Motivation Quotes

"Forget, forget, forget. If you once look back, you are lost."

"The soldier who understands why he fights is the one who will persevere."

"A soldier without purpose is merely a man with a gun; purpose makes him a warrior."

"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because you want them to do it."

"Morale is when your men would rather be sick at the front than well at the rear."

"You've got to believe you can do it. If you don't, you can't."

"The impossible is only the untried."

"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without."

"In times of crisis, mediocrity becomes catastrophe."

"The clarity of purpose can overcome the disadvantage of position."

"An army marches on its stomach, but it fights with its heart."

"Complacency is the enemy of any fighting force, military or otherwise."

"Morale is the greatest single factor in successful war."

"A soldier who does not understand why he fights cannot fight effectively."

"Understanding your purpose gives direction to all your actions."

"Motivation flows downward from leader to soldier, but respect flows upward."

"Motivation is temporary; purpose is permanent."

"Every soldier under my command deserved to know why they fought, not merely how to fight."

"A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow that never comes."

"The soldier who understands why he fights is worth ten who merely obey."

"Men follow not orders, but the conviction behind them."

"A soldier who understands why he fights will endure what others cannot."

"The greatest gift a leader can give is the belief that his people are capable of greatness."

"Pessimism never won any battle."

"Motivation must include an idea or goal strong enough to sustain desire."

"He is not a good soldier who does not desire promotion."

"Life's battles don't always go to the strongest or fastest man, but sooner or later, the man who wins is the one who thinks he can."

"Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bull."

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do."

"The world has no shortage of remarkable humans; what it needs is remarkable participation."