anyone respect what you do?” —Miranda Lambert

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81. “Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.” —Martha Stewart

82. “When you feel broken by life’s painful moments, realize you are as resilient as sea glass, a bottle broken by the movement of the waves, but still beautiful.” —Virginia Buckingham, author of On My Watch

83. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” —Helen Keller

84. “Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” —Dr. Harriet Braiker

85. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible!'” —Audrey Hepburn

86. “Look at all sides of the idea presented. There are nuggets that may not be on the surface of the idea. One bad idea could blossom into something unlikely and special.” —Elizabeth Dodson, co-founder of HomeZada

87. “Connect to something that’s bigger than yourself. How can you tap your talents and interests to benefit others or the world? The more you help others get what they want, the more you will reap.” —Judy Holland, author of HappiNest: Finding Fulfillment When Your Kids Leave Home

88. “I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.” —Maya Angelou

89. “Invite people into your life that don’t look or think like you.” —Mellody Hobson

90. “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” —Amelia Earhart

91. “Each time you make a good decision or do something nice or take care of yourself; each time you show up to work and work hard and do your best at everything you can do, you’re planting seeds for a life that you can only hope will grow beyond your wildest dreams. Take care of the little things—even the little things that you hate—and treat them as promises to your own future. Soon you’ll see that fortune favors the bold who get s—t done.” —Sophia Amoruso, founder of Nasty Gal and author of Girlboss

92. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” —Nora Ephron

93. “Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.” —Mandy Moore

94. “Ditch the dream and be a doer.” —Shonda Rhimes

95. “Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. There is no yesterday, no tomorrow, it’s all the same day.” —Janis Joplin

96. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” —Malala Yousafzai

97. “You have to be driven, resourceful, not take no for an answer, and have the nerve to do things that haven’t been done. I think you also have to be comfortable not being everything to everyone, which is something that we often expect of women in a way we don’t of men.” —Audrey Gelman, CEO of The Wing

98. “What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best—which I believed then and believe now is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.” —Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Field’s

99. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder

100. “If you are giving a lot of value, if you are making an impact in people’s lives, it will be reflected in your bank account.” —Millie Leung, entrepreneur and coach

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101. “True leadership is when you create opportunity for others, including yourself.” —Shama Patel, founder and CEO of Clean Your Dirty Face

102. “Successful people understand that you don’t need to make things complicated.” —Anne McKevitt

103. “Be kind and always stay fair and ethical. In our world today we see so many examples of bullying and people being unkind. I make it my habit to put nice into everything I do. This philosophy has served me well!” —Anita Mahaffey, founder of Cool-Jams, Inc.

104. “We need to get women to the point where they aren’t apologizing.  It is time to take ownership in our success.” —Tory Burch, fashion designer

105. “For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.” —Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

106. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” —Katharine Hepburn

107. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

108. “You must stay true to your values, dreams, talents, instincts, passion and everything that makes you, you. Ultimately, this boils down to living your truth, rather than avoiding, dismissing or writing it off. Plus, it’s a lot more effort to live inauthentically than to embrace who you are!” —Kim Kiyosaki, investor, entrepreneur and author

109. “If you’re scared to speak up, it’s usually a sign that you should.” —Tati Westbrook, YouTuber and Halo Beauty founder and CEO

110. “Just start. And once you do, don’t stop. Keep moving forward and find a way.” —Shannon Latham, owner and lead designer of Little English

111. “I realized that if I was willing to step up and be in the spotlight, I’d be able to make everyone else around me much more powerful as well.” —Alaina Percival, CEO of Women Who Code

112. “Whatever it is that you think you want to do, and whatever it is that you think stands between you and that, stop making excuses. You can do anything.” —Katia Beauchamp, CEO and co-founder of Birchbox

113. “I am responsible for what I see.” —Gabrielle Bernstein

114. “You have to be careful when you’re getting feedback because people will give you conflicting feedback all the time, but ultimately you end up following your own inner guide.” —Natalie Portman

115. “Look for what sparks the fire in your heart. Go there. But more importantly, keep showing up.” —Michelle Kuei, founder of Elevate Lifecoaching

116. “You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.” —Erica Jong

117. “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” —Gloria Steinem

118. “Always stay passionate about what you are doing! I’ve never been one to stay in a comfort zone too long because I need challenges in my life. I encourage everyone around me to not be afraid of following your instinct and passion, but most of all try to do what you really love, that’s the best way to succeed.” —Emma Moquet, co-founder of Kova Hair

119. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” —Rosa Parks

120. “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” —Ingrid Bergman

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121. “I like to evaluate each day by thinking, ‘What can I do today to build the life I want?'” —Amanda Daering, CEO, Newance.co

122. “Do we want to progress? If we want to progress, let women be all they can be. Don’t get in their way.” —Danai Gurira

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123. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand

124. “My natural thing is to be a problem solver. And so when things happen to me, I’m, like, ‘Walk away.’ Because that’s how I was my entire life. I’ve been in the storm too long for that to shake me.” —Mariah Carey

125. “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” —Lucille Ball

126. “Women have to harness their power—it’s absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first no. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.” —Cher

127. “Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.” —Diana Ross

128. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” —Judy Garland

129. “I’ve tried my very best to live a life of my own making, and not just a series of events that happened to me, but one that I could stand back and look at and recognize my handwriting all over. Sometimes messy and scrawling, sometimes careful and precise—but one that I had carved with my own hand.” —Michelle Williams

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50 French Quotes to Inspire and Delight You

There are countless French quotes and sayings about life, love, and beauty that will delight any language lover. Keep reading and be inspired to study this beautiful language!

Short French Quotes, Proverbs, and Famous Sayings About Life
The French have a unique and lovely perspective on life. Even hard life lessons sound better in French! Here are 50 of the greatest, short and beautiful French sayings with English translations.

1. À vaillant coeur rien d’impossible. -Jacques Cœur
“For a valiant heart nothing is impossible.”

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2. Dans une grande âme tout est grand. -Blaise Pascal
“In a great mind everything is great.”

