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# Awesome Inspiration [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) [![Codeship Status for swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration](https://app.codeship.com/projects/4ac95290-2237-0136-0375-32ba36ce517b/status?branch=master)](https://app.codeship.com/projects/285996) [![contributions welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/contributions-welcome-brightgreen.svg)](https://github.com/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration/fork) [![open issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration.svg)](https://github.com/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue) [![closed pull requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr-closed/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration.svg)](https://github.com/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed) [![Open Source Helpers](https://www.codetriage.com/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration/badges/users.svg)](https://www.codetriage.com/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration) [![](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration.svg?style=social)](https://github.com/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration) [![](https://img.shields.io/github/followers/swapagarwal.svg?style=social)](https://github.com/swapagarwal)
> 🔥 A curated list of content worth sharing to help you get inspired! ⚡️
## Contents
- [Movies](#movies)
- [Posts](#posts)
- [Quotes](#quotes)
- [Songs](#songs)
- [Videos](#videos)
- [Books](#books)## Movies
- The Pursuit of Happyness [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Happyness)
- [Basketball Scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPEdwaLQLag) Don't ever let somebody tell you... You can't do something. Not even me. All right? You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period.
- [Ending Scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-7mHT9edg) This part of my life... this part right here? This is called "happyness."
- Facing the Giants [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805526/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facing_the_Giants)
- [The Death Crawl Scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sUKoKQlEC4) The scene where the football coach gets the most influential player on the team to do a blind-fold crawl, so that he would not know how far he could go, while carrying a teammate on his back. The coach pushes him with extreme motivation and tells him to never quit. Even when the player yells it hurts, the coach yells "let it!". The player finally drops and he has made it all the way to the end zone, where the coach tells him how important it is for an influential individual to lead by example.
- Rocky Balboa [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479143/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Balboa_(film))
- [Inspirational Speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Vg4uyYwEk) Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that!
- Theory of everything [IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980516/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Everything_(2014_film))
- [Speech by Stephen Hawking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLp6N46er6Y) Ever since the dawn of civilization people have craved for an understanding of the underlying order of the world. There ought to be something very special about the boundary conditions of the universe. And what can be more special than that there is no boundary? And there should be no boundary to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there is life, there is hope.
- Lost In Translation [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335266/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_Translation_(film))
- [Does it get easier?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNK7N3AwVFQ) I'm stuck. Does it get easier? Charlotte and Bob lie beside each other in bed while talking about hardships in life and relationships.
- Independence Day [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(1996_film))
- [Inspirational Speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj16vfbsM9A) We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist and should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice, ‘We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on, we're going to survive.’ Today we celebrate our Independence Day!
- Forrest Gump [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump)
- [Life is like a box of chocolate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJh59vZ8ccc) The very first line where "Robert Zemeckis" said: "My mama always said, life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you gonna get." Shoes implements the character of the person. And the story starts. If anyone watches this movie, they may compare their life with it. Everyone has a life turning moment and we need to react upon it; we need to face it otherwise we'll have guilt for our whole life.
- The Shawshank Redemption [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption)
- [Hope is a good thing](https://youtu.be/DAYXlC59yWs) Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
- Remember the Titans [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210945/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_the_Titans)
- [Remember the Titans](https://youtu.be/vVOqoh43L8c) People say that it can't work, black and white. Here, we make it work every day. We have our disagreements, of course, but before we reach for hate, always, always, we remember the Titans.
