Inspirational Quotes

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw

"Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward." - Patricia Sampson

"Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved." - William Jennings Bryant

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." - Will Durant

"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten" - B.F. Skinner

"Education costs money, but then so does ignorance." - Sir Moser Claus

"Genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration." - Thomas Edison

"If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters." - Abigail Van Buren

"A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it." - Anonymous

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." - Sun Tzu

"The possibility that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just." - Abraham Lincoln

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?" - Robert Schuller

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." - Beverly Sills

"Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure." - George E. Woodberry

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. "- John Wooden

"Success is just a matter of attitude." - Darcy E. Gibbons

Back to Top


EOC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity program and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, veteran status or disability.
Copyright © 2003-2005 Mid-South Community College - Educational Opportunity Center (EOC).

This section of the MSCC Web site has been designed by
MSCC CIW Students Melissa Melton, Felisha Walker, Brock Meeler and Rachel Robertson. If you experience any problems navigating this site, please email Webmaster.