Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"Motivation waxes and wanes; discipline carries you through the low tide."
Aaron Beck
W
"We all have the capacity to become our best selves."
Walter Mischel
W
"We are all capable of remarkable self-transformation."
Walter Mischel
W
"We are capable of extraordinary things when we align our behavior with our values."
Walter Mischel
C
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Costa Paul
C
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Costa Paul
C
"Nothing is impossible to a willing heart."
Costa Paul
C
"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try."
Costa Paul
R
"The relationship between personality and success is mediated by context and opportunity."
Robert McCrae
R
"Extraversion is more malleable than we once thought; introverts can learn to manage social energy effectively."
Robert McCrae
R
"Neuroticism motivates self-improvement; without it, we might never change."
Robert McCrae
"Guilt is not productive unless it leads to behavior change."
Albert Ellis
"Motivation follows action more often than preceding it."
Albert Ellis
H
"Motivation is rooted in personality and biological drives"
Hans Eysenck
H
"Motivation differs between personality types fundamentally"
Hans Eysenck
R
"In every person lies the potential for greatness; the question is whether they will develop it."
Raymond Cattell
R
"Motivation fades; discipline remains. Build systems, not just intentions."
Raymond Cattell
G
"Every failure offers a new construct to test against reality."
George Kelly
G
"Motivation flows from believing that your actions can bring about anticipated outcomes."
George Kelly
R
"Motivation is strengthened when goals align with fundamental human needs."
Raymond Cattell
R
"Motivation varies not by weakness but by individual differences."
Robert McCrae
R
"Motivation is personal; inspiration is universal."
Robert McCrae
W
"We often think we lack willpower when really we lack clarity about what we actually want."
Walter Mischel
W
"The person who can connect their daily choices to their deepest values rarely struggles with motivation."
Walter Mischel
W
"The person who takes responsibility for their own learning trajectory will always outpace those who wait for external motivation."
Walter Mischel
C
"Motivation is a temporary fire; discipline is the slow-burning coal that sustains the warmth."
Costa Paul
C
"Motivation gets you started; discipline keeps you going; wisdom tells you when to stop."
Costa Paul
G
"Motivation comes from within; external rewards can only sustain effort for so long."
Gordon Allport
G
"The future will be shaped by the choices we make today."
Gordon Allport
H
"Motivation varies by personality type more than by circumstances."
Hans Eysenck