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Here Are the Best Daily Inspirational Quotes for 2021, 1 Month at a Time

Every month in 2021, we'll share the best inspirational quotes for each day. Here's the first of 12 installments, plus a free e-book full of extra inspiration.

BY BILL MURPHY JR.@BILLMURPHYJR

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Every New Year's Day since 2016, I've started the year by gathering the best inspirational quotes I can find, one for each day of the coming year.

This year, we all need an extra bit of inspiration. So, I'm doing two big things. 

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First, we'll share the quotes for 2021 in 12 monthly installments, each one with a theme. For January, the theme is hopefulness and new beginnings.  

Second, in case you're looking for a big dose of inspiration all at once, I've gathered hundreds of the most popular quotes from past years -- plus new ones, suggested by readers -- into a free, downloadable e-book. 

It's been humbling to realize how much power these short words and phrases have to inspire people. Here's the first installment of 2021.

Friday, January  1, 2021

"I won't wait."

--McKenzie Scott, who in 2020 donated more than $6 billion, promising not just to give away her "disproportionate amount of money," but also to start immediately. 

Saturday, January  2, 2021

"Optimism, pessimism, [forget] that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work."
--Elon Musk, in 2008, after the first three SpaceX rocket launches failed to reach orbit

Sunday, January  3, 2021

"Kindness, kindness, kindness. I want to make a New Year's prayer, not a resolution. I'm praying for courage."
--Susan Sontag

Monday, January  4, 2021

"Conditions are never perfect. 'Someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.... If it's important to you and you want to do it 'eventually,' just do it and correct course along the way."
--Tim Ferriss

Tuesday, January  5, 2021

"Our industry does not respect tradition. It only respects innovation."
--Satya Nadella

Wednesday, January  6, 2021

"Stability and education are important. I'm not taking anything away from that -- but innovation is the real driver of progress."

--Bill Gates, Rolling Stone interview 2014

Thursday, January  7, 2021

"If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task, and another, and another. ... If, by chance, you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that's made--that you made. And a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better."
--Admiral William McRaven

Friday, January  8, 2021

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
--Martin Luther King, Jr.

Saturday, January  9, 2021

"I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
--Steve Jobs, Stanford speech, 2005

Sunday, January  10, 2021

"When you think about the things that you will regret when you're 80, they're almost always the things that you did not do. They're acts of omission. Very rarely are you going to regret something that you did that failed ... I'm not just talking about business things. It's like, 'I love that person and I never told them,' and you know, 50 years later you're like, 'Why didn't I tell her? Why didn't I go after it?'"
--Jeff Bezos, in a 2018 interview

Monday, January  11, 2021

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
--Walt Disney

Tuesday, January  12, 2021

"Embrace what you don't know, especially in the beginning, because what you don't know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from everybody else."
--Sara Blakely

Wednesday, January  13, 2021

"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely."
--Karen Kaiser Clark

Thursday, January  14, 2021

"Wherever there is change, and wherever there is uncertainty, there is opportunity!"
--Mark Cuban

Friday, January  15, 2021

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
--Maya Angelou

Saturday, January  16, 2021

"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality."
--Malala Yousafzai

Sunday, January  17, 2021

"The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves."
--Barbara Corcoran

Monday, January  18, 2021

"If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime studying, planning, and getting ready for it. What you should be doing is getting started."
--Drew Houston, in his 2013 commencement address at MIT

Tuesday, January  19, 2021

"I branded myself. I created a thing called the Salinger Group. I started saying 'we' instead of 'I.' My now-wife who was then my best friend designed a business card for me that was gorgeous. I had a website that said tons and tons of nothing and no physical address and no contact information other than an email address. And the funniest thing would happen. I'd come to things like this. I'd be talking to somebody and hand them my card and they'd say, the Salinger Group, huh? I know you guys. You do good work."
--Chris Sacca, at an Inc. event in 2016, explaining how he reinvented himself and started over after losing $4 million in bad stock trades  

Wednesday, January  20, 2021

"I think people waste so much time strategizing about what they should do, rather than just going and doing something, making mistakes, and then pivoting. The goal of a startup should be: Launch as many things as possible, fail as quickly as possible, and then figure out how to move forward from there."
--Jennifer Hyman, co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway

Thursday, January  21, 2021

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time."
--Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Friday, January  22, 2021

"Don't loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club, and if you don't get it you will nonetheless get something that looks remarkably like it."
--Jack London, in an essay called "Getting Into Print," from 1905

Saturday, January  23, 2021

"The single most important factor to getting rich is getting started, not being the smartest person in the room." 
--Ramit Sethi, I Will Teach You to Be Rich

Sunday, January  24, 2021

"There's a plaque on our wall that says we've sold over 65 million albums, and I don't feel I've accomplished anything. I feel like I'm just getting started."
--Eddie Van Halen, in a 1996 interview for Guitar World magazine

Monday, January  25, 2021

"What we call the beginning is often the end / And to make an end is to make a beginning. / The end is where we start from."
--T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding," 1946

