Over the years, I’ve come across a crap load of quotes that have stopped me dead in my tracks and had me pondering about their context for hours. Ok maybe 10 minutes, but still. I love quotes, they pack so much wisdom in such few words its crazy. So here in this very post, I will be sharing some of my favorite quotes. This post will be updated regularly as the days go by, so be sure to book mark this page (Ctrl + D) and check back often.

———[April 13 2009]

“Your body is like a bank account. You cannot continue to draw on it without making quality deposits” – Mashed Up By Yours Truly

“If you say what you think, don’t expect to hear what you like” – Malcom Forbes

“Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going” – Jim Ryun

———[April 14 2009]

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going” -Beverly Sills

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Will power is not enough; we must do” – Johann Wolfgang

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination” – Tommy Lasorda

———[April 20 2009]

(Kudos to Jody & Cher for providing quotes that AREN’T lame! Keep em’ comin)

“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~Edward Stanley

“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you dream it, you can be it” – William Arthur Ward

“Give yourself permission to shoot for something that seems totally beyond your grasp. You may be surprised at your capabilities” – Danica Patrick

“When we are no long able to challenge the situation – we are challenged to change ourselves” -  Victor E. Frankl

“It’s never to late to be what you might have been” – George Eliot

———[May 3 2009]

“It’s the start that stops most people” – Unknown

“When the window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shades” – Tom Peters

“Some men work hard and save money so their sons won’t have the problems that made men of their fathers” – Unknown

“I had no shoes and complained, until I met a man with no feet” – Persian Proverb

———[May 4 2009]

“I have found that life is pretty empty and meaningless… which is a GOOD thing, because it’s what you make of it!” – Fit Jerk

“FEAR – False Evidence Appearing Real” – Unknown

“Why would you bother predicting the future, when the choices you make today can help shape it?!” – Unknown

“If you’re pumping out good shit, people will follow!” – Gary Vaynerchuk

“Look yourself in the mirror and ask yourself — What do I want to do everyday for the rest of my life. Do that! I promise, you can monetize that shit!” – Gary Vaynerchuk

———[May 21 2009]

“You only get one body, be good to it and it will be good to you” – John Tutte

“Experience is the hardest teacher, it gives you the test first, and the lesson later” – Unknown

“Belief lends a hand to the path of the strong” -Lyrics (Song: Unstoppable, Band: Unearth)

“Don’t accept the guilt of those who choose to be mediocre!” -Unknown

“Do you know why we fall, sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves back up!” – Alfred (Batman Begins)

———[June 03 2009]

“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.”  ~Peter T. Mcintyre

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” – Unknown

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” -Zig Ziglar

“When you understand that your self-worth is not determined by your net-worth, then you’ll have financial freedom” – Suze Orman

———[Aug 06 2009]

“The difference between a winner and a loser is 100% belief in themselves and their actions… because the belief that you project is the reality that you’ll receive” – FitJerk

“If you’re not constantly pushing your boundraies then you’re not growing, and if you’re not growing then you’re dying” -Mash-up

“Cheat on your girlfriend – NOT your workouts” – FitJerk [apparently bodybuilding.com had this too]

“The world hates change; yet it is the only thing that has brought progress” – Charles F.Kettering

And let’s throw in a funny one for shits and giggles…

“If you’re really into fitness and sex… why don’t you take a fucking hike?!” – Unknown

———[April 25 2010]

“Life is too short to not get what I want” – FitJerk

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.” ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

“I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn’t fall down.” ~Allen H. Neuharth

“If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.” ~Author Unknown

“Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” ~Les Brown

———[March 23 2011]

“Fate is what happens when you don’t know how to achieve goals…” – FitJerk

“Some men are born strong… others are made. Progressive overload is your friend” – FitJerk

“You can’t fire a cannon from a canoe” – Charles Poliquin (Referring to doing strength training without a solid foundation)

