Quotes have an ability to communicate complex emotions, ideas and also to summarize a wealth of history in several words. They can be funny, shocking, happy, sad, inspirational, morbid, cryptic, or blunt and bold – and we love to share and discuss them.

But what do you find you’re using them for? Some people love funny quotes simply because they’re bite-sized chunks of humor they can lob at everyone from their friends to their Partypoker opponents as a means of making others laugh and sharing something interesting with people. But some find a deeper meaning behind quotes.

What we’re talking about is motivational quotes – anything from Ghandi to Hemingway. There’s something about a quote so powerful and inspiring that motivates you to do good, do more, or self-improve, and they feature on people’s skin as tattoos, on their walls, on their computer as desktop backgrounds or text files they access when they’re feeling down.

Do you have any favorites? There are some great quotes for athletes, writers and musicians, such as the following few:

“Sport strips away personality, letting the white bone of character shine through. Sport gives players an opportunity to know and test themselves.” Rita Mae Brown

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” – William Wordsworth

“He who sings scares away his woes.” – Cervantes

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