3. Chacun voit midi à sa porte. -French proverb
“Everyone sees noon at his own door.” 

4. Je pense, donc je suis. -Rene Descartes
“I think, therefore, I am.”

5. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne. -French proverb
“One does not change a winning team.” In other words, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

6. Prouver que j’ai raison serait accorder que je puis avoir tort. -Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
 “Proving that I am right would be admitting that I could be wrong.”

7. On n’est point toujours une bête pour l’avoir été quelquefois. -Denis Diderot
“Being a fool sometimes does not make one a fool all the time.”

Famous French Saying by Denis Diderot

8. Il n’y a pas de verités moyennes. -Georges Bernanos
“There are no half-truths.”

9. Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop. -French proverb
“Chase away the natural and it returns at a gallop,” is very similar to the English saying about leopard and their spots.

10. Il vaut mieux prévenir que guérir. -French proverb
“It is better to prevent than to heal.”

11. Le temps est un grand maître, dit-on. Le malheur est qui’il tue ses élèves. -Hector Berlioz
“We say that time is a great teacher. It’s too bad that it kills all its students.”

12. Être adulte, c’est être seul. -Jean Rostand
“To be an adult is to be alone.”

13. Un homme seul est toujours en mauvaise compagnie. -Paul Valéry
“A lone man is always in poor company.”

14. A vaincre sans peril, on triomphe sans gloire. -Pierre Corneille
“To win without risk is a triumph without glory.”

15. L’enfer, c’est les autres. -Jean-Paul Sartre
“Hell is other people.”

16. La raison c’est la folie du plus fort. La raison du moins fort c’est de la folie. -Eugène Ionesco
“Reason is the madness of the strongest. The reason of those less strong is madness.”

17. Autres temps, autres mœurs. -French proverb
“Other times, other customs.”

18. La vérité vaut bien qu’on passe quelques années sans la trouver. -Jules Renard
“Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it.”

Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it.

19. Il faut bonne mémoire après au’on a menti. -Pierre Corneille
“A liar should have a good memory.”

20. Qui craint de souffrir, il souffre déjà de ce qu’il craint. -La Fontaine
“He who fears suffering is already suffering that which he fears.”

21. Il vaut mieux faire que dire. -Alfred de Musset
“Doing is better than saying.”

22. La parfaite valeur est de faire sans témoin ce qu’on serait capable de faire devant tout le monde. -La Rochefoucauld
“True valor is to do in secrecy what you could just have easily done before others.”

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French Quotes and Sayings About Love
French is often known as the language of love, so is it any wonder that French thinkers have produced so many touching quotes that speak straight to the heart? Here are some more delightful French sayings for your enjoyment.

Victor Hugo Famous French Saying

23. La vie est une fleur dont l’amour est le miel. -Victor Hugo
“Life is a flower of which love is the honey.”

24. Il n’y a qu’un bonheur dans la vie, c’est d’aimer et d’être aimé. -George Sand
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.”

25. Aimer, ce n’est pas se regarder l’un l’autre, c’est regarder ensemble dans la même direction. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Love doesn’t mean gazing at each other, but looking, together, in the same direction.”

Famous French Proverb by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

26. Choisissez votre femme par l’oreille bien plus que par les yeux. -French proverb
“Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.”

27. Plus l’offenseur m’est cher, plus je ressens l’injure. -Jean Racine
“The more dearly I hold the offender, the more strongly I feel the insult.”

28. Va, je ne te hais point.  -Pierre Corneille
“Go, I don’t hate you.”

29. On n’aime que ce qu’on ne possède pas tout entier. -Marcel Proust
“We love only what we do not wholly possess.”

30. L’amour est comme le vent, nous ne savons pas d’où il vient. -Honoré de Balzac
“Love is like the wind, we never know where it will come from.”

31. La vie est un sommeil, l’amour en est le rêve. -Alfred de Musset
“Life is a long sleep and love is its dream.”

Famous French Proverb by Alfred de Musset

32. Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas. -Blaise Pascal
“The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.”

33. Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser. -Alfred de Musset
“The only true language in the world is a kiss.”

34. Entre deux cœurs qui s’aiment, nul besoin de paroles. -Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
“Two hearts in love need no words.”

35. Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre. -Molière
“To live without loving is to not really live.”

Short French Quote by Moliere

36. Oh! Si tu pouvais lire dans mon coeur, tu verrais la place où je t’ai mise! -Gustave Flaubert
“If you could read my heart, you would see the place I have given you there.”

37. L’amour c’est être stupide ensemble. -Paul Valéry
“Love is being stupid together.”

38. Un seul être vous manque et tout est dépeuplé. -Alphonse de Lamartine
“Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.”

39. C’est cela l’amour, tout donner, tout sacrifier sans espoir de retour. -Albert Camus
“That is love, to give away everything, to sacrifice everything, without the slightest desire to get anything in return.”

40. L’amour est une passion qui ne se soumet à rien, et à qui au contraire, toutes choses se soumettent. -Madeleine de Scudéry
“Love is a passion which surrenders to nothing, but to the contrary, everything surrenders to love.”

41. Le prix d’Amour, c’est seulement Amour… Il faut aimer si l’on veut etre aimé… –Honoré d’Urfé
“The price of love is love itself. One must love if one wants to be loved…”

French Quotes and Sayings About the Arts
Finally, France is known for its rich history of art and literature. Get inspired by some of these fantastic French quotes to make your own masterpiece!

Short French Wisdom by Antoine de Saint Exupery

42. On ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“We see well only with the heart.”

43. Un peuple malheureux fait les grands artistes. -Alfred de Musset
“An unhappy nation makes great artists.”

44. L’æuvre d’art, c’est une idée qu’on exagére. -André Gide
A work of art is an idea that someone exaggerates.”

45. Les livres sont des amis froids et sûrs. -Victor Hugo
“Books are cold and certain friends.”

46. Le monde est un livre dont chaque pas nous ouvre une page. -Alphonse de Lamartine
“The world is a book – with each step we open a page.”

Short Cute French Quote by Alphonse De Lamartine

47. Ècrire, c’est une façon de parler sans être interrompu. -Jules Renard
“Writing is a way to talk without being interrupted.”

