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Quotes That Echo from TED Stages

Today, I want to share the 50 inspirational quotes I have compiled from TED speakers that will change your life after watching many TED talk videos. TED is a global platform that showcases ideas worth spreading from some of the most brilliant and inspiring speakers. TED speakers come from various fields and backgrounds, such as science, technology, education, business, arts, culture, and more. They share their insights, stories, and wisdom that can challenge, enlighten, and transform us. Furthermore, these quotes cover various topics, such as motivation, creativity, happiness, success, leadership, communication, and more.

Motivation

1. “The moment that you feel that just possibly you’re walking down the street naked exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself, that’s the moment you may be starting to get it right.” Amanda Palmer
2. “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman
3. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” Walt Disney
4. “If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.” Anonymous
5. “People who are cra** enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” Rob Siltanen
6. “We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” Albert Einstein
7. “Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.” Mahatma Gandhi
8. “Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too.” Mark Twain
9. “When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out.” Eleanor Roosevelt
10. “When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.” Norman Vincent Peale

Creativity

11. “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” Albert Einstein
12. “The creative adult is the child who survived.” Ursula K. Le Guin
13. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Maya Angelou
14. “To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” Joseph Chilton Pearce
15. “Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it.” Salvador Dali
16. “Your time is limited; don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” Steve Jobs
17. “The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” Sylvia Plath
18. “Don’t think outside the box; think like there is no box.” Anonymous
19. “Imagination is everything; it is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” Albert Einstein
20. “Why humor is key to creativity” Taika Waititi

Happiness

21. “Happiness is not something ready-made; it comes from your actions.” Dalai Lama
22. “The most important thing is to enjoy your life; to be happy; it’s all that matters.” Audrey Hepburn
23. “Happiness is a butterfly which when pursued is always beyond your grasp but which if you will sit down quietly may alight upon you.” Nathaniel Hawthorne
24. “Happiness is not something that happens to you; it’s something that you create.” Shawn Achor
25. “Happiness is not having what you want but wanting what you have.” Sheryl Crow
26. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi
27. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” Aristotle
28. “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius
29. “The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are and not who people think you are.” Goldie Hawn
30. “Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life” Catherine Price

Success

31. “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that count.” Winston Churchill
32. “The road to success and the road to failure are almost the same.” Colin R. Davis
33. “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” Henry David Thoreau
34. “Opportunities don’t happen; you create them.” Chris Grosser
35. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” John D. Rockefeller
36. “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” Thomas Jefferson
37. “The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.” Barack Obama
38. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” Vidal Sassoon
39. “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” Babe Ruth
40. “The real relationship is between your age and your chance of success” Albert-László Barabási

Leadership

41. “A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” John C. Maxwell
42. “The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values, and agenda of an entire generation that is to come.” Steve Jobs
43. “Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence, and inspiration.” Robin S. Sharma
44. “A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.” John C. Maxwell
45. “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things; he is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” Ronald Reagan
46. “Leadership is not about being in charge; leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.” Simon Sinek
47. “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” Jack Welch
48. “A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.” Lao Tzu
49. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.” Amelia Earhart
50. “How to be your best self in times of crisis” Susan David

These are the 50 inspirational quotes from TED speakers that can change your life and inspire you to learn more. But as Tony Robbins said, “The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” As Brené Brown said, “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” Inspiration alone is not enough; we need to act and show up. So don’t just read these quotes; apply them to your life. Thank you for reading, and see you at the next one!

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References:

TED. (n.d.). TED: Ideas worth spreading. https://www.ted.com/

TED. (n.d.). TED Talks. https://www.ted.com/talks?topics%5B%5D=motivation