- The Greatest Game Ever Played [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388980/) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Game_Ever_Played)
- [Ending Scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ylVfXVHLo) Throughout the movie, the protagonist's father expresses severe discontent with his son playing golf. However, this does not stop Francis Ouimet from participating in the U.S. Open as an amateur. Most of the movie shows the games that Francis played in the U.S. Open and how he competed against top players at that time like the British golf champions Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. After a compelling tie-breaker at the end, Francis wins the U.S. Open and is the first amateur to do so. He is lifted into the air by the crowd to celebrate his success and people pass around his hat to give him tips. While Francis is happy with his success, he does not accept anyone's tip and suggests that they tip his caddie (Eddie Lowery). However, he does accept only one note as a tip, and it is shown to be his father, who has tears in his eyes due to joy.## Posts
- [Nobody’s going to help you. It’s all up to you.](https://sivers.org/up2you)
- [Good students find questions, not answers](https://lemire.me/blog/2020/09/07/good-students-find-questions-not-answers/)
- [Positive Thinking - Give Life To Your Dreams And Change Your Destiny.](https://www.motivation-for-dreamers.com/positive-thinking.html)
- [You are awesome.](https://themindofsteel.com/best-motivation-ever/)
- [Elon Musk: Success Story](https://www.investopedia.com/university/elon-musk-biography/elon-musk-success-story.asp)
- [6 Life-Changing Lessons, Advice, & Tips From Elon Musk](https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/lessons-from-elon-musk)
- [The Productivity Guide: Time Management Strategies That Work](https://jamesclear.com/productivity)## Quotes
- Nikola Tesla
- If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/vangogh-image-quotes/43/76/Quotation-Nikola-Tesla-If-you-want-to-find-the-secrets-of-the-universe-43-76-81.jpg)
- Michael Jordan
- I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-i-ve-missed-more-than-9000-shots-in-my-career-i-ve-lost-almost-300-games-26-times-i-michael-jordan-15-6-0618.jpg)
- Thomas Alva Edison
- I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
![](https://addicted2success.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Thomas-Edison1.jpg)
- Will Smith
- The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I'm not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be out-worked, period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, you might be sexier than me, you might be all of those things you got it on me in nine categories. But if we get on the treadmill together, there's two things: You're getting off first, or I'm going to die. It's really that simple, right?
![](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/pppt-willsmith-140925035833-phpapp01/95/will-smith-quotes-9-638.jpg?cb=1411617693)
- Steven Furtick
- The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-the-reason-why-we-struggle-with-insecurity-is-because-we-compare-our-behind-the-scenes-steven-furtick-53-16-87.jpg)
- Steve Jobs
- Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith
![](https://www.netizenshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/stevejobsmostinspiringquotes.jpg)
- Dr. Seuss
- Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-sometimes-the-questions-are-complicated-and-the-answers-are-simple-dr-seuss-34-53-98.jpg)
- John Henry Newman
- To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-to-live-is-to-change-and-to-be-perfect-is-to-have-changed-often-john-henry-newman-21-34-43.jpg)
- Rabindranath Tagore
- You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-you-can-t-cross-the-sea-merely-by-standing-and-staring-at-the-water-rabindranath-tagore-28-97-81.jpg)
- George Bernard Shaw
- Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-life-isn-t-about-finding-yourself-life-is-about-creating-yourself-george-bernard-shaw-26-83-56.jpg)
- Sadhguru
- If you resist change, you resist life.
![](https://www.quotes.pics/i/quotes-pictures/10/246-sadhguru-resisting-change-change-ah.jpg)
- Osho
- You feel good, you feel bad, and these feelings are bubbling from your own unconsciousness, from your own past. Nobody is responsible except you. Nobody can make you angry, and nobody can make you happy.
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ron0U6trh8/VicxLAdWDxI/AAAAAAAAbOw/yuHzh9l1ruY/s1600/DailythoughtFeelgoodbad.png)
- Mark Cuban
- Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you!
