14 Motivational Quotes That Will Supercharge Your Life

Updated on 10/20/2015 at 6:00 AM

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There are days where you get knocked down by one thing after another. You forget your lunch at home (on the kitchen counter), or maybe all the hard work you put in on a project at work gets overlooked, leaving you feeling stranded in life. But you are in control of your own destiny, and strong, motivational quotes from powerful people are what you need for a new outlook. Here are 14 that will challenge you to be the best you can be.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. — Maya Angelou

Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. — J.K. Rowling

The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. — Ayn Rand

I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it. — Estée Lauder

Power's not given to you. You have to take it. — Beyoncé

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done. — Lucille Ball

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one. — Dolly Parton

You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else. — Chris Evert

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. — Jane Goodall

I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life. — Louise Hay

If you don't like being a doormat then get off the floor. — Al-Anon

Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. — Julia Child

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. — Nora Ephron

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want. — Madonna

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