48. Imaginer c’est choisir. -Jean Giono
“To imagine is to choose.”

Short French Quote by Jean Giono

49. Les chefs-d’oeuvre ne sont jamais que des tentatives heureuses. -George Sand
“Masterpieces are never anything else but happy attempts.”

50. La critique est aisée, mais l’art est difficile. -Philippe Destouches
 “Criticism is easy, art is difficult.”

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10 French Love Quotes to Impress Your Crush

1. “Aimer, ce n’est pas se regarder l’un l’autre, c’est regarder ensemble dans la même direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

English translation: “Love does not consist in looking at each other, but rather in, together, looking in the same direction.”

2.  “C’est cela l’amour, tout donner, tout sacrifier sans espoir de retour.”  – Albert Camus

English translation: “That is love, to give away everything, to sacrifice everything, without the slightest desire to get anything in return.”

3. “En sa beauté gît ma mort et ma vie.” – Maurice Scève

English translation: “In her beauty resides my death and my life.”

4. “Une femme est plus belle que le monde où je vis, et je ferme les yeux.” – Paul Éluard

English translation: “A woman is more beautiful than the world in which I live, and so I close my eyes.”

5. “Car, vois-tu, chaque jour je t’aime davantage, aujourd’hui plus qu’hier et bien moins que demain.” -Rosemonde Gérard

English translation: “For, you see, each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.”

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6. “Il n’y a qu’un bonheur dans la vie, c’est d’aimer et d’être aimé.” – George Sand

English translation: “There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved.”

7. “Il n’est rien de réel que le rêve et l’amour.” – Anna de Noailles

English translation: “Nothing is real but dreams and love.”

8. “Amour veut tout sans nombre, amour n’a point de loi.” – Pierre de Ronsard

English translation: “Love wants everything without condition, love has no law.”

9. “La vie est une fleur dont l’amour est le miel.” – Victor Hugo

English translation: “Life is a flower of which love is the honey.”

10. “La vie est un sommeil, l’amour en est le rêve.” – Alfred de Musset

English translation: “Life is a long sleep and love is its dream.”

Any of these French love quotes is sure to impress your special someone. Want to learn more romantic phrases and sayings? Check out our tutorial on French flirting below!

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SPANISH LOVE QUOTES WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS

“He experimentado de todo, y puedo asegurar que no hay nada mejor que estar en los brazos de la persona que amas”. – John Lennon.
“I have experienced all kinds of things, and I can assure you that nothing is better than being in the arms of the person you love”. – John Lennon.



“He amado hasta llegar a la locura, y eso que llaman locura, para mí, es la única forma sensata de amar”. – Françoise Sagan.
“I have loved to the point of madness; that which is called madness, that which to me is the only sensible way to love”. – Françoise Sagan.



“Nunca dejes de sonreír, ni siquiera cuando estés triste, porque nunca sabes quién se puede enamorar de tu sonrisa”. – Gabriel García Márquez.
“Never stop smiling, not even when you’re sad, someone might fall in love with your smile”. – Gabriel García Márquez.



“Si amas a alguien, díselo. Muchos corazones se rompen, por palabras que no se dicen”. – Pamela Daranjo.
“If you love someone, tell them, because hearts are often broken by words left unspoken”. – Pamela Daranjo.



“Es cierto que en el mundo de los hombres nada hay necesario, excepto el amor”. – Johann W. Goethe.
“It is true that in the world of men nothing is necessary, except love” – Johann W. Goethe.



“Un cobarde es incapaz de mostrar amor; hacerlo está reservado para los valientes”. – Mahatma Gandhi.
“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave”. – Mahatma Gandhi.



“El amor implica una peculiar e insondable combinación de comprensión y malentendido”. – Diane Arbus.
“Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding”. – Diane Arbus.



“Amar es encontrar en la felicidad de otro tu propia felicidad”. – Gottfried Leibniz.
“Loving is finding your own happiness in somebody else’s happiness”. – Gottfried Leibniz.

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1 . Tardé una hora en conocerte y solo un día en enamorarme. Pero me llevará toda una vida lograr olvidarte.

Translation: It took me an hour to get to know you and just a day to fall in love. But it will take me a whole life to be able to forget you.





2 . Te quiero no solo por como eres, sino por como soy yo cuando estoy contigo.

Translation: I love you not only because of the way you are, but because of the way I am when I am with you.





3. Amame cuando menos lo merezca, por que sera cuando mas lo necesite.
Translation: Love me when I least deserve it, because it will be when I need it the most.







4. No importa que nos separe la distancia, siempre habrá un mismo cielo que nos una.

Translation: It doesn't matter that we're separated by distance, there will always be the same sky to unite us.







5. Amar es encontrar en la felicidad de otro la propia felicidad.
Translation: Loving is finding in someone else's happiness our own.







6. La mejor foto que tengo, es aquella en la cuál sonrío por ti.
Translation: The best photograph I have, is the one in which I'm smiling because of you.







7. Amar no es mirarse el uno al otro, es mirar juntos en la misma dirección.
Translation: Love it's not to look at each other, it's to look together towards the same direction.







8. Cuando era niño soñaba con conquistar el mundo, ahora me doy cuenta que tú eres mí mundo y me has conquistado.
Translation: When I was a kid I dreamed of conquering the world, now I realize that you're my world and you have conquered me.







9. Esta vida es mía, pero este corazon es suyo. Esta sonrisa es mia, pero la razon eres tú.
Translation: This life is mine, but this heart is yours. This smile is mine, but the reason is you.







10. Prefiero un minuto contigo a una eternidad sin ti.
Translation:  I prefer a minute with you than an eternity without you.





Ahh, LOVE.
Some may say it’s cheesy, but that’s love for you. Which quote is your favorite? Share in the comments. 🙂

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Spanish Quotes Collection

“La acción es la clave fundamental para todo éxito.” – Pablo Picasso.

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso.

“Nunca renuncies a un sueño por el tiempo que se requiere para lograrlo. El tiempo pasará de todas formas.” – Earl Nightingale.

“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale.

“No puedo cambiar la dirección del viento, pero sí ajustar mis velas para llegar a mi destino.” – James Dean.

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – James Dean.

