Motivation Quotes

"Every human being has an innate drive to belong and to contribute."

"We are drawn toward whatever feels like progress and meaning."

"Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary ones."

"Motivation is temporary; discipline is eternal."

"Advertising works because it conditions the consumer mind."

"Motivation is nothing more than a drive state seeking stimulus."

"Intention and purpose are different - intention is the looking back, purpose is the looking forward."

"The presence of dissonance, being psychologically uncomfortable, will motivate the organism to try to reduce it."

"Uncertainty triggers a powerful drive to seek information and reassurance from others."

"The need to feel that our actions are justified is one of the most basic human drives."

"The need for self-justification is perhaps the strongest force in human psychology."

"We are motivated to understand ourselves as good, competent, and rational."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started"

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little extra"

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."

"Every setback is a setup for a comeback."

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."

"You are capable of more than you know."

"We cannot think, feel, or act without direction. The direction is given by our ideals."

"An inferiority complex may drive us toward achievement or toward despair."

"The struggle for superiority is a natural human drive, but its direction determines our character."

"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it."

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

"Life's greatest pleasure is doing what people say you cannot do."

"The most powerful word in the universe is 'yet'."

"Cognitive dissonance is perhaps the most powerful force in human psychology."

"The need for consistency is a fundamental human drive, perhaps as basic as hunger."

"The need to see ourselves as good and competent drives much of our behavior."