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== Faith related quotes ==
*[[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]]
*[[Resources on becoming a Christian]]
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"Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them - though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me." - Apostle Paul, the hardest working apostle of Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 15: 8-10 (NRSV)
[[File:4335281098 237ce959bd.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"The heavens are telling of the glory of [[God]]. And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1 NASB)]]
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[[File:1100865787 f88d4dcf2a.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|And He said to them, 'Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - Jesus, (Matthew 17:20 NASB) ]]
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[[File:CIF San Diego Championship 2007.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." - The [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]], 1 Corinthians 9:24-27]]
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[[File:Roman-soldier.jpg|center|thumb|500px|"No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier." - The Apostle Paul, 1 Timothy 2:4 ]]
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[[File:Dove blue background.jpg|center|thumb|500px|"But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." - Philippians 4:6-7
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"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7
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"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." - Isaiah 26:3
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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." - Matthew 5:9
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"If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." - Romans 12:18 ]]
"The strength or weakness of a society depends more on the level of its spiritual life than on its level of industrialization. Neither a market economy nor even general abundance constitutes the crowning achievement of human life. If a nation's spiritual energies have been exhausted, it will not be saved from collapse by the most perfect government structure or by any industrial development. A tree with a rotten core cannot stand." - [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]
== Quotes on change ==
[[File:Statue of Leonardo DaVinci in Uffizi Alley, Florence, Italy.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind." - [[Leonardo da Vinci]] ]]
*"Change is inevitable. Change is constant." - [[Benjamin Disraeli]]
*"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." - [[Albert Einstein]]
*"Change in all things is sweet." - [[Aristotle]]
*"Change brings opportunity." - Nido Qubein
*"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind." - [[Leonardo da Vinci]]
*"You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of." - Jim Rohn
*"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes." - [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]
*"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - [[Leo Tolstoy]]
*"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - [[Sun Tzu]]
*“He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.” - Sun Tzu
*"One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority." - [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]
*"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.' - Viktor Frankl
*"There is nothing so stable as change." - [[Bob Dylan]]
*"Come gather 'round people. Wherever you roam. And admit that the waters around you have grown. And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you is worth savin'. And you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone. For the times they are a-changin'." - Bob Dylan, from the song ''The Times They Are A-Changin''
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== Personal development quotes ==
*"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." - Apostle Paul, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NASB)
*"Champions are famous for concentrating their energy and efforts on what they want and blocking out anything or anyone who threatens that focus. While average people haphazardly pursue loosely defined goals, champions concentrate on the attainment of a singular purpose with an intensity that borders on obsession. World-class performers invest an inordinate amount of time and energy in selecting their major goals . While the masses consider making changes every New Year’s Eve, the goal setting and planning process is an everyday habit of champions. When the goals are set, champions put mental blinders on and move forward with dogged persistence and ferocious tenacity. World-class performers create such an intense level of concentration to overcome challenges and achieve goals that it is the last thing they think about before they fall asleep, and the first thing that hits them when they wake up. The great ones dream about their goals so frequently that they often keep pen and paper on the nightstand so they can quickly record any ideas or solutions that come to them in the middle of the night. While average people see world - class performers’ successes as a matter of intelligence or luck, champions know sustained concentration of thought and action is usually the true key to their success." - Steve Siebold, 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class.
*"If you want it like you want to breathe. If you want it like you say you want it, you can have it. If you are willing to persevere, if you are willing to fight for it, there is nothing you can't have if you are willing to work for it. You might be smarter. You might come from privilege. But you will not outwork me! If you want to be successful in life, you have to understand that there is a sense of urgency. You have to do things faster than your competitors. There are some guys who are at a whole different level. You have to separate yourself. I dare you to leave everything on the field. Get tired of losing. There is greatness in you. You can reach your full potential. Be what you were called to be. Do what you were called to do. Listen to me. Do not fear. I need you to understand. that you can have it, but it is going to be a fight. But if you are willing to fight, there is going to come victory." - Eric Thomas.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLh0i9KoOuE]
*"Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed." - Cavett Robert
"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better." - Jim Rohn
"Indeed, if thou hurteth in thy efforts and thou suffer painful dings, then thou art doing it right." - Richard Marcinko, ''Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior''
"Thou hast not to like it-thou hast just to do it." - Richard Marcinko, ''Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior''
*"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
*"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt
*" Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein
*"Show me a man who has never made a mistake, and I will show you one who has never tried anything. - Anonymous
*"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." - Tony Robbins
*"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." - Tom Landry
*"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - Mark Twain
*"'You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." - Zig Ziglar
*"The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands." - Anne Frank
*"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." - Michelangelo
*"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." - Zig Ziglar
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0J0g9Yq80 12 Inspirational quotes]
== Coming Out of the Ice movie quotes ==
Movie: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48jHfRVZ7rQ&list=PLc2eSR_oncViphGPvT8TAe8BlE8j8_HQj&index=1 Coming Out of the Ice]
'''Scene 1:'''
Victor Herman: "What are you saying? Give up?"