“La mayoría de las personas gastan más tiempo y energías en hablar de los problemas que en afrontarlos.” – Henry Ford.

“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.” – Henry Ford.

“Todos nuestros sueños se pueden hacer realidad si tenemos el coraje de perseguirlos.” – Walt Disney.

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney.



“Dentro de veinte años estarás más decepcionado por las cosas que no hiciste, que por las que hiciste. Así que suelta las amarras. Navega lejos del puerto seguro. Atrapa los vientos alisios en tus velas. Explora. Sueña. Descubre.” – Mark Twain.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain.

Spanish quotes with English translations about success.

“Cambia tus pensamientos y cambiarás tu mundo.” – Norman Vincent Peale.

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale.

“Trabaja duro en silencio, que el éxito sea tu ruido.” – Frank Ocean.

“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean.

“No importa lo lento que vayas, siempre y cuando no te detengas.” – Confucio.

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius.

“Tu trabajo va a llenar gran parte de tu vida, y la única manera de estar realmente satisfecho es hacer lo que creas es un gran trabajo. Y la única manera de hacerlo es amar lo que haces. Si no lo has encontrado aún, sigue buscando.” – Steve Jobs.

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.” – Steve Jobs.

Inspiring Spanish Quotes

“Imposible es una palabra que se encuentra sólo en el diccionario de los tontos.” – Napoleón Bonaparte.

“Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.” – Napoleon Bonaparte.

“Recuerda que la felicidad es una forma de viajar, no un destino.” – Roy L. Goodman.

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.” – Roy L. Goodman.

“Los desafíos son los que hacen que la vida sea interesante y superarlos es lo que hace la vida significativa.” – Joshua J. Marine.

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine.

“Yo prefiero ser un fracaso en algo que me gusta, que un éxito en algo que odio.” – George Burns.

“I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.” – George Burns.

“La vida es un 10% lo que me ocurre y 90% cómo reacciono a ello.” – Charles R. Swindoll.

“Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll.
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“La persona que dice que algo no puede hacerse no debe interrumpir a la persona que lo está haciendo.” – Proverbio chino.

“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.” – Chinese proverb.

“Los ganadores nunca se rinden y los que se rinden nunca ganan.” – Atribuida a Vince Lombardi.

“Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” – Credited to Vince Lombardi.

“No conquistamos a la montaña, sino a nosotros mismos.” – Edmund Hillary.

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary.

“¿Quieres saber quién eres? No preguntes. ¡Actúa! La acción delineará y definirá quién eres.” – Thomas Jefferson.

“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t Ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson.

“Si puedes soñarlo, puedes lograrlo.” – Zig Ziglar.

“If you can dream it, then you can achieve it.” – Zig Ziglar.

“El conocimiento tiene que ser mejorado, desafiado e incrementado constantemente, o se desvanece.” – Peter Drucker.

“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged and increased constantly, or it vanishes.” – Peter Drucker.

“No cuentes los días, haz que los días cuenten.” – Muhammad Ali.

“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali.

“He fallado más de 9000 mil tiros en mi carrera. He perdido casi 300 partidos. En 26 ocasiones, pude hacer la canasta que ganara el partido y fallé. He fracasado una y otra vez en mi vida. Y por esa razón he triunfado.” – Michael Jordan.

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan.

“La felicidad no es algo que pospones para el futuro; es algo que diseñas para el presente.” – Jim Rohn.

“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” – Jim Rohn.

“Recuerda que no conseguir lo que quieres es a veces un maravilloso golpe de suerte.” – Dalai Lama.

“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” – Dalai Lama.



Spanish quotes with English translations about NOT GIVING UP!


“La falta de miedo es como un músculo. Sé por propia experiencia que cuanto más lo ejercitas más natural se convierte el no dejar que los miedos guíen tu vida.” – Arianna Huffington.

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.” – Arianna Huffington.

“El secreto real del éxito es el entusiasmo.” – Walter Chrysler.

“The real secret of success is enthusiasm.” – Walter Chrysler.

“Para evitar la crítica no hagas nada, no digas nada, no seas nada.” – Elbert Hubbard.

“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard.

“El éxito no es la llave de la felicidad. La felicidad es la llave del éxito. Si amas lo que haces, tendrás éxito.” – Albert Schweitzer.

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer.

“Sé agradecido por lo que tienes; terminarás teniendo más. Si te concentras en lo que no tienes, nunca, jamás tendrás suficiente.” – Oprah Winfrey.

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey.

“Las limitaciones solo habitan en nuestra mente. Pero si usamos nuestra imaginación, nuestras posibilidades son ilimitadas.” – Jamie Paolinetti.

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” – Jamie Paolinetti.

“La pregunta no es quién me va a dejar hacer algo; es quién se atreverá a detenerme.” – Ayn Rand.

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand.

“El talento es más barato que la sal de mesa. Lo que separa el individuo talentoso del exitoso es un montón de trabajo duro.” – Stephen King.

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King.

“No soy producto de mis circunstancias. Soy producto de mis decisiones.” – Stephen Covey.

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey.

“No puedes controlar todos los eventos que te suceden, pero puedes decidir no ser reducido por ellos.” – Maya Angelou.

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou.


“Muchos de nosotros no estamos viviendo nuestros sueños porque estamos viviendo nuestros miedos.” – Les Brown.

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” – Les Brown.

“La forma más común en que las personas renuncian a su poder es pensar que no tienen ninguno.” – Alice Walker.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker.

“Los tiempos difíciles no perduran, pero las personas fuertes sí.” – Robert H. Schuller.

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller.

“La mente es todo. Te conviertes en lo que piensas.” – Buda.

“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – Buddha.

“Es en los momentos de mayor oscuridad cuando debemos enfocarnos para ver la luz.” – Aristóteles Onassis.

“It is in our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle Onassis.

“Cuando te metes en un lugar apretado y todo va en tu contra, hasta que parece que no puedes soportar un minuto más, nunca te rindas, porque ese es justo el lugar y el momento en el que la marea va a cambiar.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe.

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe.

