Motivation Quotes

When you need a push, these words deliver. The fuel for getting started and keeping going.

22152 quotes

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"Ritual is the repetition with variation through which society rehearses its deepest values."
Victor Turner
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"Motivation comes from meaning"
Gregory Bateson
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"The study of humanity begins with the study of desire and ambition."
Bronislaw Malinowski
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"Social change is driven by the actions of people working within and against existing structures."
A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
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"Motivation comes from understanding purpose."
Alfred Kroeber
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"Motivation without vision is mere busyness."
Alfred Kroeber
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"Every act is a vote for the world you want."
Gregory Bateson
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"Coming of age in America means coming of age in a world dominated by peer groups."
Margaret Mead
M
"The need for security and safety is paramount in human motivation."
Margaret Mead
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"Motivation springs from inner conviction."
Oswald Spengler
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"Motivation comes from within."
Oswald Spengler
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"Motivation arises when our actions align with our deeper patterns of meaning."
Gregory Bateson
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"Motivation for scholarly work comes from genuine curiosity, not from the desire for status or wealth."
Bronislaw Malinowski
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"Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, which takes imagination and second, a conviction of how to serve it."
Arnold Toynbee
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"Motivation for behavior emerges from social values and cultural frameworks."
A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
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"Motivation comes from knowing your purpose."
Christopher Dawson
C
"Motivation is born from conviction and purpose."
Christopher Dawson
M
"Never underestimate the ability of a group of committed people to change the world."
Margaret Mead
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"Motivation comes from within when we align our actions with our deepest values."
Bronislaw Malinowski
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"Motivation without understanding is mere animal impulse in human dress."
Oswald Spengler
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"Motivation comes from understanding your purpose."
Jacques Le Goff
C
"The tragedy of the modern world is that we have the means to achieve great things but lack the wisdom to use them rightly."
Christopher Dawson
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"True progress is not measured by technological advancement but by growth in virtue and wisdom."
Christopher Dawson
M
"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without."
Marc Bloch
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"Progress is slow, fragile, and always worth fighting for."
Marc Bloch
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"Motivation springs from belief in something greater than oneself."
Oswald Spengler
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"Motivation comes from within, shaped by our deepest values and beliefs."
Jacques Le Goff
"Motivation comes from within."
Fernand Braudel
O
"The modern world mistakes motion for progress and noise for thought."
Oswald Spengler
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"Challenge and response - this is the fundamental dynamic of human progress."
Arnold Toynbee