[Video] Inspiring Quotes and Movies Favorites To Keep You Inspired and Productive
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Whenever I am looking for inspiration or something that will just lift me up and make me feel like I can take on the world I like to browse You Tube for inspiring videos and movie clips.
The video clip above from Facing the Giants is one of my all time pick me up inspirational videos from a great movie.
I’ve never actually seen the entire movie but whenever I need a little boost this clip makes me want to take on the world.
What are you favorite inspiring movies or books? Leave me a comment and share.
Most Popular Inspiring Movies
Here are a few of my favorite inspiring quotes that I found when searching around online.
1. 300
No retreat, no surrender.
Inspirational movie quote:
“Children, gather round! No retreat, no surrender; that is Spartan law. And by Spartan law we will stand and fight… and die. A new age has begun. An age of freedom, and all will know, that 300 Spartans gave their last breath to defend it!” – King Leonidas (Gerard Butler)
2. Braveheart
If it’s worth it, fight for it.
Inspirational movie quote:
“Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you’ll live… at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin’ to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take… OUR FREEDOM!” – William Wallace
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3. Coach Carter
The power to shine is in every one of us.
Inspirational movie quote:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Timo Cruz (Rick Gonzalez)
4. Dead Poet Society
Carpe Diem — seize the day!
Inspirational movie quote:
“They’re not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they’re destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? – – Carpe – – hear it? – – Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.” – John Keating
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5. Don Juan DeMarco
Love conquers all.
Inspirational movie quote:
“There are only four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same – only love.” — Don Juan DeMarco (Johnny Depp)
Good quotes are often powerful words of wisdom that inspire, educate and even motivate a person to take action. They usually share common themes such as:
- Positive thinking leads to positive outcomes
- Failure is a stepping stone to success
- Help yourself by helping others
- Determination, initiative and persistence are the foundation of success
And yet these lessons of life are typically condensed into 1-2 lines. Therefore we thought it’d be a great idea to come up with the ultimate list of 100 inspiring quotes to live by.
Here are 20 Great Inspiring Quotes To Live By
1. “I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.” – Dudley Field Malone
2. “If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.” – Albert Einstein
3. “The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” – Bill Copeland
4. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
5. “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
6. “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
7. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
8. ”An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” – M.K. Gandhi
9. ”Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy
10. ”I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
11. ”It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle
12. ”It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” – Howard Ruff
13. ”It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
14. ”Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” – Sun-Tzu
15. ”Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein
16. ”Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” – Benjamin Franklin
17. ”Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em.” – William Shakespeare
18. ”That which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
19. ”The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.” – Will Rogers
20. ”Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers
When you feel down and out or if you feel like quiting… remember this inspiring movies and quotes and just spend a bit of time looking around for inspiration… you will find it and it will help you re-group and get hustling again.