Tuesday, January  26, 2021

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."
--Plato, The Republic, c. 375 BC

Wednesday, January  27, 2021

"I intend to approach this year as one of great promise. No doomsday for me: I'm going to do my part, within myself and within the world, to bring about a shift that lets us live more authentically, more lovingly, more intuitively, more creatively, and more collaboratively. That's my idea of spiritual evolution. Of a spiritual revolution!"
--Oprah Winfrey, from her 2012 new year message

Thursday, January  28, 2021

"Goal: by 1-1-81, NO typewriters at Apple..."
--Apple memo, 1980

Friday, January  29, 2021

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
--Michael Altshuler

Saturday, January  30, 2021

"I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realized, and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter, and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." 
--J.K. Rowling

y, Janaruy  31, 2021
"Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress." 
--Seth Godin
She didnt understand anything cuz she read it in the fastest way possible and that took her around 20 mins or so...


3 friends aged over 18 find a secretively path which is a secret path/tunnel to a magical land where imaginary animals live, on a beautiful scenario.They found some extraordinary things they have never heard or seen or thought about but one day an unexpected thing came up.

Some authors in chat talked about a book's worth. 

Most agreed that its value depends on the readers' willingness to pay for a novel. And the most selling here in WN are romance and h e n t a i.

Honestly, it is true in a sense that most authors who don't write these two genres or have the general audience receive lesser income to none. However, there are also other genres that are popular.

What saddening is that a story which has no s** will be buried deep in the list of books.

One time, a person told me that he won't read books without s**. I think you understand what I mean.

Sad... 

Those good literary authors will just choose Amazon. I totally agree with that.

But, is that what really makes a book valuable? So, the authors will just resort to writing stories with s**  since most will welcome it.

I feel sad if it is.

I've been reading and watching epic and classic stories like Mary Poppins, The Twelve Kingdoms, Fushigi Yuugi, The Vision of Escaflowne, Star Wars, Anne of Green Gables, Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, and others. 

These are great books but I'm not sure if the new generation is still reading them.

Hoping they are.

So, what is the worth of a writer? Of a person's storyteller's heart and creativity?

Will it just be buried deep in isolation? Will it just be following the flow of readership and abandon its desire to produce good stories?

I disagree. We still love good stories. There are still more readers who love good reads. In fact, these type of stories are more engaging and imploring. Those epic stories won't be called epic if no one reads them anymore. They are classified as such because their worth is beyond trends.

They simply go against the flow and create a tsunami, leaving people awestruck.

That is the type of book I want to write. I prefer to be remembered as an author who writes good stories without compromising the principles I believe.

Don't get me wrong. There are still good books with a bit of those s** things out there that you can read. But they don't focus on those scenes but on the story itself.

I am a person who never follows trends. And I care less what people call me. I will rather be true to myself than to follow the crowd and lose my self-respect.

In my opinion, the worth of a story is not only on the business side but also on how much heart and effort the author gives to his/her books.

To authors: Let us enjoy writing good stories. Let us be proud of what we write for not everyone can be authors. And not all writers can finish a book. The truth, most books here are unfinished.

To readers: Support good books and give the authors that confidence to continue writing good stories. Without your support, the authors might give up. If no one read good stories, then there's no point on writing one. But I believe most readers still love those type of books.
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Inspirational Quotes for Authors:

"I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose." — Stephen King

"If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn't matter a damn how you write." — Somerset Maugham

"Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old-fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as writer." — Ray Bradbury

"I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly." — Edgar Rice Burroughs

"The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story." — Ursula K. Le Guin
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Inspirational Quotes for Readers:

"Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light."
–Vera Nazarian

"Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself." —George Bernard Shaw

"Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood." — John Green

"The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you." —W. Somerset Maugham

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life."
–Helen Exley

Have a good and fruitful day.

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Hello.  author~sama here.  Been absent for a while cause school and hospital got me hooked. But I will update!!!  Yes!!  I know there hasn't been any updating schedule and my actual schedule is tight and I kinda been updating here aND there.  So for now,  Imma be updating weekly. Mostly Sunday's.  But...  it could also be anytime In the week.  And if am free might make it two times. 

am really sorry and apologize for my Disappearance  will keep in touch more often. 

Note: Most titles from here on might be songs,quotes or inspirational words. Anyways I will make you aware,  at the end of every chapter.  

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Familial ties are restored, sports teams are victorious, and friendships are strengthened when unity is a priority. And inspirational leaders and thinkers tend to agree. These unity quotes are sure to motivate and encourage you to strive for togetherness whenever possible. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it this way, "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." True unity is experienced and strived for in a number of ways. Sometimes unity manifests in a slow and patient commitment to rebuilding a marriage, other times it's bold and energetic–like joining a march for peace. Regardless of how you aim for togetherness in your life, it undoubtedly makes the world a better place for we all no matter the race for we are all one body and one spirit.

