Motivation Quote by Maureen McGowan

“There is nothing so absolutely bracing for the soul as the frequent turning of one's back on duties.”

— Elizabeth von Arnim

Routine is a ground to stand on, a wall to retreat to; we cannot draw on our boots without bracing ourselves against it.

— Henry David Thoreau

I think it rather fine, this necessity for the tense bracing of the will before anything worth doing can be done. I rather like…

— Arnold Bennett

“He tightened his grip. “I’m not good enough for you, Pidge. That doesn’t mean I don’t trust you, I’m just bracing for the inevitable.”

— Jamie McGuire

If I "try" to play, I fail; if I force the play, I crush it; if I race, I trip. Any time I stiffen…

— Stephen Nachmanovitch

“Much of what we call evil can often be converted into a bracing and tonic good by a simple change of the sufferer's inner…

— William James

“Danger has a bracing effect.”

— Sun Tzu

“If I’m not bracing for the next bad thing, how will I be ready when it comes?”

— Kat Kinsman

“Bracing his good arm against”

— Anne Kelsey

One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation.

— Jessye Norman

Every human creates his own problems. Problems are ones private property and we shouldnt meddle into them self-initiatively.

— Ruben Papian

Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

— Fergus Henderson