![](https://succeedfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mark-cuban-quote-work-like-24.jpg)
- William Shakespeare
- It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves
![](http://www.maxioms.com/uploads/quotes/r/p_1476293146_28156.jpg)
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aq2XqaPqQuE/maxresdefault.jpg)
- Albert Einstein
- Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-learn-from-yesterday-live-for-today-hope-for-tomorrow-the-important-thing-is-not-to-albert-einstein-8-72-83.jpg)
- Marilyn Monroe
- I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and, at times, hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
![](https://images.gr-assets.com/quotes/1511992603p8/8630.jpg)
- Keanu Reeves
- You have to change your life if you're not happy, and wake up if things aren't going the way you want.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/vangogh-image-quotes/85/92/Quotation-Keanu-Reeves-You-have-to-change-your-life-if-you-re-not-85-92-94.jpg)
- Muhammad Ali
- I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.
![](https://www.fearlessmotivation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ali-athlete-quotes-1024x536.jpg)
- Mahatma Gandhi
- In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-in-a-gentle-way-you-can-shake-the-world-mahatma-gandhi-10-58-52.jpg)
- Stephen Hawking
- However difficult life may seem, There is always something you can do and succeed at.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-however-difficult-life-may-seem-there-is-always-something-you-can-do-and-succeed-at-stephen-hawking-80-99-68.jpg)
- Albert Einstein
- The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.
![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6e/80/95/6e8095fa4b9f7d54ba4f812028f3bc64.jpg)
- Edwin Markham
- For all the days prepare, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear. When you are the hammer, strike.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-for-all-your-days-be-prepared-and-meet-them-ever-alike-when-you-are-the-anvil-bear-when-edwin-markham-18-74-84.jpg)
- Mark Twain
- The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
![](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/famous-people-inspiring-quotes-3b-5cb43958baf96__700.jpg)
- William Shakespeare
- No legacy is so rich as honesty.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-no-legacy-is-so-rich-as-honesty-william-shakespeare-26-72-72.jpg)
- Jürgen Klopp
- I lost the last six finals I was in. They were hardly the best days of my life, but they didn't make me a broken person. For me, life is about trying again and again.
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8NkGYHXkAApBgg.jpg)
- Bruce Lee
- Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
![](https://themindsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Empty-your-mind-be-formless-shapeless-like-water-1.jpg)
- Socrates
- I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/5759/23059484096_7b09e7ae1f_b.jpg)
- Rick Warren
- Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-humility-is-not-thinking-less-of-yourself-it-is-thinking-of-yourself-less-humility-is-rick-warren-44-32-81.jpg)
- Ir. Soekarno
- Rose never propagandize its fragnant, but its own fragnant spreads through its surrounding.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-rose-never-propagandize-its-fragrant-but-its-own-fragrance-spreads-through-its-surrounding-sukarno-109-63-43.jpg)
- David Goggins
- Most people who are criticizing and judging haven't even tried what you failed at.
![](https://succedict.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/david-goggins-quotes-2-1024x683.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp/ngcb2)
- Jimmy Dean
- I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
![](http://www.power-living.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/JimmyDeanSailcflatJ.jpg)
- Akshata Gunapache
- Some stranger somewhere still remembers you because you were kind to them when no one else was. Be kind and spread love.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:10
- Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might
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- Stephen King
- The scariest moment is always right before you start.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-the-scariest-moment-is-always-just-before-you-start-stephen-king-35-71-97.jpg)
- Steve Jobs
- Your time is limited. Don't waste it living someone else's life.
![](https://fossbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/steve.png)
- Hellen Keller
- Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-life-is-a-daring-adventure-or-nothing-helen-keller-53-8-0856.jpg)
- Winston Churchill
- Attitude is a little thing thats makes a big difference.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-attitude-is-a-little-thing-that-makes-a-big-difference-winston-churchill-5-62-96.jpg)
- C.S. Lewis
- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-you-can-t-go-back-and-change-the-beginning-but-you-can-start-where-you-are-and-change-c-s-lewis-133-40-84.jpg)
- Richard Branson
- My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had - every day I'm learning something new.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-my-biggest-motivation-just-to-keep-challenging-myself-i-see-life-almost-like-one-long-richard-branson-58-29-74.jpg)
- Thomas Alva Edison
- Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-many-of-life-s-failures-are-people-who-did-not-realize-how-close-they-were-to-success-thomas-a-edison-8-65-00.jpg)
- Bob Ross
- As long as you are learning you are not failing.