Ray: "No. Just don't take it so personal."
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Clip from the actual movie scene: [https://youtu.be/v_aLFiCM_8s?t=597 Ray talking about living in the here and now and counting your blessings]
'''Scene 3:'''
Victor Herman: "Ray, I think I am going to quit."
Ray: "I can't say that I blame you. But it would be a shame to quit now just when you're getting the hang of it."
Victor Herman: "Have you ever wanted to quit?"
Ray: "I already have. That's the only way. It's to float. Think about it Victor. When you get out of here you'll be able to live anywhere. Nothing will bother you. You won't need, money, power or fame. You'll be cured of everything that plagues the human race."
Clip from the actual movie: [https://youtu.be/hR6Ei-jnIag?t=144 Ray talking to Victor Herman in the isolator]
== Inspirational songs ==
*[https://sites.google.com/site/inspirationalsongs88/ Inspirational songs]
== Classic motivation quotes from athletes ==
"I like to work hard. I find my motivation. I don't like to go half-ways. I like to go all the way if I get involved in something. I think there is that kind of determination that maybe only a few people have. I don't like to quit when it is hard." - Nadia Comăneci
"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" - Muhammad Ali
[[File:Herb Brooks 1983.JPG|thumbnail|200px|right|Coach Herb Brooks]]
'''A few sayings and quotes of Coach Herb Brooks:'''
"You can't be common, the common man goes nowhere; you have to be uncommon."
"Boys, I'm asking you to go to the well again."
"Great moments are born from great opportunities."
"Lets be idealistic, but lets also be practical."
"You want to make sacrifices for the unknown."
"I could have picked this team in July and been real close...I kept them on the bubble. That's a key thing."
"They had to reinvent themselves a lot...They had to have a great personal attitude. They were well rounded players that could adapt to a whole new style of play...They're really tough psychologically. They were hard bitten tough people and that could be pulled and at times pushed, but mostly pulled. And understood that great do it again. They had tremendous resiliency. They were tough, tough young people. - Coach Herb Brooks U.S. Olympic team that beat the Soviets
Jimmy Craig with finger pointing at the coach after winning game after being pulled the previous game: I showed you didn't I! I should you didn't I! Coach Herb Brooks: Yep. You sure did Jimmy.
'''In the classic 2004 hockey movie Miracle, coach Herb Brooks said about the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team beating the Soviet Union Olympic hockey team:'''
"The only way we can compete with the Eastern Bloc teams is if we're willing to change. Change the way we train, the way we prepare, even change our schedule. I think we need to make it longer. You know, tougher. Much more competitive. We also need to change the way we play the game. My plan is to adopt a new style. A hybrid of the Soviet school and the Canadian school. A combination that requires the highest level of conditioning, speed, creativity, and most of all, team chemistry." - Coach Herb Brooks, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YCVtPVP5wI Miracle Board Room Interview]
'''In another scene in the movie, Herb Brooks told his players:'''
"Russian style of play, boys. Fluid. Creative. Forwards are constantly circling. They don't so much look for the man as they do a patch of ice. They get the mismatch, two-on-one, easy goal.
Boris Mikhailov. Captain for the last six years. He is the best player at his position. And that includes, as we've just found out, the NHL.
Vladislav Tretiak. You score on Tretiak, keep the puck. Cause it doesn't happen often.
Forty-two games in the last three months. Forty-two wins.
Their main weapon is intimidation. They know they're gonna win, and so do their opponents.
Look, I can give you all a load of crap about how you're a better team than they are, but that's exactly what it would be. And everyone in this room knows what people are saying about our chances.
I know it. You know it.
But I also know there is a way to stay with this team.
You don't defend them -- you ATTACK them.
You take their game and you shove it right back in their face. The team that is finally willing to do this is the team that has a chance to put them down.
NHL won't change their game. We will.
Rest of the world is afraid of them.
Boys, we won't be.
No one has ever worked hard enough to skate with the Soviet team for an entire game.
Gentlemen, we are gonna work hard enough." - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHdLVYW-vwo Miracle - Motivational Speech] and [https://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechmiracle1.html American Rhetoric: Movie Speech- "Miracle" (2004)]
== Classic motivational quotes ==
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” ― Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière).
“Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.” - Les Brown
"Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.' - Zig Ziglar
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” - Les Brown
“Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” - Les Brown
“All men of action are dreamers.” - James Huneker
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” - Anatole France
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!" - Goethe
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” - Anatole France
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” - Jesse Owens
*"When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you". - Zig Ziglar
"...you must plan to win and prepare to win. Then and only then can you expect to win." - Zig Ziglar
"You are what you are and where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change what you are and where you are by changing what goes into your mind." - Zig Ziglar
"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." - Zig Ziglar
"There are no traffic jams on the extra mile." - Zig Ziglar
*"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty." - Zig Ziglar
"If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere." - Zig Ziglar
"Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission". - Zig Ziglar
"Don't become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific." - Zig Ziglar
“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.” - Zig Ziglar
*“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now” - Zig Ziglar
“Make today worth remembering.” - Zig Ziglar
"“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” - Zig Ziglar
“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great”. - Zig Ziglar
"Lack of direction, not lack of time is the problem. We all have 24 hour days."- Zig Ziglar
"The choice to have a great attitude is something that nobody or no circumstance can take from you." - Zig Ziglar
"Fear is faith in reverse." - Zig Ziglar
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily.” - Zig Ziglar
== Freedom quotes ==
"So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, 'If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.'" - John 8:31-32
"It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery." - Apostle Paul, Galatians 5:1
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus
"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus
"Responsibility is the price of freedom." - Elbert Hubbard
"There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought." - Charles Kingsley
"Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged." - Ronald Reagan
"Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people." - John Adams
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." - Nelson Mandela
"If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
"As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility." - Arnold J. Toynbee
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell
*Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people." - Brad Thor
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err." - Mahatma Ghandhi
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” ― Abraham Lincoln
"I freed thousands of slaves, and could have freed thousands more, if they had known they were slaves.” ― Harriet Tubman
"In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from." - Peter Ustinov
"Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be." - Daniel Boorstin
“Freedom lies in being bold.” - Robert Frost
“There was one of two things I had a right to: liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would take the other, for no man should take me alive. I should fight for liberty as long as my strength lasted.” ― Harriet Tubman
== Unstoppable related videos and Les Brown ==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6x9yvVZxM&list=PLbjmSS6LZDGo6qGMPJ3N1yAwU1vhgAL54 Coach Hem Edwards motivational speech]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z4Kft47kBM&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAB50Kh5WZVruGjRMYJZbSX6 Unstoppable related videos]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHTobpj60JI&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABTd9IWoP1RgxsteI8qqgWW Les Brown]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A41H53GjtuY&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAArg3KPbiDWkJ16riyc_BN_ Beliefs to conviction]
*[http://masterytv.com/ Motivational and success principles video website]
== Winning and motivation videos ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLh0i9KoOuE&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqUcqtCGJ70TNGbx1emlBCr6 Victory]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z4Kft47kBM&list=PLc2eSR_oncVivemDy2Kf3KpREULjOKNIR&index=1 Motivational videos - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z4Kft47kBM&list=PLc2eSR_oncVg3HnTHQuU7Uqczacg6pxtH Motivational music playlist 2]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZlk-IQYLBM&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqXQTWX_3tosl-0s0byypOn3 Winning videos]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqflQo6ak1k&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqVTWtTiVtEChQsFAIfp00-d Documentary on motivational speaking]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvtkd3BcWA0 100 ways to motivate yourself]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUX9PfL0WV4 See you at the top - original - Zig Ziglar]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLDm1ZU-WI See you at the top - revised and updated - Zig Ziglar]
== Quotes and miscellaneous ==
*[http://www.quotationcollection.com/author/Jeff_Olson/quotes Jeff Olson quotes]
*[http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/motivate-yourself-to-work-harder-6-tricks.html 6 tips on working harder]
== Zig Ziglar quotes ==
“The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.”
"When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.”
“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.”
“You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.”
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude”
“It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
“...to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”
== Purpose ==
*"A five year study of 120 of the nation's top artists, athletes and scholars has concluded that drive and determination--not great natural talent--led to their extraordinary success." - Los Angeles Times, Interviews With 120 Top Artists, Athletes and Scholars : The Key to Success? It's Drive, Not Talent, Study Finds, February 17, 1985 [http://articles.latimes.com/1985-02-17/news/mn-3575_1_top-artists]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=30KRdcTv9jsC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=achievement+factors+competency+time+opportunities+griessman&source=bl&ots=ZbB_NKxzE7&sig=TRWtlM3MYGEn0yrofeg7vfQz4Js&hl=en&ei=wD1xTrCBI-Pm0QGZkM2fCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=achievement%20factors%20competency%20time%20opportunities%20griessman&f=false "The Achievement Factors: Candid Interviews With Some of the Most Successful People of Our Time by B. Eugene Griessman]
*[http://hoopthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/achievement-factors.html "The Achievement Factors: Candid Interviews With Some of the Most Successful People of Our Time by B. Eugene Griessman]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvW5PuAVbmY Pele top 20 goals]
Michael Jordon:
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1b2juZADPM&listgEj-lw83pgw Michael Jordan - Inspirational video]*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL761768347AD05A06&featureScXS5EWYqw4 Micheal Jordan - interview 2012]*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plpp Michael gfvuF5qf9v0 Micheal Jordan - Air Timeinterview]
Motorcycle: