Positivity Nation presents:

101 Quotes to Feed Your Soul & Inspire Your Spirit

volume one

This collection of quotes was compiled by Lanette Pottle Founder & Chief Inspirational Officer, Positivity Nation

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. ~ Jawaharlal Nehru It is foolish to postpone enjoyment of your ordinary life until you are more successful, more secure, or more loved than you are today ~ Timothy Ray Miller

Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now. When we face our challenges with faith, prepared to learn, willing to make changes, and if necessary, to let go, we are demanding our power be turned on. ~ Iyanla Vanzant

What I know for sure is that you feel real JOY in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth. ~ -Oprah Winfrey

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca

Love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. Love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it. ~ Maya Angelou

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. ~ Gail Devers

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Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be. ~ Marsha Petrie Sue

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our minds to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others. ~ Barbara Bush

There's a powerful transformative effect when you surround yourself with like-minded people. Peer pressure is a great thing when it helps you accomplish your goals instead of distracting you from them. ~ Po Bronson

Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~ Harold Thurman Whitman

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want. ~ Jim Rohn

You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man. ~Seth Parker

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. ~ Helen Keller

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The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him, his own. ~ Benjamin Disraeli

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ~ Albert Pine

Goodness is the only investment which never fails. ~ Henry David Thoreau

It takes but one positive thought, when given a chance to survive and thrive, to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts. ~ Robert Shuller

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. ~ Charles Schultz

A keen sense of humor helps us overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected and outlast the unbearable. ~ Billy Graham

If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere. ~ Loretta Young

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Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words and kind deeds. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Everything can be taken from a man or woman but one thing: the last of the human freedoms is to choose ones attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose ones own way. ~ Victor Frankl

Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that you should never miss the opportunity to give encouragement. ~ George Adams

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it. ~ W. Clement Stone

You don't have to accept the invitation to get angry. Instead, practice forgiveness, empathy, and encouragement. ~ Dan Fallon You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their success, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins. ~ Jim Stovall When you express your passion and enthusiasm, you will become a magnet to others, who will be attracted to your level of energy. ~ Jack Canfield www.facebook.com/PositivityNation

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn alot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. ~ Buddha Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away. ~ -Denis Waitley Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it. ~ -Marianne Williamson

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~ Melody Beattie

May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through. ~ Irish Blessing

Smiling is infectious, You can catch it like the flu. Someone smiled at me today, And I started smiling too. ~ Author Unknown

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Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. ~ Og Mandino

We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world. ~ Howard Zinn

Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ~Jean Houston This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life. ~ - Author Unknown

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In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now. ~ -Wangari Maathai A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change. ~ -Earl Nightingale

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone. People, even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Never throw out anyone. ~ Audrey Hepburn

Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

If you have done the best you can do and if you have gotten all you could extract from something -- you have given all you had to give, then the time has come when you can do no more than say thank you and move on. ~ Maya Angelou

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Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. ~ Christian D Larson Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. ~ Harold B. Melchart

You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing, there will be no result. ~ Gandhi

The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good. ~ Brian Tracy

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. ~ Steve Jobs

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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. ~Epictetus

One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks. ~ Jack Penn

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. ~ Bill Cosby

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think. ~ Horace I believe there's a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call. ~ - Oprah Winfrey

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. ~ Hindu Proverb

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Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. ~-Louisa May Alcott

I'm going to be happy today, Though the skies may be cloudy and gray No matter what may come my way I'm going to be happy today. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You're able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment. ~ Ralph Marston

Make one person happy each day and in forty years you will have made 14,600 human beings happy for a little time at least. ~ Charles Wiley

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work. ~ William Arthur Ward

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So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. ~ Christopher Reeve

You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait. ~ Ellen Metcalf

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time ~ John Lubbock

Life is a great and wondrous mystery, and the only thing we know that we have for sure is what is right here and right now. Don't miss it. ~ Leo Buscaglia

It is only when we silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts. ~ KT Jong

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. ~ Dr. Dale Tuner

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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dreams. ~ Lao Tzu

One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world - making the most of one's best. ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. ~Scott Adams

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. ~ Oscar Wilde

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. ~Nhat Hanh

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The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, thane education, than money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.

~Charles R. Swindoll

Sometimes just a smile on your face can help to make this world a better place. Stand up for the things that are right. Try to talk things out instead of fight. Lend a hand when you can. Get involved. You can help make a difference in your neighborhood. ~ Robert Alan

Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow. ~Douglas Pagels

Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. ~ Margaret Cousins

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No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. ~ Amelia Earhart

Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. ~- Saint Francis of Assisi

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate. ~ Albert Schweitzer

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well. ~ Lewis B. Smedes

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. ~ Og Mandino The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt. ~ Frederick Buechner

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Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions. ~Mark Twain

A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day. ~ Ancient Proverb Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best. ~Henry Van Dyke

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. ~Louis L'Amour

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical. ~ Sophia Loren

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. ~ Jamie Paolinetti Balance your thoughts with action. If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, youll never get it done. ~ Bruce Lee

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The Way to Happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love, scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. ~Colin Powell

To live your life to fullest, start taking more risks and doing the things you fear. Get good at being uncomfortable and stop walking the path of least resistance. ~Robin Sharma

Doing your best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. ~ Oprah Winfrey

Dont wish it were easier, wish you were better. Dont wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Dont wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom. ~ Earl Shoaf

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Once you choose hope, anything's possible. ~ Christopher Reeve

Our lives improve only when we take chances... and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. ~ Walter Anderson

It only takes one person to change your life - you. ~Ruth Casey

\Most people love to be around people who are positive and enthusiastic, always looking for the best. They attract others like a magnet When was the last time you knew a successful person whom people consistently described as negative and cynical? In my years of experience, I cannot name one successful person described as negative. Not one! ~David Cottrell

It has always been impossible until it is done. ~Nelson Mandela

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