As scary as it may seem, the 2012-2013 academic year is already coming to an end! Since next week is crunch time for most Crusaders, we thought a little pre-Spring Weekend/Finals Week motivation would be nice to help you power through those papers, exams and applications. Whether you need some inspiration in your academic work or job search, we present to you our favorite quotes from Forbes’ list of “30 Motivational Quotes for Job Seekers.”
“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” –Thomas Jefferson
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” –Arthur Ashe
“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
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”–Wayne Gretzky
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
“Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.” –Brian Tracy
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” –Alexander Graham Bell
“Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it.” –Marva Collins
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” –Robert F. Kennedy
“Never tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” –Author Unknown
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” –George Eliot
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” –Thomas Jefferson
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and will always solve the problems of the human race.” –Calvin Coolidge
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” –Maya Angelou
“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” –Theodore Roosevelt
