Inspirational Anchors
This page holds a growing collection of quotes and phrases that truly resonate with me. I provide what I believe the quote means next to each. These words are deeply personal and reflect who I am as a person. Furthermore, I hope this list also provides some value to any that explore it. Any quote in bold is a quote I use on an almost daily basis for any area of my life.
Quotes
- "Just keep swimming." - From a kids movie (Finding Nemo), due to personal reasons this is my favourite that I stand by each day. Never give up, just keep going, no matter what.
- "Do it tired." - The base value of this quote means that even if you are tired or sad or unmotivated, you get the job done. No excuses.
- "There is no tomorrow. Tomorrow is a lie told to fools by the weak." - If you say that you will do something tomorrow it won't ever get done. Tomorrow is a myth. There is only today. Take action.
- "One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching." - Do everything you enjoy without compromise. Pretend the world is watching and act accordingly.
- "An opinion based off hearsay is just a rumour." - Construct and opinion very carefully without influence. Others opinions should not affect your own.
- "Constraints are your friend." - Working with restrictions creates an environment where out of the box thinking is forced.
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Quotes
- "Something easy is very rarely worth doing." - Anything easy likely has little gain in the long run. Focus your time on productive and valuable activities.
- "Who says you will make it home?" - Always take the time to appreciate what you have as it can very quickly be taken away.
- "Don't take life so seriously. Nobody makes it out alive." - Everything you do won't matter in the end. Forget about past mistakes and have fun doing what you can.
- "Betrayal has never come from an enemy." - Trust is earned and is always fragile.
- "Respect is unbiased." - Respect everyone you don't know equally high. How you act to someone you don't know could greatly affect them.
Quotes
- "Short term suffering, long term gain." - Brief amounts of suffering will lead to long term success. Don't stop when things get tough.
- "To get something you've never had you have to do something you've never done." - Don't be afraid to try new things. Try and do everything that will lead you to success.
- "Your most dangerous investment is your time. Invest it wisely." - Don't waste your time being unproductive. Keep working until you have what you dreamt of.
- "Do not climb mountains for the world to see you. Climb them to see the world." - Don't strive to be better than everyone else, strive to be a better version of yourself.
- "Do the impossible and you will never doubt yourself again." - If you do what you didn't think you could do, you will realise that you are capable of anything.
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Quotes
- "Diamonds are made in high pressure over time." - Just because something is stressful doesn't mean it is bad. It's experience.
- "Obsession will beat talent every time." - If you do something because you need to instead of because you want to you will achieve much more.
- "A person who stands for nothing will fall for anything." - Keep a set of strict morals and don't compromise them for any reason.
- "If a piece doesn't fit, change the piece not the puzzle." Just because one method of something isn't working doesn't mean that thing won't work. Change your actions not your goals.
- "Become comfortable being uncomfortable." - You only grow and learn in areas you aren't comfortable in.
- "Average is the enemy." - If you aim to be average you will never accomplish your ambitions.
- "Rejection is another word for experience." - Any rejection should only be considered a learning experience. Work on what went wrong and fix it.