“La vida es una oportunidad, benefíciate de ella. La vida es belleza, admírala. La vida es un sueño, alcánzalo. La vida es un desafío, cumple. La vida es un deber, complétala. La vida es un juego, juégala. La vida es una promesa, cúmplela. La vida es pena, supérala. La vida es una canción, cántala. La vida es lucha, acéptala. La vida es una tragedia, enfréntala. La vida es una aventura, atrévete. La vida es suerte, hazlo. La vida es demasiado preciosa, no la destruyas. La vida es vida, lucha por ella.” –  Madre Teresa.

“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.” – Mother Teresa.

Here are some very wise quotes.




“Lo más difícil es la decisión de actuar, el resto es meramente tenacidad. Los temores son tigres de papel. Uno puede hacer cualquier cosa que decida hacer. Uno puede actuar para cambiar y controlar su vida; y el procedimiento, el proceso, es su propia recompensa.” – Amelia Earhart.

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.” – Amelia Earhart.

“Permite que el refinamiento y la mejora de tu propia vida te mantengan tan ocupado que tengas poco tiempo para criticar a otros.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“No te puedo dar la fórmula del éxito, pero sí te puedo dar la fórmula del fracaso – la cual es: Tratar de complacer a todo el mundo.” – Herbert Bayard Swope.

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure – which is: Try to please everybody.” – Herbert Bayard Swope.

“Si haces lo que siempre has hecho, obtendrás lo que siempre has conseguido. No es lo que hacemos de vez en cuando lo que da forma a nuestras vidas, sino lo que hacemos constantemente.” – Tony Robbins.

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” – Tony Robbins.

“Con los años he aprendido que una vez que la mente se decide, el miedo disminuye; saber lo que se debe hacer aparta el miedo.” – Rosa Parks.

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” – Rosa Parks.



Experience and the patience important subjects in these Spanish quotes with English translation.


“Todo llega a su tiempo al que sabe cómo esperar.” – León Tolstoy.

“Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait.” – Leo Tolstoy.

“Qué maravilloso es que nadie necesite esperar ni un solo momento antes de comenzar a mejorar el mundo.” – Ana Frank.

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank.



“La fuerza no viene de ganar. Tus luchas desarrollan tus fortalezas. Cuando pasas por dificultades y decides no rendirte, eso es la fuerza.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger.

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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“Si todo parece estar bajo control, no vas lo suficientemente rápido.” – Mario Andretti.

“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” – Mario Andretti.

“Una persona que nunca ha cometido un error nunca ha intentado nada nuevo.” – Albert Einstein.

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein.

“El problema de no tener una meta es que se puede pasar la vida corriendo de lado a lado en la cancha y nunca anotar.” – Bill Copeland.

“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” – Bill Copeland.

“Comienza por hacer lo necesario; luego haz lo que es posible; y de repente, estarás haciendo lo imposible.” – Francisco de Asís.

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi.

“Cuando yo tenía cinco años, mi madre siempre me decía que la felicidad es la clave para la vida. Cuando fui a la escuela, me preguntaron qué quería ser cuando fuera grande, escribí “feliz”. Me dijeron que yo no entendía la pregunta. Les dije que no entendían la vida.” – John Lennon.

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” – John Lennon.

“Prefiero morir de pasión que de aburrimiento.” – Vincent van Gogh.

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” – Vincent van Gogh.

“Ningún acto de bondad, por pequeño que sea, es en vano.” – Esopo.

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop.

“Puedes decepcionarte si fallas, pero estás condenado si no lo intentas.” – Beverly Sills.

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you do not try.” – Beverly Sills.

“Comienza donde estás, usa lo que tienes, haz lo que puedes.” – Arthur Ashe.

“Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe.

“¿Qué es el dinero? Un hombre es exitoso si en el tiempo entre despertar e irse a la cama hace lo que realmente quiere.” – Bob Dylan.

“What is money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” – Bob Dylan.

Amazing Spanish quotes about courage and self-esteem.


“Lo que haces hoy puede mejorar todos tus mañanas.” – Ralph Marston.

“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” – Ralph Marston.

“La vida se contrae o se expande en proporción al coraje de uno.” – Anais Nin.

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin.

“Dentro de un año usted pudiera desear haber comenzado hoy.” – Karen Lamb.

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb.

“La educación cuesta dinero. Pero también lo hace la ignorancia.” – Sir Claus Moser.

“Education costs money. But then so does ignorance.” – Sir Claus Moser.

“Sólo una cosa convierte en imposible un sueño: el miedo a fracasar.” – Paulo Coelho.

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho.

Forget about the past and start working, as these Spanish quotes say.




“Cuando quieras tener éxito tanto como quieres respirar, entonces vas a ser exitoso.” – Eric Thomas.

“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” – Eric Thomas.

“Sin saltos de la imaginación, o sueños, perdemos la emoción de las posibilidades. Soñar, después de todo, es una forma de planificación.” – Gloria Steinem.

“Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” – Gloria Steinem.

“Cómo comienzas tu día es cómo vives tu día. Cómo vives tu día es cómo vives tu vida.” – Louise Hay.

“How you start your day is how you live your day. How you live your day is how you live your life.” – Louise Hay.

“Fallas el 100% de los tiros que no haces.” – Wayne Gretzky.

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

“Exponte a tu miedo más profundo, después de eso, el miedo no tiene poder, y el miedo a la libertad se reduce y desaparece. Eres libre.” – Jim Morrison.

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” – Jim Morrison.

“La gente siempre culpa a sus circunstancias por lo que son. Yo no creo en las circunstancias. La gente que sale adelante en este mundo es la gente que se levanta y busca las circunstancias que quiere, y si no las puede encontrar, las crea.” – George Bernad Shaw.

“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” – George Bernard Shaw.

“Por cada fracaso, hay un curso de acción alternativo. Solo hay que encontrarlo. Cuando llegues a un bloqueo en el camino, toma un desvío”. – Mary Kay Ash.

“For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.” – Mary Kay Ash.

“Sin desviación de la norma, el progreso no es posible.” – Frank Zappa.

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa.

“Si el mundo te parece frío, enciende fuegos para calentarlo.” – Lucy Larcom.

“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.” – Lucy Larcom.

