Whether you're aiming for that much-deserved promotion or finally taking a big risk for the sake of your dreams, here are 11 quotes that will inspire you to get going.

“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says I’m possible!”— Audrey Hepburn, actress and humanitarian

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” — Helen Keller, American author, political activist, and lecturer

“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer, and poet

“Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt, American politician, diplomat, and activist

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” — Unknown

“The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” — Barbara Corcoran, American businesswoman

We become what we think about. — Earl Nightingale, American radio personality, writer, and speaker

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.” — Oprah Winfrey, TV show host, producer, and philanthropist

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. –Steve Jobs

“Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most from you.” — Caroline Myss, American author

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.” — Mark Twain, American author and humorist

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