Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - May 14, 2026
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 AD - 180 AD)  
It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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Al Franken, 'Stuart Saves His Family'  
Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is.
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Erich Fromm (1900 - 1980)  
Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, harness your power to your passion. Honor your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart, and success will come to you.
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Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), Stanford Commencement Adress, 2008  

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