Job searching can be many things – discouraging, devastating and stressful being three of them.When you hear “no” over and over again – or worse, go months without even a rejection email, leaving you hanging in the dark – it can be tough to keep going. But even the most successful, inspirational and intelligent people have shared these same experiences. Hopefully their words of wisdom can provide you with some motivation in your job search.
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
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“Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.”
– Katherine Whitehorn
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“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
– Winston Churchill
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“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
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“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
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“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
– Confucius
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“All of your dreams can come true, if you have the courage to pursue them.”
– Walt Disney
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“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know it when you find it.”
– Steve Jobs
“Your time is limited. Don’t waste it by living someone else’s life.”
– Steve Jobs
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“Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is.”
– Mark Twain
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“The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.”
– Lao-tzu
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“Worry is a misuse of the imagination.”
– Dan Zadra
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“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
– Albert Einstein
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“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.“
– Bruce Lee
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“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.”
– Sheryl Sandberg
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“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
– Will Rogers
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“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.”
– Maya Angelou
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“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
– Zig Ziglar
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“You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.”
– Leroy Paige
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“I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.”
– Robert H. Schuller
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“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
– Babe Ruth
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“Doubt kill more dreams than failure ever will.”
– Karim Seddiki
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“If you can dream it, then you can do it.”
– Walt Disney
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“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
– Seneca
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“If ‘plan A’ didn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters! Stay cool.”
– Kane Arreo
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“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
– Nelson Mandela
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“Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.”
– Elizabeth Green, character of Nicholas Sparks
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
– Bill Gates
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