When your heart is broken it is the saddest thing in the world. All your energy leaves you and everything in your life seems to lose all meaning. You gave your heart and soul to this love, and now it is no more. How can your heart ever be whole again? There is a very deep thought attributed the Mystical Rabbi of Kotzk, "there is nothing as whole as a broken heart". Although a broken heart is painful, it brings a person to turn to God. He realizes that he is ultimately alone in the world except for God who is always there to comfort him.

There is no excuse for not trying. 

  
Life is not to be absorbed through the experiences of others; instead, it is to be grasped by you with the strength of a thousand lions.
Theodore W. Higgingsworth

 
Just doing as well as you did last time is not good enough. Michael Jackson

 
One of the greatest motivations for forgiveness is knowing that it's you who will be the primary beneficiary when you do it. Forgiveness is for you. Barbara J Hunt, Forgiveness Made Easy

 
By being the best you can be, the most skilful in your endeavour and by loving yourself, your life and what you do with it, you'll happily begin every new day with a spring in your step. Ross Wilson, The Happy Agent

 
To be your best for your career, job, home business, volunteer work or whatever service you provide, there must be some 'down' time. Kathy Henn, Daily Inspiration

 
I believe in the eternal possibilities for life to expand and improve. I'm convinced that anything can be better. David Mezzapelle, 10 Habits of Truly Optimistic People

 
Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power. John Wooden

Your story is your memory of those life experiences that made you who you are today. It consists of "the best of times and the worst of times." Bill DeFoore, Anger: Deal With It, Heal With It, Stop It From Killing You
A motivational quotation that we all need to remember during difficult times!

 
If you have the right mind-set, you can be just as happy on Monday as you are on Friday. Joel Osteen, Every Day a Friday

Winning is important, but only the kind where every player feels that he or she is putting in the best effort. Jame Wilson, How to Be Better At Basketball in 21 days

 
Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go. Hermann Hesse

People with a passion for a certain thing are most likely to put more time and effort in it than those who don't. Barbara Geer, Am I My Sister's Keeper?

 
You are a work in progress; which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once. Author Unknown

... the life we are living today is defined by the thoughts in one's mind and the action implemented on the outside to be who we are. Alexander Chase, Positive Thinking

 
Success, happiness, confidence and love are some important elements of your life. You need all of them to deal with different challenges and to increase the success and convenience of your life. Chris Johnston, Famous Quotes

Possible actions and choices can be limited by fear, so be thoughtful, but also be fearless. Fran Curcio

I might live for the future and the achievement of the "When I …," but I can't really live in any other time than now. Kirsten Wreggitt, Before I Let You Go

 
"Adversity is the catalyst that forces us to stretch. It propels us to find solutions to problems ..." Catherine Pulsifer, Adversity An Advantage

 
Positive attitude comes with motivation that something can be done anyway despite the prevailing circumstances. Dan Miller, Positive Attitude - Key to Success
Motivational people always demonstrate a positive attitude! 


We all need someone or something to give us our own "I can do it" moment to keep us moving forward. Doretha Dingler, In Pink

I believe that nothing in life is unimportant
Every moment can be a beginning
And a time for decision
John McLeod, I Believe

 
Always pass on what you have learned. Yoda

And if you think you have it rough, then try sitting down with someone else and ask them about their life. It may give you some perspective. Jonathan Puddle, You Are The Solution to Someone's Problem

Motivation is the reason you do something. It's a force that compels you. Motivation is your incentive and your inspiration. Erica Hudson, How To Achieve Your Goals

One of the most efficient ways you can improve your life is by simply thinking in a more positive way. Robert Norman, Positive Thinking

"There are those who hate to see their birthday arrive. Ah, but not I. For each year is a gift, each day is a gift. I am thankful and am grateful for this day of my birth. I find motivation within to live this year so let it begin!" Theodore W. Higginsworth

 
Motivation can play a great rule in helping you manage your day by setting priorities. Frank Mullani, Discover the Magic of Motivation Now

A book will come to a person when he or she is ready for its message, and often it will come in an amazing way. Gerald G.Jampolsky, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

As individuals we are sometimes as nothing, but we can influence, and be influenced by, something much more significant. Simon Bell, A Kinship of Purpose
see also: Best Quotes   |   Best Motivational Quotes   |   Inspirational Quotes   |   Greatness   |   Motivational Poems   |   Adversity An Advantage

Short Motivational Quotations
While these quotes are short they are motivating and inspiring!
 
Be yourself, who else is better qualified. Frank J. Giblin

He said don't be so much consumed in searching for the best ways to raise your kid that you forget to enjoy your motherhood. Vanita Vandan Singh, Motherhood Notes

Our world would look very different if each of us would be passionately pursuing our life's purpose. Munmi Sarma, The Obstacle Is You

 
Never stop believing in yourself.
When others doubt, don't you. Catherine Pulsifer, Believing in You

Find your passion and you are halfway through achieving your purpose in life Dr. Ignatius K Otchere-Asamoah, Destined to Win

 
Being motivated is a vital aspect in wanting to work well. Kate Keenan, Motivate

Peak performance occurs because of the demanding nature of the situation, not in spite of it. Martin Turner, Jamie Barker, What Business Can Learn From Sport Psychology

 
Confidence is the mother of incentive. Greg Henry Quinn

In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. Jane Smiley

 
Optimism and positivity keep your goals moving forward. Renil M. George, Focus
A short motivational quotation that holds much wisdom.

