History is full of great people leaders – in business, art, humanities and more. Sometimes, when you’re in need of some serious inspiration, their words can make a big difference. Here are 22 powerful quotes for the next time you need a little motivation.

1. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
2. “Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
3. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” – Les Brown
4. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
5. “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray
6. “Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou
7. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington.
8. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert Einstein
9. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” – Dwight Eisenhower
10. “Please think about your legacy, because you’re writing it every day”. – Gary Vaynerchuk
11. “The only way around is through.” – Robert Frost
12. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
13. “Your time is precious, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
14. “The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis
15. “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson
16. “Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.” – Tony Hsieh
17. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Anonymous
18. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
19. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
20. “Live daringly, bolding, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition – in having put forth the best within you.” – Henry J. Kaiser
21. “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.” – Brian Tracy
22. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” – Rosalynn Carter

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