“Nunca en la vida aprendí algo de alguien que estuviese de acuerdo conmigo.” – Dudley Field Malone.

“I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.” – Dudley Field Malone.

You can learn important lessons from each one of these inspirational Spanish quotes.




“Cualquier cosa que puedas hacer o soñar que puedes, comiénzala. La audacia tiene genio, poder y magia en ella.” – Johann von Goethe.

“Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” – Johann von Goethe.

“El éxito parece ser en buena parte cuestión de perseverar después de que otros hayan abandonado.” – William Feather.

“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” – William Feather.

“No dejes que la vida te desanime; todo el que ha llegado donde está tuvo que comenzar por donde estaba.” – Richard. L. Evans.

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.” – Richard L. Evans.

“La gente exitosa está siempre buscando oportunidades para ayudar a los demás. La gente fracasada siempre se está preguntando ¿Qué hay para mí?” – Brian Tracy.

“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me?’” – Brian Tracy.

“Una persona no puede directamente escoger sus circunstancias, pero sí puede escoger sus pensamientos e indirectamente -y con seguridad- darle forma a sus circunstancias.” – James Allen.

“A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.” – James Allen.

“Apunta a la luna. Si fallas, podrías dar a una estrella.” – W. Clement Stone.

“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” – W. Clement Stone.

“Pon el corazón, la mente y el alma incluso en los actos más pequeños. Ese es el secreto del éxito.” – Swami Sivananda.

“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” – Swami Sivananda.

“La única manera de descubrir los límites de lo posible es aventurarse un poco más allá de ellos hacia lo imposible.” – Arthur C. Clarke

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

“Es duro fracasar, pero es todavía peor no haber intentado nunca triunfar.” – Theodore Roosevelt.

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” – Theodore Roosevelt.

“Cuando dejo de ser lo que soy, me convierto en lo que podría ser.” – Lao-Tsé.

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu.

“Todo lo que siempre has querido está al otro lado del miedo.” – George Addair.

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair.

“Cree y actúa como si fuese imposible fallar.” – Charles Kettering.

“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” – Charles Kettering.

“No he fallado. Sólo he encontrado 10000 maneras que no funcionan.” – Thomas A. Edison.

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison.

“Alguien está sentado en la sombra hoy porque alguien plantó un árbol hace mucho tiempo.” – Warren Buffett.

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett.

“Tomas tu vida en tus propias manos y, ¿qué pasa? Algo terrible: no hay nadie a quién culpar.” – Erica Jong.

“You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.” – Erica Jong.

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“Sueña en grande y atrévete a fallar.” – Norman Vaughan.

“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan.

“No importa lo que te diga la gente, las palabras y las ideas pueden cambiar el mundo.” – Robin Williams.

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Robin Williams.

“Recuerda, nadie puede hacer que te sientas inferior sin tu consentimiento.” – Eleanor Roosevelt.

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt.

“No podemos ayudar a todos, pero todo el mundo puede ayudar a alguien.” – Ronald Reagan.

“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” – Ronald Reagan.

“Nuestras vidas empiezan a terminar el día en que guardamos silencio acerca de las cosas que importan.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Iré a cualquier parte siempre y cuando sea hacia delante.” – David Livingston.

“I’ll go anywhere as long as it’s forward.” – David Livingston.

“He sido impresionado con la urgencia de hacer. Saber no es suficiente, debemos aplicar. Estar dispuesto no es suficiente, debemos hacer.” – Leonardo da Vinci.

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” – Leonardo da Vinci.

“¿Qué grandes cosas intentarías si supieras que no vas a fracasar?” – Robert H. Schuller.

“What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?” – Robert H. Schuller.

“Lo que haces marca una diferencia, y tienes que decidir qué tipo de diferencia quieres marcar.” – Jane Goodall.

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall.

“El pesimista ve dificultad en toda oportunidad. El optimista ve oportunidad en toda dificultad.” – Winston Churchill.

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill.

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Republic Day Wishes In Tamil: Messages You Can Share With Family And Friends

Republic Day is the celebration of the 'Constitution of India'. Here are a few Republic Day wishes in Tamil that will evoke patriotism in you.

On January 26, 1950, the Constitution of India was formed marking the country's transition toward becoming an independent republic nation. Ever since then, every year, this gazetted holiday has been celebrated as the Republic Day. This day is celebrated to restate that no person, law, rule or government is bigger than the constitution.

On this special day, while some celebrate hoisting the tricolour, others celebrate it by sharing Republic Day wishes, quotes, images and Whatsapp statuses with their family and friends. Here are some Republic Day wishes in Tamil (taken from Tamil Popxox.com).

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Republic Day wishes in Tamil
அரசியலமைப்பு, அமெரிக்க கொடுத்தது
நம்பிக்கை, சுதந்திரம், சமாதானம் ஒரு பெருமை
எனவே அது உருவாக்கப்பட்ட நாளை மதித்து
ஒரு புன்னகையுடன்,
இனிய குடியரசு தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

The Constitution gave us
the pride of hope, liberty, peace,
so with a smile of respect
for the tomorrow it was created,
Happy Republic Day!

இளைஞர்கள் கைகோர்த்து நம்பிக்கை கொடிபிடித்து
குடியரசைப் போற்றுவோம்! – நம்தேசக் கொடிதனை ஏற்றுவோம்!!
இனிய குடியரசு தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

Let the youth join hands and salute the Republic!
Let us hoist the flag! Happy Republic Day!

குடியரசு தேசம் நம் தேசம்
நெடுந் புகழ் ஓங்கியொளி வீசும்
அன்பின் வழியில் நாம் சென்றோம்
அஹிம்சையால் அதை வென்றோம்!
இனிய குடியரசு தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

Our great Republic nation
Has steered in the path of love,

Its pride is its righteousness
and we have won it by non-violence!
Happy Republic Day!

சுதந்திர காற்றை சுகமாய் அனுபவிக்கும் நம் சுதந்திர கொடி போல்
நாமும் நமக்காக பாடுபட்டு வாங்கித்தந்ததை பத்திரப்படுத்தி வாழ்வோமாக
வளர்க பாரதம்! வெல்க பாரதம்!
குழந்தைகளுக்கு இனிய குடியரசு தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

Like our flag of freedom, enjoying the free air,
we can live our lives safe and secure!
Welcome! Happy Republic Day to the kids!