Where or what would life be without one's dreams and passions expressed with vigour and fortitude? Rosy Lee Anderson

 
Preoccupation is the most common form of failure. Harry Emerson Fosdick, Twelve Tests of Character

Encouragement is important business. Larry Crabb, Encouragement

In reality, the richness of our lives is often equal to the risks we are courageous enough to take. Sue Patton Thoele

 
Motivators are not born - they are made. And they are almost always self-made. Alan Loy Mcginnis, Bringing Out Best in People

I also believe mental preparation goes hand-in-hand with setting goals and hard work. Alex Rodriguez

Purpose is a complicated concept. To start with, it is about meaning and motivation. Patrick Foley, Winning at Retirement

 
True resilience fosters well-being, an underlying sense of happiness, love, and peace. Rick Hanson, Resilient

May we all become teachers of peace, and teach in the only way possible: by example. Max Strom

A big part of what makes a story enjoyable is that it is worthwhile, and to that end, meaningful. Joel Emmett, Star Wars Wisdom

There are 1,440 minutes in a day, and once they're gone, you never get them back. Kevin Kruse

 

Creativity is the catalyst for brilliant accomplishments, but it is also the greatest obstacle. Scott Belsky, Making Ideas Happen

Our hard work rewards us financially and builds our business skills and experience. But if internal motivation is not there, a rude awakening awaits when we realize what we're missing: passion. Joanna Barsh, Grow Wherever You Work

Leading any sort of creative pursuit requires an overhaul of how we motivate others and ourselves. Scott Belsky, Making Ideas Happen

"... determination is the impetus for persistence and perseverance for taking action. Dorothy Wehunt, Rise Up to Yourself

 
Gratitude and humility ... are critical in developing a successful mindset. Paul Brodie, Champion

Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future. Melanie Gustafson

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates. Magic Johnson

Retirement may be an ending, a closing, but it is also a new beginning. Catherine Pulsifer

Personal freedom means choosing our own behavior; it means acting rather than reacting. Karen Casey, Each Day a New Beginning

 
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things. John Burroughs

Violence is a dark contrast to what so many of us still believe in - love. Robi Ludwig

What motivates people to act kindly to family and strangers? Gerald Campbell, Kindness: The 8 Laws of Kindness
see also: Short Quotes   |   Short Inspirational Quotes   |   Short Graduation Quotes   |   Short Positive   |   Positive    |   Words of Encouragement  |   Motherhood

Motivational Words for Success
These motivational words for success are examples and experiences of others that have found what has worked and not worked! Their determination and will to learn has brought them success.
 
A lack of motivation is the number one killer of success. Philip Vang, Master Learning Box: You Are Smart

Ambition may be the vehicle to motivate you to great success, or it may plunge you to dreadful depths. Clearly this is a matter to have under control before beginning any great transition in life. Dr Shelton Smith, Autobiography of ambition

Boredom is telling you to pay attention to the world. Manoush Zomorodi, Spark

Pull yourself together, go down the mountain, and don't let the rain hold you back.

Instead of seeing your introvert qualities as your biggest flaws, consider that they may actually be your biggest strengths. Holley Gerth, The Powerful Purpose of Introverts

"If you don't love something, you're not going to go the extra mile, work the extra weekend, challenge the status quo as much." Steve Jobs

Being apprehensive about a new experience is natural and even expected, but exhilaration often follows. Dean Gualco, Making a Difference

The more you succeed in seeking out the pleasant aspects of meditation, the more motivated you'll be and the more you will look forward to practicing. Mathew Immurgut, The Mind Illuminated

Passion and perseverance, it turns out, matter more than talent or intelligence when it comes to being successful. Linda Kaplan Thaler, Grit to Great

 
... resilient people are able to derive meaning from failure, and they use this knowledge to climb higher than they otherwise would. Karen Reivich, The Resilience Factor

In increasing your motivation, it's often helpful to clarify what you want for the future. If you know your desired outcome, that positive vision of the future can give you the energy that spurs you along on your journey to success." James Adler

Once you learn how to focus on the most important goals in your life, it becomes much easier to develop the strategies and the skills needed to accomplish them, and to see them become a reality. David James, Focus: The Key to Success

Confidence is the belief that you can accomplish something successfully and that you have the resources to do it.  Rhonda Cohen, Sport Psychology

"Anyone can launch a new company, but it takes patience, hard work, and commitment to make any new project a success." Warren Philip Gates, Success and the Powerful Introvert

 
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. Norman Vincent Peale

Music can inspire creativity ... whether it triggers a subtle tap of our foot, a clap of our hands, or a dance involving our whole body, music physically moves us. Quite simply, music is transformational. Brett Blumenthal, 52 Small Changes for the Mind

