Do you ever compare you life with other people? Do you ever feel that you are not lucky, perhaps that you are from the wrong country, town or have the wrong background? Do you scroll through social media feeling envious at the seemingly perfect lives of modern day so called ‘influencers’?

For sure, it can be great to see the achievements of others and see what is possible and use these accomplishments as motivation to create exciting goals for yourself to work towards.

Try to change your mindset from why them and not me, to if he/she can do it, so can I! Instead of seeing the achievements of others as a club to beat yourself up with, use them as a stick to prod you to take positive action.

I hope that the following collection of comparison quotes will inspire you to live your own life, walk your own path and work every day towards your own exciting goals and dreams.

1. A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms. – Zen Shin

2. Every minute you spend wishing you had someone else’s life, is a minute spent wasting yours.

3. Our time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs

4. Don’t compare your life to others. There’s no comparison between the sun and the moon. They shine when it’s their time.

5. Comparison is the thief of joy. – Theodore Roosevelt

6. Never compare your journey with someone else’s. Your journey is your journey, not a competition.

7. Comparison kill creativity. Stop comparing and start creating.

8. Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself. – Coco Chanel

9. There is no need for comparison. Be happy with yourself and find satisfaction in your work.

10. Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle. – Tom Hiller

11. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

12. Don’t compare yourself to other people. Compare yourself to who you were and who you want to become.

13. Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be memorable. Be confident. Be proud. – Shannon L. Alder

14. Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to other people.

15. Don’t compare yourself to others compare yourself to the person you were yesterday. – Jordan Peterson

16. Run your own race and stop comparing yourself to others.

17. When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. – Lao Tzu

18. Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.

19. I’m too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.

20. Your Highest Self only wants you to be at peace. It does not judge, compare, or demand that you defeat anyone or be better than anyone. – Wayne Dyer

21. Comparison is the best way to judge our progress but not with others, compare your yesterday with your today.

22. Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another. – Marquis de Condorcet

23. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. – Oscar Wilde

24. Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else. – Judy Garland

25. Stop comparing yourself to other people. You are an original. We are all different and it’s okay. – Joyce Meyer

If you are like me, the name Pythagoras will probably bring back memories to you as a teenager learning about Isosceles triangles, Algebra, Theorems and equations such as “the sum of the squares on the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square on the hypotenuse”.

Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, scientist and the founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, Western philosophy. His philosophy also had a major impact on scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, and Sir Isaac Newton.

I really hope that you will enjoy the following collection of Pythagoras quotes. I also hope that the next time that you think about Pythagoras you will remember the wise quotes that are attributed to him and not just the math equation.

1. The oldest shortest words – “yes” and “no” are those which require the most thought. – Pythagoras

2. Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please. – Pythagoras

3. Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few. – Pythagoras

4. As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom. – Pythagoras

5. A fool is known by his speech, and a wise man by silence. – Pythagoras

6. Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea. – Pythagoras

7. Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do? – Pythagoras

8. Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you. – Pythagoras

9. The art of living happily is to live in the present. – Pythagoras

10. As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. – Pythagoras

11. There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres. – Pythagoras

12. Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb. – Pythagoras

13. Educate the children and it won’t be necessary to punish the men. – Pythagoras

14. Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body. – Pythagoras

15. Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason. – Pythagoras

16. Don’t try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination. – Pythagoras

17. No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself. – Pythagoras

18. In anger we should refrain both from speech and action. – Pythagoras

19. Numbers rule the universe. – Pythagoras

20. If you have a wounded heart, touch it as little as you would an injured eye. There are only two remedies for the suffering of the soul: hope and patience. – Pythagoras

21. Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence. – Pythagoras

22. Above all things, respect yourself. – Pythagoras

23. Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life. – Pythagoras

24. Know thyself, then thou shalt know the universe. – Pythagoras

25. Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable. – Pythagoras

The position of Quarterback in American Football is one of the most important positions on the team. Quarterbacks are leaders, team players, competitive, focused, inspirational and probably most importantly of all, they are winners.

Fans of the NFL (National Football League) will be very familiar with the following list of great Quarterbacks. I wanted to put together a collection of quotes from the 25 greatest Quarterbacks of all time as ranked by AthlonSports.com

I have put them in reverse order. Can you guess who will be #1

I hope that the following collection of Quarterback quotes will give you an idea of the positive mindset and attitude of these great athletes.

25. If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all? – Joe Namath

24. Hey man, I got it made. I’ve got no worries, no problems. All I have to do is go out every day and play football. How could anyone complain about that? – Dan Fouts

23. What are you passionate about? What fires you up? What gets you excited about life? Life is too short to just go through the motions. Discover your passion, if you haven’t already, and do it to the best of your ability. – Philip Rivers

22. Make a difference today for someone who’s fighting for their tomorrow. – Jim Kelly

21. I go through life with a smile because I know things can be worse than they are. – Eli Manning

20. If you’re willing to put yourself and your dreams on the line, at the very least you’ll discover an inner strength you may not have known existed. – Kurt Warner

19. Money did not mean that much to me. I had fun playing football. – Sammy Baugh

18. When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge. – Terry Bradshaw

17. Sportsmanship is making sure you have respect for the guy you’re playing across from. – Warren Moon

16. Do not throw in the towel; use it for wiping the sweat off your face. – Otto Graham

15. Things are never as good as you think they are or ever as bad as you think they are. – Troy Aikman

14. If you work harder than somebody else, chances are you’ll beat him though he has more talent than you. – Bart Starr

13. When there are doubters, it always fuels the fire a little bit. When people say you can’t do something, if you are a competitor, that drives you. – Ben Roethlisberger

12. There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. – Roger Staubach

11. Winning means being unafraid to lose. – Fran Tarkenton

10. The will to prepare, the guts to risk, and the desire to be the best. These are trademarks of champions. – Dan Marino

9. Everything you do in life is up to you. Part of life is realizing you have much more potential and ability than you’d ever know, but it’s up to you to face the fears and unleash that which really drives you. – Steve Young

8. Surround yourself with really good people. I think that’s an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you. – Aaron Rogers

7. There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done. – Johnny Unitas

6. Don’t cheat yourself. Don’t cheat your teammates. Work as hard as you possibly can. Lay it all on the line and whatever happens, happens. – Brett Favre

5. You learn a lot more from the lows because it makes you pay attention to what you’re doing. – John Elway

4. When you wake up, think about winning the day. Don’t worry about a week or a month from now – just think about one day at a time. – Drew Brees

3. Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live. – Joe Montana

2. It’s not wanting to win that makes you a winner; its refusing to fail. – Payton Manning

1. I think sometimes in life the biggest challenges end up being the best things that happen in your life. – Tom Brady