இந்தியா என் தாய்நாடென்று வெறுமனே
இயம்புவதை விட்டு விட்டு – நம் இன ஒற்றுமை மற்றும்
இயற்கைவளம் சீரழியாமல் இதயம் வைத்து காப்பதே நம் கடமையாகும்!..
குழந்தைகளுக்கு இனிய குடியரசு தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

India is simply my motherland it is our duty to protect our ethnic unity and

the natural environment without degrading the heart!

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Makar Sankranti 2020: All About The Hindu Festival Of India

Makar Sankranti would be celebrated on January 15, 2020. The harvest festival marks the Northward movement of sun and therefor it is called Uttrayan in Gujarat.

India is a land of varied cultures and traditions. The whole country has different festivals that are celebrated in different parts of the nation. One such festival is Makar Sankranti. It is a harvest festival that is celebrated on January 15 every year.

This festival is celebrated in different parts of India with different traditions and names. According to the Hindu calendar, this festival is celebrated on a specific day that is referred to as a solar day in the Hindu calendar. The festival is all about worshipping the sun and the legend of Hindu mythology related to Sankranti.

History
Sankranti was a goddess according to Hindu mythology. As per the legend, Sankranti killed a devil named Sankarasur. The day next to Makar Sankrant is called Karidin or Kinkrant.

On this day, the Devi slayed the devil Kinkarasur. The information of Makar Sankranti is available in Panchang. The Panchang is the Hindu Almanac that provides information on the age, form, clothing, direction, and movement of Sankranti.

Importance of Makar Sankranti
On the day of Makar Sankranti, the sun starts its Northward movement. This is also known as the Uttrayan journey, and therefore the festival is known Uttrayan in the state of Gujarat.

Important facts
On the day of Makar Sankranti, a holy bath in one of the holy rivers is a very old tradition. This holy bath happens at different sacred holy rivers like in Varanasi, Haridwar, Ujjain, Nashik, and Allahabad.
Sun is worshipped with a haldi-kumkum ceremony and a sacred puja is held in the morning for the same.
Til or sesame seeds laddoo is one of the traditional eateries on Makar Sankranti.
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Kite Festival
Kite flying is one of the sports that is practiced on this day. It is one of the biggest festival sports in Gujarat on the day of Uttrayan. In other parts of the nation, there are various sports and dances that are held to commemorate the festival.

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In different regions of India, Makar Sankranti is celebrated with different names
Lohri is celebrated in Haryana and Punjab. At night, people gather around the bonfire and throw til, puffed rice and corns into the flames of the bonfire. Prayers are offered to the bonfire seeking abundance and prosperity.
In Bihar, the Makar Sankranti festival is known as Khichdi. On this day, donating urad, rice, gold, woollen clothes, blankets, etc. have their own importance.
In Maharashtra, all married women donate cotton, oil, and salt to other married women on their first Sankrant.
In Bengal, there is a tradition of donating til after taking bath in Makar Sankrant. A huge fair is also organised every year in Gangasagar.
On the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Tamil Nadu, this festival is celebrated as Pongal for four days.


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Makar Sankranti: SMS & Messages To Send To Your Friends And Family

Makar Sankranti is celebrated across the nation on January 15. People send Makar Sankranti messages to their loved ones. Happy Makar Sankranti to everyone

India is a country full of various cultures and traditions. The entire country has innumerable festivals that are celebrated with unity and togetherness. Makar Sankranti is the harvest festival that is celebrated every January 15 majorly by the people of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Goa. This Hindu festival is also celebrated in the rest of the states as well but usually with different names and traditions.


Makar Sankranti Messages
On this auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, people send their families and friends messages and wishes. This is just to make them feel special and to remind them that you are missing them and want them to be happy and well. Here are some of the messages that you can send on Makar Sankranti 2020.


“Look at the brighter side of life, it’s so pleasant and sees the Sun smiling for you & birds singing for you. Happy Makar Sankranti”
“With great devotion, fervour and vivacity, with rays of hope and light, we wish you a very Happy Makar Sankranti”
“As the sun starts its northward journey, let’s come together and celebrate this season of opulence with love, peace and joy. Wish you a very Happy Makar Sankranti”
“Worship the Lord Sun, and fly the kite and celebrate the day, as this is the season of harvest. Happy Makar Sankranti to all.”
“This is that time of the year where you can enjoy the moment with full intensity and cheers. Wish you and your family a very prosperous Makar Sankranti”
“The festival of sun and harvest is here. May it enlighten your mind with knowledge and wisdom. Happy Makar Sankranti dear”
“Let’s come together and celebrate this day of happiness. Let’s fly the kites and touch the skies of happiness. Wish you a very Happy Makar Sankranti”
“Explore out the brightest light coming from the sun rays and enjoy this gentle breeze & cool air with hearty music. Wish you a very Happy Makar Sankranti”

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Makar Sankranti Wishes In Telugu To Share With Your Telugu Friends

Makar Sankranti is celebrated across the nation on January 15. Here is all you need to know about the festival. Here are some of the wishes in Telugu. 

The winter harvest season Makar Sankranti is here. People across the nation are busy celebrating this festival. The celebration includes everything right from bonfire to kite flying sessions and many get-togethers and also special delicious food items that are made using the winter harvest. 

It is widely celebrated in Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and is also celebrated under different names across the country. Here are some messages to share with your Telugu friends to wish them on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.

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Makar Sankranti wishes in Telugu

1. Palaloni Telladanam, Cherukuloni Tiyyadanam. Mungiṭlo Mugguloni Rangula Andam. Anniṇṭi Kalayikato Paṇḍaga naaḍu Mee Iṇṭlo Velliviriyāli Aanandam. Meeku Mariyu Mee Kuṭumba Sabhyulaku Sankranti Subhakaankshalu.