Creating any habit can be exciting if you treat it with adventure and innovation. Aliya Saige, 100 Daily Blessings

Without the confidence to act, few will venture down a new path, no matter how clear the road map. W. Chan Kim, Blue Ocean Shift

Aversion to failure motivates us to take necessary precautions and to work harder to achieve success. By contrast, intense fear of failure often handicaps us, making us reject failure so vigorously that we cannot take the risks that are necessary for growth. Tal Ben-Shahar, Being Happy

 
With the right attitudes and a bit of practice, we can learn to harness the power of patience in our lives... M. J. Ryan, The Power of Patience

The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made of ourselves on the other. H. G. Wells

If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long time ago and ended up on a beach. Larry Page

Setting goals allows you to have drive and motivation and is where a lot of your hard work will pay off. Denzel J. Wellington, Goal Setting

As a coach, you have to be the first one to believe that the person you are coaching has the potential to be great. You have to be an outstanding motivating force. Brad Peterson, Coaching

 
Remember, it is not about the absence of the fear but the courage to take action anyway that determines success. Madyson Taylor

Choosing our own aims and seeking to bring them to fruition creates a sense of vitality and motivation in life. Brendon Burchard, The Motivation Manifesto

Rather than make mountains out of molehills, I've discovered that it's best to tackle any challenge one step at a time - even when it seems there may be one too many rocks in our backpack. Catherine DeVrye, The Gift of Nature

see also: Success Quotes   |   Successful    |   Life    |   Success Poem   |   Poems about Life   |   Meditation

Funny Motivational Quotes To Make You Smile
While these are funny they are also motivational and we can all use a smile!
 
As you ramble through life, whatever be your goal; keep your eye upon the doughnut, and not upon the hole. Irish Saying

Our work as citizens is a lot like housework: It never ends. We can either wring our hands in despair or use them to roll up our shirtsleeves and try to find new ways to make a difference. Pat Schroeder

The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come. Nicky Gumbel

Like the first crocus stubbornly blooming amidst the winter snow, may you be blessed with determination. Joanne Kaattari, Sister Soups

 
Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted. David Bly

Over the years, I have discovered that there are two groups of people: those who are ready to work for change and those who want a quick fix. Ben Bernstein, Stressed Out!

If you're ever feeling unmotivated, just put on your tennis shoes and tie them up. Doing this sets you into motion! Gabi Garcia, Lazy Ninja

None of us gets up in the morning and says, "You know, today I really want to do worse than I did yesterday!" Joel Osteen, Daily Readings from Become a Better You

 
Much like yawning, no one can withstand the sight or sound of another's laughter without succumbing to the impulse himself. Clayton Geoffreys, How to be Witty

If there is a day you have eaten until you were full; if there is a time of joy you can recall; if you have escaped even once the clutches of death; if you can remember one or all of the above, then you have something to be grateful for. Iyanla Vanzant, Until Today!
see also: Funny Quotes  |   Funny Quotes about Life  |   Cute   |   Cute Life Quotes  |   Smile   |   Irish Quotes and Sayings  |   Funny Poems  |  
Famous Motivational Quotes
Let these motivational words from these famous people encourage you! Their success and how they think can benefit us all!

It's not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it's who you are. Elvis Presley

True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. C. S. Lewis

To watch the corn grow, or the blossoms set; to draw hard breath over the plough or spade; to read, to think, to love, to pray, are the things that make men happy. John Ruskin

 
Albert Einstein

Sometimes it's wiser to be right in silence. Maya Angelou, The Heart of a Woman

Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system. Elllen DeGeneres

You can't just sit around. Don't expect anybody to come and hand you anything. It doesn't work that way. Michelle Obama

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful. Edgar Allan Poe

 
 Confucius

Trust turns rejection, abandonment, disappointment, and loneliness into motivations rather than a deterrents. Iyanla Vanzant, Trust: Mastering the Four Essential Trusts

May your choices reflect your hopes not your fears. Nelson Mandela

The question is not, 'Do you have a problem?' The question is, 'Does the problem have you?' Joel Osteen

 
Oprah Winfrey

Time and money spent in helping people to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. Henry Ford

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar

Enthusiasm is the dynamic motivator that keeps one persistently working toward his goal. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Enthusiasm Makes the Difference

When people have that kind of motivation, when obstacles are not a factor, when only the dream matters, they MAKE things happen.
Les Brown

We realized that motivation (inspiration to action) is like a fire: the flames will be extinguished unless the fire is refueled. W. Clement Stone

 
 Tony Robbins

"Failing is a judgment that we humans place on a given action. Rather than judgment, substitute this attitude: You cannot fail, you can only produce results." Wayne Dyer, Wisdom of the Ages

"There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. I do, and I demand that my players do." 
Selling is the art of planting in the mind of another a motive that will induce favorable action. 

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. 