![](https://www.brianhousand.com/uploads/2/4/2/8/2428164/767912407_orig.jpg)
- Elon Musk
- Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-persistence-is-very-important-you-should-not-give-up-unless-you-are-forced-to-give-up-elon-musk-70-56-73.jpg)
- Christopher Robbins (said to Winnie the Pooh)
- You are braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.
![](https://avemateiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/quote-109.jpg)
- Winston Churchill
- Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-success-is-not-final-failure-is-not-fatal-it-is-the-courage-to-continue-that-counts-winston-churchill-5-62-84.jpg)
- Babe Ruth
- Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game.
![](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/594bbd04-237a-4903-8219-4a965b3bf7a6.8cf9ce46f02aea1317617849eb594970.jpeg)
- John Johnson
- First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.
![](https://nitter.pussthecat.org/pic/orig/media%2FBbp5ZNxCIAAZIIm.png)
- Steve Jobs
- Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2x_2U2XEAEOPaS?format=jpg)
- Bill Gates
- It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-it-s-fine-to-celebrate-success-but-it-is-more-important-to-heed-the-lessons-of-failure-bill-gates-10-73-17.jpg)
- Imran Khan
- Leaders leads people. Leader does not follow public opinion.
![](https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/800x450/6442708-Imran-Khan-Quote-Leader-leads-people-Leader-does-not-follow-public.jpg)
- Robert H. Schuller
- Tough times never last, but tough people do.
![](http://files.planetofsuccess.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tough-times1.jpg)
- Confucius
- Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
![](https://motivationping.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/motivational-inspirational-quotes-41.jpg)
- M.S.Dhoni
- No matter what profession you are into, always give your 100% commitment to your work. Because it’s not always about winning the game! It’s about the work satisfaction in the end.
![](https://cricketislifes.com/ezoimgfmt/i0.wp.com/cricketislifes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/%E2%80%9CNo-matter-what-profession-you-are-into-always-give-your-100-commitment-to-your-work.-Because-it%E2%80%99s-not-always-about-winning-the-game-It%E2%80%99s-about-work-satisfaction-in-the-end.-%E2%80%9C.jpg)
- Walt Disney
- All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-all-your-dreams-can-come-true-if-you-have-the-courage-to-pursue-them-walt-disney-7-91-62.jpg)
- Epictetus
- First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-first-say-to-yourself-what-you-would-be-and-then-do-what-you-have-to-do-epictetus-9-2-0289.jpg)
- Dwayne Johnson
- Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.
![](https://www.projectmanager.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Consistency_Johnson.jpg)
- Wayne Gretzky
- You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-you-miss-100-of-the-shots-you-don-t-take-wayne-gretzky-11-73-09.jpg)
- Robert Downey Junior
- Do I want to be a hero to my son? No, I would like to be a very real human being. That’s hard enough.
![](https://static.india.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Robert-Downey-Jr-1.jpg)
- Jeon Jungkook (BTS)
- Effort makes you. You will regret someday if you don't do your best now. Don't think it's too late but keep working on it. It may take time, but there's nothing that gets worse due to practicing. So practice. You may get depressed but it's evidence that you are doing good.
![](https://pm1.narvii.com/6905/34f29841c9fc0b7cc4b7fa405e770df8ed50c6e6r1-940-788v2_hq.jpg)
- Kobe Bryant
- If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.
![](https://addicted2success.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Kobe-Bryant-2.jpg)
- Alan Watts
- Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be.
![](https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-waking-up-to-who-you-are-requires-letting-go-of-who-you-imagine-yourself-to-be-alan-watts-59-21-09.jpg)## Songs
| Song Name | Artist Name | YouTube | Wikipedia | Lyrics |
| ------------------------------- | :----------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| Hall of Fame | The Script | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk48xRzuNvA) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_of_Fame_(song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/script/halloffame.html) |
| Don't You Worry Child | Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y6smkh6c-0) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_You_Worry_Child) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/swedishhousemafia/dontyouworrychild.html) |
| Remember the Name | Fort Minor | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDvr08sCPOc) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_the_Name) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fortminor/rememberthename.html) |
| Right Now | Van Halen | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLQawHJ38Sc) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Now_%28Van_Halen_song%29) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/vanhalen/rightnow.html) |
| Survivor | Destiny's Child | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmc8bQoL-J0) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(Destiny%27s_Child_song)) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Destinys-child-survivor-lyrics) |
| Fight Song | Rachel Platten | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Song_(Rachel_Platten_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rachelplatten/fightsong.html) |
| It's My Life | Bon Jovi | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx2u5uUu3DE) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_(Bon_Jovi_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bonjovi/itsmylife.html) |
| WINGS | Macklemore x Ryan Lewis | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAg3uMlNyHA) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(Macklemore_%26_Ryan_Lewis_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/macklemore/wings.html) |
| This is Me (The Reimagined Remix)| Keala Settle, Kesha & Missy Elliott | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NziAZIxb3lg) | missing | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Keala-settle-kesha-and-missy-elliott-this-is-me-the-reimagined-remix-lyrics) |
| Señorita | Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkh8UtuejGw) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%B1orita_(Shawn_Mendes_and_Camila_Cabello_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/shawnmendes/senorita.html) |
| Firework | Katy Perry | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw&list=PLTd6y4Jz24ge-OoGMjwFK8mGq7PoZ1jPg&index=11) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firework_(song)) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Katy-perry-firework-lyrics) |
| Dream On | Aerosmith | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTZ76vhnKk) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_On_(Aerosmith_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/aerosmith/dreamon.html) |
| Wind of Change | Scorpions | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/n4RjJKxsamQ) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_of_Change_(Scorpions_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/scorpions/windofchange.html) |
| We Are The Champions | Queen | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/04854XqcfCY) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/wearethechampions.html) |
| Eye of the Tiger | Survivor | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/btPJPFnesV4) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_the_Tiger) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/survivor/eyeofthetiger.html) |
| In The Air Tonight | Phil Collins | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/gZrcUDRUBjw) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Air_Tonight) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/philcollins/intheairtonight.html) |
| Drive | Incubus | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/fgT9zGkiLig) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_(Incubus_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/incubus/drive.html) |
| Beautiful Day | U2 | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/co6WMzDOh1o) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Day) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/u2band/beautifulday.html) |
| I Feel Good | James Brown | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/SzlpTRNIAvc) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Got_You_(I_Feel_Good)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jamesbrown/igotyouifeelgood.html) |
| Walk | Foo Fighters | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/4PkcfQtibmU) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_(Foo_Fighters_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/foofighters/walk.html) |
| Whatever It Takes | Imagine Dragons | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOsM-DYAEhY) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_It_Takes_(Imagine_Dragons_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/imaginedragons/whateverittakes.html) |
| Imagine | John Lennon | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/ugrAo8wEPiI) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnlennon/imagine.html) |
| Miracles (Someone Special) | Coldplay & Big Sean | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BPMjL44Aw) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracles_(Coldplay_song)) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Coldplay-miracles-someone-special-lyrics) |
| Never Say Never (feat. Jaden) | Justin Bieber | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5-P9v3F8w) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber:_Never_Say_Never) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/justinbieber/neversaynever.html) |
