Anyone who knows me well can testify that I'm a big believer in motivational quotes. I keep several quotes written down to live on post-its around my house to help keep me motivated. I've been actively collecting and storing selections since I was in high school, which means I've been quote collecting for almost 20 years. I hope you enjoy this 3 part post as much as I did in researching and piecing it together. I had Project Managers in mind when I wrote this post, but honestly, these quotes can inspire you no matter your profession.

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."

Henry Ford

"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success."

Pablo Picasso

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

Nelson Mandela

"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax."

Abraham Lincoln

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too."

Paulo Coelho

"It's not the will to win that matters— everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters."

Paul "Bear" Bryant

"What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better."

Wendell Phillips

"The minute that you are not learning, I believe that you are dead."

Jack Nicholson

"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

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

John Wooden

"If you can't outplay them, outwork them"

Ben Hogan

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