“Bitterness is a paralytic. Love is a much more vicious motivator.”— Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock, amazon.com
“You can conquer every fear and shut out every doubt. There is no obstacle too big for you to overcome, for you are more powerful than you could ever imagine.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You are your own asset, and it's probably time you started giving yourself more credit.”— Maya Kachroo-Levine, thoughtcatalog.com
“Live like this the best you can. And I guarantee you will look back at a life well lived.”— Charlie Day, facebook.com
“Be willing to fail. Let yourself fail. Fail in the way in the place where you would want to fail.”— Charlie Day, facebook.com
“There have always been points where I struggled or felt inadequate while too much of that is unhealthy I think it drives you.”— Anna Kendrick, youtube.com
“You will be judged on everything you do. It doesn’t matter what field you are in: If you are working on something large or something small, always make sure it adheres to your highest standards. Move away from people who dilute this mission and partner with those who support it.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“Your worst qualities can also be your best, so try to utilize them in a positive way.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“You don’t need everyone; you only need a few people who really believe in you and your ideas.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“Many people think that success is about coming up with a big idea, inventing something new, or finding the perfect job. Those are definitely great starting points, but I believe that success is really dependent on how you handle everything that happens thereafter.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“Be generous and don’t worry about keeping score. My grandfather didn’t have a lot of money but he was amazingly generous.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“You learn a lot more from mistakes than you do from successes. I tell my kids, ‘It’s almost certain that you are going to make mistakes along the way. Try to make small ones, if you can, and think of them as opportunities to learn.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“I have always been very competitive and driven, in sports or whatever. I think that’s a quality you either have or you don’t.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“No one likes to feel vulnerable, and I’m no exception, but the reality is that you can only know as much depth, happiness, and success in your life as you can know vulnerability. If you don’t ask out a girl or a guy on a date, you won’t get rejected, but you won’t fall in love either.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“A key element to my success has been my ability to attract the best people in the world to work with me— and then keep them motivated.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“As long as you can admit things to yourself, you can deal with them and then move on. I don’t lie to myself, but I don’t harp on things and I never, ever look back. If your mind starts to wander to past events, the only advice I can give you is don’t go. Just stop it! Think about something else.”— Gillian Zoe Segal, amazon.com
“Finding love is the unconscious motivator for a lot of the things we do. It’s why we work out, it’s why we go to a bar on a Saturday night when we really don’t want to, it’s why we agree to meet strangers off the internet.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com