| 'Till I Collapse | Eminem | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/Pi3_Zs-oRUo) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Till_I_Collapse) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Eminem-till-i-collapse-lyrics) |
| Don't Stop Me Now | Queen | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/HgzGwKwLmgM) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Stop_Me_Now) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Queen-dont-stop-me-now-lyrics) |
| Try Everything | Shakira | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6rP-YP4c5I) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try_Everything) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/shakira/tryeverything.html) |
| Mi Gente | J Balvin, Willy William | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJ6LuUFpMo) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi_Gente_(J_Balvin_and_Willy_William_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/34169008/Willy+William/Mi+Gente) |
| We Will Recover | Kaaze & Michael Feiner | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHC3O1bwTzk) | [Wikipedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaze) | [Lyrics](https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Kaaze-Michael-Feiner/We-Will-Recover) |
| Fight Back | NEFFEX | [Youtube](https://youtu.be/CYDP_8UTAus) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neffex) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/neffex/fightback.html) |
| Make Moves | NEFFEX | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N10D8LZKWr8) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neffex) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/neffex/makemoves.html) |
| Heading Up High | Armin van Buuren feat. Kensington | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2C2V3kac08) | [Wikipedia](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heading_Up_High) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/arminvanbuuren/headinguphigh.html) |
| Remember The Name | Fort Minor | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDvr08sCPOc) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_the_Name) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fortminor/rememberthename.html) |
| W.A.Y.S. | Jhené Aiko | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H17EqhzLdw) | missing | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jheneaiko/ways.html) |
| Underdog | Alicia Keys | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izyZLKIWGiA) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdog_(Alicia_Keys_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/aliciakeys/underdog.html) |
| Hymn For The Weekend | Coldplay | [YouTube](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=YykjpeuMNEk) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn_for_the_Weekend) | [Lyrics](https://www.coldplay.com/song/hymn-for-the-weekend/) |
| Legacy | Eminem | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7csKaIhn8NY) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_(Eminem_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eminem/legacy.html) |
| You're The Best Around | Joe Esposito | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oomCIXGzsR0) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_the_Best) | [Lyrics](https://lyrics.az/joe-esposito/-/youre-the-best.html) |
| Move Along | The All-American Rejects | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XleOkGsYgO8) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_Along_(song)) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/The-all-american-rejects-move-along-lyrics) |
| The Nights | Avicii | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtF6Jej8yb4) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nights) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/avicii/thenights.html) |
| Best Friend | Rex Orange County | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqBuXQLR4Y8) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Orange_County) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Rex-orange-county-best-friend-lyrics) |
| I Want To Break Free | Queen | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/f4Mc-NYPHaQ) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Break_Free) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Queen-i-want-to-break-free-lyrics) |
| We Don't Talk Anymore | Charlie Puth (feat. Selena Gomez) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AtDnEC4zak) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Don%27t_Talk_Anymore_(Charlie_Puth_song)) | [Lyrics](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/charlieputh/wedonttalkanymore.html) |
| Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | [YouTube](https://youtu.be/eVNNfmr_vWI) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearless_(Taylor%27s_Version)) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-lyrics) |
| Best of Me | NEFFEX | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wa_CR0H8g4) | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_of_Me_(David_Foster_song)) | [Lyrics](https://genius.com/Neffex-best-of-me-lyrics) |## Videos
- [Inspiring Story of Robert Downey Jr.](https://www.facebook.com/TheBornRealist/videos/919818351502217)
- [Steve Jobs narrates the first Think different commercial "Here's to the Crazy Ones"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwsuXHA7RA)
- [This is what Peter Dinklage walked away from, to become Tyrion Lannister](https://www.facebook.com/goalcast/videos/1487480434662475)
- [What they don't see is the mountain](https://www.facebook.com/goalcast/videos/1364131340330719)
- [A clever lesson in self-worth](https://www.facebook.com/diply/videos/1453994404678917)
- [Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe Inspiring Africans at The Tony Elumelu Foundation Program 2017](https://youtu.be/_WYoQgdZxkI)
- [It all starts from within](https://www.facebook.com/philippinesreportcom/videos/1908189436175704)
