25 Quotes for 2025 Wisdom
As we step into a new year, it’s the perfect time to draw inspiration from the words of inventors, leaders, actors, scientists, speakers, writers, and CEOs (who tend to be a mix of all the previous).
Below are 25 powerful quotes to help motivate, challenge, and guide you through the year ahead. Whether you’re focusing on leadership, growth, or overcoming obstacles in the geoprofessional field, let these words inspire you to have an impactful and successful year.
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” – T.S. Eliot
“Dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change.” – Shonda Rhimes
“To win the marketplace, you must first win the workplace.” – Doug Conant
“If you want innovation you have to make space for it.” – Seema Dhanoa
“As long as I’m alive, I will continue to try to understand more because the work of the heart is never done.” – Muhammad Ali
“Change is your friend not your foe; change is a brilliant opportunity to grow.” – Simon T. Bailey
“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” – Auguste Rodin
“Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.” – Patti Smith
“Great works and great folly may be indistinguishable at the outset.” – Adam Steltzner
“As much as talent counts, effort counts twice.” – Angela Duckworth
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker
“I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.” – Jacinda Ardern
“Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.” – Unknown
“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci
“Teamwork is a strategic decision.” – Patrick Lencioni
“The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin
“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.” – Viggo Mortensen
“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.” – Reid Hoffman
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” – Albert Einstein
“Life isn’t perfect, any failures you have are actually learning moments. They teach us how to grow and evolve.” – Phillipa Soo
“Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set off that spark in one another.” – Kenny Ausubel
“Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.” – Isabelle Lafleche
“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.” – Ikkyū
“Failure is not the opposite of success, it is part of success.” – Arianna Huffington
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