Your life was never meant to be mediocre. You can push yourself in the direction of greatness the moment you want. Your actions, however small they may seem are constantly shaping your identity and creating an impact. Here’s a look at some of the best motivational quotes to pep you up.

1. “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

Paulo Coelho

2. “Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential.”

Anthony Robbins

3. “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”

Walt Disney

4. “There is nothing more powerful in the world than the idea that came in time.”

Victor Hugo

5.  “You can’t give up! When you give up, you’re like everybody else!”

Chris Evert

6. “Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.”

Plato

7.  “You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.”

Aung San Suu Kyi

8. “You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

Christopher Columbus

9. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy

10. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

Earl Nightingale

11. “The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.”

Arthur C. Clarke

12. “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

13. “Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”

Coco Chanel

14. “Only those who play to win. Only those who risk to win. History favors risk-takers. Forgets the timid. Everything else is commentary.”

Iveta Cherneva

15. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”

Robert Louis Stevenson

16. “The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Opportunity In Every Difficulty.”

Winston Churchill

17.  “If You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don’t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.”

Steve Jobs

18. “Failure Will Never Overtake Me If My Determination To Succeed Is Strong Enough.”

Og Mandino

19.  “The Only Limit To Our Realization Of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts Of Today.”

D. Roosevelt

20. “You Are Never Too Old To Set Another Goal Or To Dream A New Dream.”

C.S. Lewis

21. “The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”

Socrates

22. “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

Marcus Aurelius

23. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

24. “I Think Goals Should Never Be Easy, They Should Force You To Work, Even If They Are Uncomfortable At The Time.”

Michael Phelps

25. “You Don’t Have To Be Great To Start, But You Have To Start To Be Great.”

Zig Ziglar

26. “A Clear Vision, Backed By Definite Plans, Gives You A Tremendous Feeling Of Confidence And Personal Power.”

Brian Tracy

27. “Happiness doesn’t come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do.”

Wilferd Peterson

28. “You’re not defined by your past; you’re prepared by it. You’re stronger, more experienced, and you have greater confidence.”

Joel Osteen

29. “The ability to influence people without irritating them is the most profitable skill you can learn.”

Napoleon Hill

30. “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

31. “You could be the world’s best garbage man, the world’s best model; it don’t matter what you do if you’re the best.”

Muhammad Ali