Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"The greatest revolution begins in the hearts of ordinary men."
Solon
C
"Motivation flows from within when one's actions align with one's conscience."
Cincinnatus
C
"True motivation arises from alignment between desire and duty."
Cincinnatus
C
"Motivation sustained by duty outlasts motivation driven by passion."
Cincinnatus
T
"The smallest action beats the greatest intention."
Themistocles
T
"A vision without execution is just a fantasy."
Themistocles
"The impossible is merely the untried."
Miltiades
"Understanding your purpose is the first step to achieving it."
Miltiades
A
"The measure of a man is not in his birth, but in his deeds."
Alcibiades
A
"I believe that every man contains within him the capacity for greatness."
Alcibiades
A
"I believe that every man is the architect of his own fortune or misfortune."
Alcibiades
A
"I believe that every man must choose between comfort and greatness."
Alcibiades
R
"The man who controls his temper controls his destiny."
Romulus
R
"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the failure to try."
Romulus
R
"The man who masters himself masters his fate."
Romulus
L
"A soldier's discipline begins in his youth or never at all."
Lycurgus
L
"Motivation from within is eternal; motivation from without is fleeting."
Lycurgus
S
"I reformed Athens not for glory, but because my conscience would not allow silence."
Solon
S
"Motivation comes not from external rewards, but from the knowledge of one's purpose."
Solon
T
"Those who wait for perfect conditions will wait forever."
Themistocles
T
"A life without purpose is a ship without a rudder."
Themistocles
T
"The future is not fixed; it bends toward those who push it."
Themistocles
"The soldier who understands why he fights will never retreat."
Miltiades
"To achieve the impossible, first believe it possible."
Miltiades
"To inspire others, first inspire yourself with purpose."
Miltiades
"The soldier who fights for hire will flee; the citizen will stand."
Miltiades
L
"The pursuit of pleasure has destroyed more states than invasion."
Lycurgus
C
"In times of crisis, the ordinary man becomes extraordinary through necessity."
Cincinnatus
C
"The ordinary farmer who answers his nation's call becomes extraordinary in history's eyes."
Cincinnatus
"Spartans! Prepare for glory!"
Leonidas I