It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.

You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.

In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.

If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.

No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise.

Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.

In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.

Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.

The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.

Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.

In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.

The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.

If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.

A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.

It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.

Dear fear, I’m divorcing you. Dear courage, I’m courting you. Dear hope, I’m pursuing you. Dear love, I’m marrying you.

Talk less. Do more. Fear less. Achieve more.

Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.

Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.

A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.

Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.

Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.

If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.

Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.

Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.

Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.

Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with your genius.

If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.

Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.”Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.

Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.

If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay positive in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay positive in impossible situations, you are great.

The garden of your dreams is watered by the sweat of excellence.

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.

One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.

Follow your dreams with all of your mind. Chase your dreams with all of your heart. Accomplish your dreams with all of your soul.

If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond.

Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror.

To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.

Don’t miss the opportunity to fly with eagles tomorrow because chickens invited you to run with them today.

If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed.

To achieve success, ignore doubt; fame, ignore haters; greatness, ignore fear; and immortality, ignore hardship.

If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.

If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.

A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.

Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.

A bird must have faith in its wings in order to fly.

A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.

To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.

On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.

If the light within you is greater than the darkness around you, you are a star.

Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.

A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.

A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.

A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.

Reach for the stars, not your fears.

Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.

A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.

Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.

Because failure works double time, to get success, work triple time.

Shatter your fears and you will shatter records.

Step up your game and success will step up to you.

The higher you rise above your fears the higher you will rise above your peers.

There is no cure for ambition other than success.

If an eagle is teaching you to fly, ignore the advice of turkeys.

If you water your dreams with excellence, success will grow.

A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.

Stars are born out of dark moments.

It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.

The sweetest victories come after the bitterest defeats.

If records refuse to be broken, shatter them.

Breaking through the glass ceiling is only possible if you are stronger than glass.

Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become.

Walking on water requires feet of faith.

The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.

Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light.

A star earns the right to shine the day it is born.

Believe in yourself, not in your critics.

You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground.

It is impossible to make your own luck without the ingredient of hard work.

A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.

The thorny path to greatness is better than the rosy path to mediocrity.

Chase your dreams and your nightmares will grow tired of chasing you.

The louder your “I can” the closer your “I've done it!

Believe in yourself, for the universe believes in you.

We only fall on our face to learn how to rise on our feet.

You cannot walk in a great man's shoes without getting sores on your feet.

The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.

Behind your darkest fears lie your brightest rewards.

Excellence in obscurity is better than mediocrity in the spotlight.

If you listen to critics for too long, you will become deaf to success.

Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success.

Carving your own path gets you to greatness quicker than following someone else's trail.

One who conquers fear conquers his greatest enemy.

Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all.

Fear must die for your dreams to live.

Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow.

Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.

Your darkest fears are the veil between you and your brightest rewards.

An eagle does not crawl because it was born to fly.

Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success.

A muddied diamond is better than an unsullied pebble.

Critics are loud, but success is louder.

A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.

Showing up begins long before you stand at the start. Prove yourself an exception in a world where people talk more than act. Intent without follow-through is hollow. Disappoint yourself enough times and empty is how you feel. Make yourself proud. Fill yourself up. Show up.

Small steps add up to complete big journeys.

Body follows mind. If the mind compares itself to others this could lead to overtraining. Tune out what other runners do and how fast they run. Tune in, instead, to how your body wants to increase speed and distance.