If we can understand more about dogs, what motivates them, what their values are, how they learn and why they do what they do, then this greater understanding will help us form a more enjoyable relationship with them. 

I'm interested in making a path instead of following a trail.

People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. 

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. 
           Qoute to Motivate and Encourage

A year later.....

It's late December, I took 2 weeks off to visit Tiere at Jakarta, staying at her apartment. Tiere told me she loves her job and she made a lot of money. I'm so happy that I let her chase her dreams. And I, I finally got to work at my dream game company, was accepted right after a month dating Tiere. She's like a lucky charm to me.

The sun shining through the open curtain, I woke up before the alarm start beeping. I turned it off once it rang cause it's Sunday, I leaned forward looking at the peaceful looks of Tiere while she's sleeping, drooling on her pillow, greasy hair, and her messy waterproof makeup, did she forget to wash her face or? I use my thumb to wipe her eye –shadow but I didn't make it, for me she's always beautiful, my lips lifted upward I feel warm in my heart as it beats faster cause I realize how much I love her. Somehow it's so calming and my heart is melting. I leaned my head forward again, kiss her lips once and she pouted. "I want to sleeeppppp" she said, tossing her body to the other side. I laid back on the bed, hug her from behind. 

"Good morning, my dear" I whispered. I heard her sniffing smiles. Then my phone ruined my Sunday. 

drrrttt drrttt drrttt

I sit up to catch my phone, my mom's picture popped up. DAMN! SHE IS VIDEO CALLING ME RIGHT NOW? I LIED TO HER! But it's okay, I am 24 years old. BUT NO, JUST PRETEND I'M IN THE HOTEL.

I click the green button soon as my mom's face close up-ly appeared. I was kind of shock, my heart start pumping fast, throbbing behind my ribs, it's going to crack soon.

"Hii.. Mom" my jaw turns rigid. 

"Hey, so, you're at Jakarta?" my mom asked, still smiling.  

I nod my head, "Yes"

"Huh.. it's so hard to ask you to come to Miami, but when it is about Tiere, you arrived soon as she asked" 

I told my mom about Tiere and my mom was so happy about it. I don't know she used to ship me with Tiere since grade –school. I don't understand my mom sometimes. 

"Mom..." I rolled my eyes. 

"So where's she?"

"She is beside me..ups" I covered my mouth, DAMN! MY MOM PURPOSELY SHIFT MY CONCENTRATION.

Her smile disappeared, her face turned scary. THIS IS THE END OF MY LIFE!

"HAA!! YOU!!! Bastard! You slept with TIERE?? YOU DARE LIED TO ME?? YOU WANNA GET MARRIED SOON, HUH?" 

"Momm.. mom... listen" like usually....

Then, how about Caroline and the flowers?

Back to that time.

Once I've done my confessions towards Tiere, I walked back to my car light –heartedly. I feel happy and relieved at the same time. 

drrrtt drrttt

It's Caroline. Oh, I really forgot about her! I was kinda shock.

"Ryan.. where the hell are you?"

"Caroline.. I'm so sorry to say this. But, I think I'd like to stay with Tiere cause I love her" I said as I scratched my forehead, I know I sound like a total jerk but this is for the best.

"What???" she moaned and hung up the phone, before I even explain. 

Then the florist got to call me. 

"Hello, Giany's florist here. Am I talking with Mr.Valerian?"
 "Hello, miss florist. The bouquet and the chocolate box, sorry.. my girlfriend just left the town, so I'm giving that package for you. Thankyou!"

It turned her speechless, maybe I sound pathetic but not too pathetic that makes her confused. Ah, not a big deal.

That's how I deal with my puppy lover and the first roses I bought.

-Bonus Chapter End-

Hello, do you enjoy Bestfriend With Benefits?

Right, if you did, please hit follow my account and send me tons of likes! If there's anything you need to add, please do comment below. I'm so glad that I finally made it until the final of the story.

So here's a little throwback of the story and the specific descriptions of the character: 

Ryan (Valerian) : a tall nerd guy, he used to be thin, but he did some work out. He has a dark hair color and a pair of glasses but just in some times since he plays computer a lot. Sometimes he doesn't put any glasses while on date. Well, he is kind of good looking back in High School, just very thin so nobody noticed them, like he is nearly invisible. Ryan is from a very rich family too, but he is simple, so nobody has ever realized it. 

Tiere : a nerd girl who tends to be so active, and talkative. She has a dark past during her school time, students like to judge her, but since graduated from high school she did some improvements of her both appearance and her image that makes her prettier in the present time. But nah, in the past time, she is kind of retarded. Her family isn't that rich, but her mom's new husband and her dad's new wife are billionaires. But Tiere won't take a cent from them. She is tough. 

Caroline : she is one of the queen bees gang in their school. But she is the most normal among the others, I mean.. she is kinda study a lot rather than hanging out and shopping, even though she does a lot of shopping too. She is from a very rich family, that's why people like to cling into her. Nowadays people.