- [The Most Inspiring Speech: 4 True Rules To Success | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SDkzDlw1yc)
- [How a 13 year old changed 'Impossible' to 'I'm Possible' | Sparsh Shah | TEDxGateway](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC0hlK7WGcM&list=WL&index=9&t=0s)
- [The true story of Daniel Dejapin. Watch and be inspired.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGemji4uanU)
- [Happiness is a journey not a destination](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYNdhOH-k64)
- [Arnold Schwarzenegger 2018 - The speech that broke the internet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ktRTWMX3M)
- [No Excuses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnHW6o8WMas)
- [The poetry of programming, Linda Liukas](https://youtu.be/-jRREn6ifEQ)
- [Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech "Connect the Dots Speech"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc)
- [Against All Odds by Elon Musk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zTr2MAFRg)
- [What decides our Success by SadhGuru](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-N8tZY8Lg)
- [Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Eye Opening Speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5tlGJwvmCQ)
- [Ira Glass on the Creative Process](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrmKL2XKcE)
- [Pick Yourself Up And Keep Going - Powerful Motivational Speech by Various](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=fF0hdNqC3Xs)
- [Robert Downey Jr's Speech Will Leave You SPEECHLESS - Best Life Advice](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=7vBb4-E-4Qc)
- [Dream - Motivational Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-jwWYX7Jlo)
- [8 traits of successful people - Richard St. John](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOl0v54DaXo)Hindi
- Don't fear... fear
- Never lose hope. Universe will make it happen. 🙂
- WHY SMILING CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE by Gaur Gopal Das
- Enjoy the Journey by Ayush Mehra## Books
- [Screw It Lets Do It: Lessons in Life, by Richard Branson](https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/books/richard-branson/screw-it-lets-do-it) -([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson#Books))
- [The Art of Happiness, by Dalai Lama](https://www.getstoryshots.com/books/the-art-of-happiness-summary/) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Happiness))
- [The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J Schwartz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_of_Thinking_Big) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_of_Thinking_Big))
- [Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, by Richard Carlson](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/170548.Don_t_Sweat_the_Small_Stuff_and_It_s_All_Small_Stuff) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Carlson_(author)))
- [The Gifts of Imperfection, by Brene Brown](https://brenebrown.com/book/the-gifts-of-imperfection/) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bren%C3%A9_Brown#Selected_works))
- [Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25541028-elon-musk) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk:_Tesla,_SpaceX,_and_the_Quest_for_a_Fantastic_Future))
- [Atomic Habits, by James Clear](https://www.samuelthomasdavies.com/book-summaries/self-help/atomic-habits/)([Everybody Wiki](https://en.everybodywiki.com/Atomic_Habits))
- [Unleash Yourself: Become the Champion you have always wanted to be, by Ankush Kotriwal](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54560674-unleash-yourself)
- [Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, by David Goggins](https://davidgoggins.com/book/) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Goggins#Bibliography))
- [Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business, by Charles Duhigg](https://charlesduhigg.com/books/smarter-faster-better/) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Duhigg#Books))
- [Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, by Arnold Schwarzenegger](http://www.schwarzenegger.com/totalrecall)
- [How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4865.How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People)
- [The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41881472-the-psychology-of-money)
- [The School of Life, by The School of Life](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15946768-the-school-of-life)
- [A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128029.A_Thousand_Splendid_Suns)
- [The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/36072.The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People)
- [The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferris](https://fourhourworkweek.com/)
- [Rich Dad Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69571.Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad)
- [Think And Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill and Rosa Lee Beeland](https://archive.org/embed/in.ernet.dli.2015.274523) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_and_Grow_Rich))
- [As A Man Thinketh, by James Allen](https://archive.org/details/asmanthinketh00alle) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_a_Man_Thinketh))
- [Man's Search for Meaning](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Search_for_Meaning))
- [12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, by Jordan B. Peterson](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30257963-12-rules-for-life) - ([Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Rules_for_Life))## Contributing
Feel free to [open an issue](https://github.com/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration/issues/new) (or even better, send a [Pull Request](https://github.com/swapagarwal/awesome-inspiration/compare)) for expanding this list. Contributions are very welcome!! 😄
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