Words of Strength and Inspiration

 There are times in our lives when we feel down and out. When we feel lost and do not know where and how to start all over again. At this juncture, we might even think of giving up altogether! These are the times when we need to hear some inspirational words - words of encouragement and sympathy. They guide us, comfort us and tell us to give our best, irrespective of the circumstances. So for all those who are looking for such words of inspiration to pep them, encourage them to live life in the best possible way, given below are some really motivating quotes by famous people, followed by equally inspiring bible quotes and verses.
Words of Strength and Inspiration

"Every artist was first an amateur." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Your thoughts build your life."- Buddha

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." - Joseph Kennedy

"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work." - Harry Golden

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi.

"You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'" - George Bernard Shaw

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

"All powers are within you, you can do anything and everything." - Swami Vivekananda

"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln

"I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." - Thomas Edison

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: "Leave no stone unturned." - Edward Bulwer Lytton

"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." - Marilyn Vos Savant