Calvin : Tiere's ex –boyfriend. Son of a famous cosmetic company. Calvin and Tiere were not in the same school. They met in the pub where Tiere worked at. That time, Calvin has a crush on her, and get to know her better. Tiere doesn't change because of Calvin, so don't get her wrong. She changed because she feel kinda ashamed of her past life during her school time. 

The quotes and some descriptions were inspired by descriptionari, they have tons of beautiful quotes and inspirational writings there. I develop my knowledge, learning from that website. 

The cover of the book might confused you. It is the picture of them wearing their middle school lab suit in their adult age. 

Here, I made 2 quotes for you! You can share quotes from Bestfriend With Benefits story your own in the comment section!

"You can't predict people, you can't predict love. It just came across you somehow, so you'll barely realize it"

"The worst part is sometimes the best part" 

-      Bestfriend With Benefits

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(Goodbye in Bahasa Indonesia)


Neates House. 3PM

Jim started to panic. A moment earlier there was calmness and serenity in his groggy mind. Now, he rapidly felt pressure in his lungs increasing. Breathing was impossible. The grip around his neck was unbreakable and the lethargy of moments ago was evolving into an adrenaline rush. Darkness receded in slowly from his peripheral vision, and he tried with all his might to break free. His lizard brain took over. Fight or flight. He kicked his leg out at the gardener's stepladder less than a metre away, trying to gain some sort of leverage. The oxygen to his brain was completely cut off now, due to the force placed on his carotid artery. Darkness came faster, taking over completely. 

Police Station. 3PM

As Claire pulled up to the kerb outside the quaint old police station she could see part way down the alley leading to the police vehicle car park. She caught sight of two PCSOs smoking cigarettes under a plastic shelter. She could not quite explain why, but this image irritated her, as though they were somehow not supposed to smoke or take breaks. She assumed she was just feeling irritable in general now, and everything was starting to annoy her. The rain was incessant and Claire really did not want to get wet again so she looked for a more covered parking spot. The entrance to the police station had steps on one side and ramp on the other. The side with the ramp was also covered by a sort of makeshift plastic ceiling, presumably because people in wheelchairs were not allowed to get wet. 
Claire tried to put such antagonistic thoughts out of her head as she pulled the car next to a tree. She was about five steps away from the start of the rain-shielded ramp, which was as close as she could possibly get. Nervous at the prospect of talking to the police, Claire began rehearsing the conversation in her head. Who was missing and for how long? Would they think she was being ridiculous? Would they give her a ticket for wasting police time? Is it possible to waste the time of people stood outside under a rain shelter, smoking and laughing with each other? 
The last thought made Claire roll her eyes in exasperation at her continued negativity. She opened the door and ran to the slope. A satisfying blip came from the car as she remotely locked the doors. 
Claire could smell damp as she entered the foyer of this undoubtedly old police station. Everything looked dated. There were old posters hanging on the wall encouraging you to either go into rehab or be an informant. There were wooden benches lining the wall, clearly designed to be as uncomfortable as possible in the hope that people got numb arses and walked away before they got their turn at the front desk. The 'officer' manning this particular front desk was similar in appearance to a Scotch egg: Round and orange. 
The officer was rotund, to say the least. She was wearing a white shirt, although it was hard to imagine shirts in her size were ever considered suitable for a police officer. She had short, frizzy, orange hair, offset by blue plastic earrings and unflattering, round glasses. Claire had visions of this office jumping on a hardened criminal, screaming at them to give her the chocolate back. It was her chocolate, God damn it, and she'd fight anyone for it. Claire used her inappropriate humour to force a smile onto her face. 
"Hello," she said, trying to get the egg's attention. 
"Yes, how can I help?" It replied. 
"I need to report a missing person." Jim said, and noticed the creature's name badge. It read, 'Police Staff E Johnson'. E for Egg, maybe, Claire pondered. 
"Let me take some details. What's your name and date of birth?" Asked Johnson. 
Strange first question, thought Claire. This isn't about me. Nevertheless, she gave her details, along with her phone number and address when the officer requested them. 
"Right. So, who's missing?" Asked the officer, finally getting to the important part. 
"My boyfriend." Claire replied. 
"When did he go missing?"
"Today. A couple of hours ago." Claire said, realising as soon as the words came out of her mouth that she was sounding a bit mad. Police Staff Johnson put down her pen and looked at Claire. 
"That's not a long time. Is there anything that makes you think he's gone missing? Where would he normally be at this time?"
"Well, normally, he's at work." Claire said, realising that this sentence had not helped her cause. "But," she continued, "He hasn't been responding to any calls and I found his car abandoned on the road nowhere near where he works."
"Oh, right," Johnson said, slightly more interested, "I'll need to put a report on, and a police officer will need to speak to you. Bear with me."
The officer walked away from the window and sat at a desk. She picked up a telephone and dialed. A few seconds later, she started talking, using phrases like 'delta', 'misper', 'guardian reference' and 'domestic relationship'. After only a minute of this, she put down the phone and returned to the window where Claire was patiently stood. 
Johnson began speaking, "OK, love, this is what needs to happen. They're putting a log on the system and a police officer will come here to take details from you. There's no one in this station right now, but they've called someone to come over. Are you ok to wait?"
Claire did not think she had much choice, so nodded in the affirmative, which set the officer off speaking again.
"Just take a seat and someone will come and get you. OK?"
Claire nodded again and walked to the uninviting pew. She sat on the hard wooden surface and instinctively started looking at her phone. No messages. She opened the Facebook app and scrolled through a series of everyone else's fake-happy photos and inspirational quotes. Nothing seemed real. No one was really as happy as they looked on social media, and as for those inspirational quotes on a background of trees and sun: nobody talks like that. If any of Claire's friends actually started talking in the way their Facebook and Instagram posts read, she would probably call them a retard. She remembered life before Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and thought that things were better back then. Nobody tried so hard to impress everybody else. The selfies, captions and one-upmanship that was ubiquitous today simply did not exist ten years ago. Claire was sure that trying so hard to look happy actually made people more depressed. She wondered how many family feuds, divorces and legal battles had been caused by the virus of social media. 
In spite of these thoughts, Claire was an addict like everyone else. She had two Instagram accounts and a Facebook. One Instagram for her personal life, which was really an edited, filtered, photoshopped version of her life. The other for her artwork, with each post accompanied by about fifty hashtags trying to garner attention. It actually made her feel temporarily happy when she got lots of 'likes' and new followers. It was also a source of disappointment when an illustration she had worked really hard over did not get any comments. For what? Claire thought. I will never meet most of those people and I'm not selling anything. I'm literally wasting my time. Everybody is literally wasting their time tapping a glass screen instead of looking at the people that really matter. How well did she know ninety-nine percent of the people she was 'friends' with on the internet and why did she bother to look at their version of a life they didn't really have? Jim was obsessed with reading the latest news on Twitter, which was almost always about poverty, violence, corruption and despair. It made him angry, which made her angry, because she wondered why he cared so much. Why care about people ten thousand miles away when you can't do anything about it? In fact, she could not really understand why anyone cared about things we have no influence over. People are strange. 




