Strive Quotes

“Don't wish...DO! Don't try...BE! Don't think...KNOW! And above all: Bless a stranger with a small, yet powerful, random act of kindness. You feel me?”
― T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence

“Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“The tests we face in life's journey are not to reveal our weaknesses but to help us discover our inner strengths. We can only know how strong we are when we strive and thrive beyond the challenges we face.”
― Kemi Sogunle

“If you hold a candle close to you, its flame rises. And if you hold it away from you, its flame shrinks. The same way you hold a candle close to you, keep all your plans, aspirations, projects, and dreams close to you too. Do not share your plans or goals until you complete them, because as you hold your candle away from you — envy, jealousy, and resentment may put out your flame before it grows.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Still I promise myself, "Next time I will do better" in the all-too-human conceit that I will always be offered a "next time.”
― Robin Hobb, Golden Fool

“Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be reborn as him. You are not Y. It's okay for you to be you. However, I am not saying it's fine to be 'just as you are'. If you are unable to really feel happy, then it's clear that things aren't right just as they are. You've got to put one foot in front of the other, and not stop.”
― Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

“Man should strive to be a gentleman in a barbaric world, merciful in a merciless time and humane in an inhumane culture.”
― Seth D.

“Don’t pass on your passions, to settle in the stale normality. Endure. Strive. Ensure.”
― Anthony Liccione

“There is power in continuing to work
to strive
to serve
to love
to do good
to clean up from bad
to rest
to question
to try to find balance
even when the purpose is unclear,
even when the value is murky,
even when you can't see the path forward
and there's no end in sight.

There is power in effort.
There is power in persistence.
There is power in
Continuing on.”
― Shellen Lubin

“Forever seeking, forever moving forward. To strive, to struggle.”
― Shonjuk Chakma

“The only way to know what lies ahead is by continuing onward.”
― Shonjuk Chakma

“Strive in stride like the resilient wildflowers that begin each day by turning to face the rolling sunrise.
Even when the weight of the world has cemented their original path, they still rise through cracks in the sidewalk to find the sun and shine, never putting off until tomorrow because they inherently know, now’s the time. For it is with every sunrise that hope is born for change with new opportunities to make dreams come alive”
― Marie Helen Abramyan

“Those who courageously choose to confront extreme hardships perceive their experience differently than others. They have the ability to envision something beyond the difficulties they encounter. Perhaps a glimmer of hope? Or perhaps another form of adversity? The truth is that the only way to know what lies ahead is by continuing onward.”
― Shonjuk Chakma

“Don’t strive to be perfect, just give it a hundred percent.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“What is the logic of punishing yourself each day, of striving to become better, more efficient, tougher?” He went on to answer his own question. “The value in it is what you learn about yourself. In this sort of situation all kinds of qualities come out—things that you may not have seen in yourself before.”
― Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

“To strive is to endure.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“We can choose to believe in ourselves, and thus to strive, to risk, to persevere, and to achieve. Or we can choose to cling to security and mediocrity. We can choose to set no limits on ourselves, to set high goals and dream big dreams. We can use those dreams to fuel our spirits with passion.”
― Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“Somber eyes ponder, what this world will be?
Better days ahead, sighs the wind swiftly;
Flit, airy as my glides, fanciful, free,
Change is in the air, summer’s warming spree;
Embracing days chaotic, frozen, still,
Frosted with fear, surrendered to fate’s will.
For amidst nature’s tranquil seclusion;
Strives humanity lost in confusion.”
― Marie Helen Abramyan

“They have confirmed my belief that the ideas people choose to have about themselves largely determine the quality of the lives they lead. We can choose to believe in ourselves, and thus to strive, to risk, to persevere, and to achieve.”
― Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“«Quien siempre desea, aspira y lucha,
merece recibir la salvación.»
Y si el buen amor desde las alturas
toma además partido por su casa,
el coro de los bienaventurados,
acogedor, lo recibe en su seno.”
― Goethe, Fausto

“Wise leaders do not just make promises. They strive to keep their promises because it is impossible to win the hearts of the people with empty words.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, The Effective Leadership Prototype for a Modern Day Leader

“For the ultrarealist, goals exist not to be achieved but to stimulate striving and to drive progress toward the fulfillment of potential. This is why champions set goals that are hard to achieve, and why they welcome opportunities to raise their game.”
― Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

“What drove me forward, what made me fight. I’ve always wanted to strive for excellence, to lead a fulfilled life, to leave a mark. A life is so fleeting… I would like mine to be a collection of exceptional moments.”
― Patrick Mouratoglou, The Coach

“Spend time on other important areas of your life, like self-care, family, and friends, that you may have neglected during your goal-striving efforts.”
― Noel Brick, Strong Minds: How to Unlock the Power of Elite Sports Psychology to Accomplish Anything

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― A.H. Scott

“Strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities.”
― W.E.B. Du Bois, Prayers for Dark People

“Those who strive have found strength in their struggle.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“To strive you must enjoy your endurance.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“There are certain things in this world that a person must do, even if they know it's impossible.”
― Meng Xi Shi, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 2

“The fundamental truth about your own happiness is, Never rely on anyone other than yourself for it”
― Sandile Sean Mntla