“Those that don’t believe they deserve the best, end up getting the worst. Or none at all.” – FitJerk

“Pain is temporary; it may last for a minute, or an hour, or a day, or even a year. But eventually it will subside, but something else will take it’s place. If you quit however, it will last forever. ” – Eric Thompson the HipHop Preacher

“Some of you love sleep, more than you love success. I’m here to tell you today that if you’re going to be successful, you’ve gotta be willing to give up sleep” – Eric Thompson the HipHop Preacher

“Sleep is for those people who are broke. I don’t sleep… I got an opportunity to make a dream become reality” – 50Cent

“All men are created equal… some work harder at pre-season” -Emmit Smith

“They say what goes up, must come down… but I ain’t reach my crusin altitude” – Ludacris

“A king is only a king until he sees aces” – Belly

———[April 2 2011]

“Tears will get you sympathy, but sweat will get you results” – Unknown

“The pain you feel today, will be the strength you’ll feel tomorrow” – Unknown

———[July 27 2011]

“Want to work on your ‘tone’? Better start singing, bitch!” – @RickG3

“If you don’t seek strength, then you are weak in every possible way” – FitJerk

“You can’t push yourself forward by patting your own ass…” – FitJerk

“If I don’t have time to lift, do you know what I do? I make the fucking time!” – FitJerk

“Yes, if you squat wrong it fucks things up. If you squat correctly, those same fucked-up things will unfuck themselves.” – M.Rippetoe

“I do now what others won’t – so I can have later what others can’t” – Unknown

———[August 20 2011]

“Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it…. Success is shy – it won’t come out while you’re watching.”  ~Tennessee Williams

“Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.”  ~Elbert Hubbard

“Success and failure.  We think of them as opposites, but they’re really not.  They’re companions – the hero and the sidekick.”  ~Laurence Shames

———[Sept 13 2011]

“Don’t tell me you’ve tried your best unless your body gives up before you mind!” – FitJerk

“I would tell a girl to buy Eleiko plates before getting a boob job. That’s the kinda ‘bouncy bouncy’ I’m talkin about!” – FitJerk

“They say it costs to be the boss; I pay the price including tax” – Lil Wayne

“How do you plan on winning, when I simply refuse to lose?” – FitJerk

———[Sept 24 2011]

“If people are talking behind your back, it’s only because you’re ahead of them” – Unknown

———[Sept 26 2011]

“I push people past their comfort zone to see if they’ll crumble or not. Either way, I get to see what they’re made of” – FitJerk

“I mean what I speak, do as I say, I hustle, I grind; don’t get in my way!” – Magician 

———[Oct 7 2011]

“Fuck school. I learn what I want, when I want, how I want. My test will be it’s application against life, and my grade my bank account.” – FitJerk

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” – Steve Jobs

“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” – Steve Jobs

“You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.” – Steve Jobs

“Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” – Steve Jobs

———[Oct 12 2011]

“Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay it’s price.” - Sun Tzu

———[Dec 2 2011]

“You either get good at accomplishments or you get good at making excuses.” – Unknown

“You regret more the opportunities you let pass than the failures you make.” – Unknown

“He who doesn’t fall doesn’t stand” – Unknown

“A ship at harbor is safe. But that’s not what ships are built for.” – Unknown

“If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future, look into your present actions.” – Unknown

“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you’re not in this world to live up to mine” – Bruce Lee

“Consistence, not novelty, is the secret to uncommon results.” – Unkonwn

“If you really wanted to lose weight, nothing will stop you. Not the fast food, the donuts, the rain outside, the soreness in your muscles. You obviously don’t want it bad enough yet. Keep sitting around feeling sorry for yourself, because right now that’s all you want to do. Just don’t expect any sympathy here.” – Unknown [Sounds like my twin though]

“Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting” – Christopher Morley

Big ups to John Martin for these from his private collection.

———[Jan 10 2012]

“Fear is interest paid on a debt you  may not even owe” – Unknown

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