Tony Ryan is a British author, based in Hong Kong, whose previous jobs include being a police officer, English teacher and magazine editor. 

It has always been his dream to have a novel published, so after catching the bug with his debut fiction novel, Ramus, there will surely be more to follow.

He is a strong advocate of mental health awareness and hopes to assist in reducing the stigma against those suffering with any MH condition.


What happened to James Lockedon? 

When a man is reported missing, Detective Jain can’t understand why he has to deal with it. Missing people are mundane jobs for uniform officers. However, he quickly realises that he’s in over his head and the investigation takes a dark turn. Going back to crimes from decades before to help him solve this new mystery, Jain wonders how far a man can go in order to stay hidden. 

A debut novel, mixing genres into an unconventional mystery novel.

Independent review quotes (Goodreads):
"The best book I've read this year"
"What a fantastic read"
"I took for granted that I knew how it ended. Don't make that mistake!"
"A powerful and moving story"
"I read it in a few hours as it pulled me in to its gripping story line"
"this book left me with chills"
"there are hints peppered throughout that'll smack you in the face later"
and more...

It was 15 years ago when it happend. I just moved from my old house because I was trying to start new in a new town. I had to leave all my friends behind because they knew what I couldn't let anybody else know. 

This town had bright, happy, and truthful people–or so I thought. I had pets before I moved, so I figured that I would get another one. A pet that would love me, and protect me. Samson was my first dog. He kept me company and gave me love and made me feel safe. I hated the thought of being alone, but I didn't want to be with anybody either, so I just got pets and replaced human affection with animal affection. That might sound crazy, but it works for me so I'm sticking with it. 

Even though I'm an introvert, I still have plenty of human interaction. It's just always in the bedroom. I had a lover before I moved but he didn't want to come with me, so I had to leave him back home. It broke my heart that he wouldn't move with me, but that's just how my life goes, so I'm working with what I have. The way I see it is you're not lonely if you're okay with being alone, so that's what I'm doing now–sitting alone not being lonely.

Whenever I'm down in the dumps, I always look up inspirational quotes on Google and try to feel better about myself. works 50% of the time but the other 50% is just lost in this abyss of depression, self-loathing, and food binges. That's what I did then and that's still what I do now. But now, I added another item to the mix. I like to write short stories about imaginative, wild adventures that I wish I could be on or anything to enlighten my mood and get rid of all these weird feelings that have nowhere else to go.

That night of the accident, I didn't have my writing to make those weird feelings go away, so I did something else. Something drastic that I 100% regret now. Although, when I did it, I was so glad to release every embodiment of rage I ever bottled up; refusing to let go. I bet your wondering what that "accident"  was. Well I'm going to tell you for my parole officer is making me. Seems that writing is the only thing that keeps me calm these days, so if I write it out, maybe I'll lose a little bit more of that anger that's bubbling underneath; waiting to be released.

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