2. Tarigiponi Dhanyarasulatho. Taralivacche Sirisampadalato. Tiruguleni Anubandhala Allikalato. Mee Jeevitham Dinadinam Vrudhi Chendalani, Mee Illu Kalakalam Pacchadanamtho Kaḷakaḷalaḍalani Korukuṇṭu. Sankranti Subhakaankshalu.

3. Telugu dananiki Niluvettu Prateeka. Aa Galipaṭam la Unnatanga Egire Mana Ghanata. Jeevitanni Rangulamayam Chese Acchamaina Veḍuka Mana Sankranti Paṇḍuga. Meeku Mariyu Mee Kuṭumba Sabhyulaku Sankranti Subhakaankshalu.

4. Ningi Nunchi Nelaku Digivacche Harivillulu, Mana Mungiṭlo Merise Rangavallulu. Pachekaṭṭulu, Pandemkollu, Haridasulu, Dudu Basavannalu. Teluginti Sanskr̥ti Sampradayalanu Gurtu Chestu. Meeku Mariyu Mee Kuṭumba Sabhyulaku Sankranti Subhakaankshalu.

5. Aakupacchani Mamiḍi Toraṇaalu. Pasupu Pacchani Melimi Singaramatho Merise Gaḍapalu. Mungiṭlo Muggulu, Andamaina Gobbemmalu. Iṇṭiki Taralivacche Dhanyarasulu. Ide kada Mana Telugiṇṭi Sanskr̥ti, Ide kada Mana Telugiṇṭi Paṇḍaga. Sankranti Subhakaankshalu.

I wish you soar high just like

the kites on Makar Sankranti.

!! Happy Makar Sankranti !!

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Pongal Stickers To Send To Your Near And Dear Ones And Wish Them Happiness

Pongal stickers are one of the best ways to wish your near and dear ones this Pongal 2020. Check out some stickers which you can send them on social media

Pongal is one of the most revered festivals in South India, which is celebrated to thank the Sun God and Lord Indra as a sign to help the farmers in yielding better crops. A special puja is also performed by the farmers to thank the Sun god while the festival is traditionally celebrated for four continuous days. On the first day of the festival which falls on January 13, is called Bhogi, people reject their old belongings and welcome new stuff. Farmers burn their old household materials in a fire while chanting “Paraiyana kadiwalum, Pudiyana Pugudulam” which literally translates to “Let the old things go away and Let the new things come in”.

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The second day of the festival is called Thai Pongal, while the third day of the celebration is known as Mattu Pongal and the fourth day of the celebration is called Kaanum Pongal. A lot of people cannot be there with their family and friends to wish them on this auspicious day so they rely on social media to wish their near and dear ones on this day. Writing a message for them is one of the conventional ways of wishing them, while stickers are trending nowadays. Hence, if you are in search of some Pongal stickers to send on Whatsapp or any other social media, here are a few stickers which you can send your near and dear ones this Pongal.

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Pongal 2020: Here's How You Can Wish Your Closed Ones This Harvest Season

Pongal is one of the most auspicious festivals in all of south India. Here are a few decent Pongal wishes that you can share with your friends and family

Pongal is one of the most revered festivals in southern India. The festival marks the beginning of the harvest season in the south and also is celebrated right before the summer solstice. Pongal will be celebrated on January 15, 2020, and the festivities will continue for three whole days. Here are a few Pongal wishes that are appropriate for the festival that you can send to your family and friends.

Auspicious Pongal wishes that you can send your friends and family during the festival
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Pongal is one of the most auspicious festivals for south India. During the celebrations, you might want to send your friends and family Pongal wishes. However, finding the right message to send can be a problematic task that you may not have the time to go through. So here are a few Pongal wishes suggestions that you can use to send to your contacts during this auspicious harvest season.

May this harvest festival diminish all your worries and fears from your life and fill your heart with calm and healthy thoughts. Happy Pongal”

wishing you #happiness, peace, #joy, and good luck aplenty on the auspicious day of #Pongal.

May this festival may be the start of your brighter days, blessed with prosperity and joy. Happy #Pongal!

Pongal Nalvazthukal :


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Pongal Festival 2020: Know The Date And Importance Of The Festival

Pongal is a harvest festival that is celebrated on January 15, 2020. It is a four-day festival ending on January 18, 202. Here is the traditional belief of it.

Pongal, one of a major Hindu festival is celebrated on the fourteenth day of January every year in the state of Tamil Nadu. For four long days, the festival is celebrated and mother nature and Sun God is worshipped for bestowing food grains and providing energy for agriculture. The harvest festival is named after the Tamil word, Ponga, which means to boil. Read ahead to know all about the festival.

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Pongal in 2020

Bhogi Festival: 14 January 2020, Tuesday

Surya Pongal: 15 January 2020, Wednesday

Mattu Pongal: 16 January 2020, Thursday

Kaanum Pongal: 17 January 2020, Friday

Why is Pongal celebrated?

There are two dimensions to celebrate Pongal. One, it is meant to rejoice the bounteous harvest preceding the Pongal celebrations. Secondly, Pongal is a kind of thanksgiving in which people celebrate it to thank all those aspects that helped their agricultural and farming activities.

The first day of Pongal is celebrated in honour of Lord Indra, the god of rain. On the second day, known as Thai Pongal, there is a special ritual performed where rice and milk are boiled together in an earthen pot - which is tied with a turmeric plant- out in the open as an offering to the sun god. 

However, another important aspect of this day is the kolam, which is the traditional design hand-drawn at the entrance of houses with lime powder.

The third day, Mattu Pongal is celebrated in the name of cows. The cattle are adorned with bells, sheaves of corn and garlands and are worshipped.

The fourth day, Kaanum or Kanu Pongal marks the last day of the harvest festival. On this day, a ritual is performed where the leftover sweet dish Pongal and other food are set out in the courtyard on a washed turmeric leaf, along with betel leaves, betel nuts and sugar cane.

How do people celebrate Pongal?

On the days of Pongal, Tamilians decorate their houses with mango, banana leaves and colourful patterns made with rice flour at the entrance of the house. Moreover, the traditional sweet dish of Pongal is prepared at home from rice and jaggery. Apart from this, Jallikattu, a bull-taming event is also organised.

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