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 one thing I have learned in all my years is that nothing is impossible to a determined man."
Arthur Wellesley
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"Great deeds are often accomplished by those who refuse to accept the impossible."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"A commander who loves his country more than he loves glory will earn both."
Helmuth von Moltke
W
"I could not sit idle while the nation burned."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"The man who fears failure is already defeated."
Saladin
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"I must have my tombstone read: 'Here lies Frederick, who had only the passion for glory.'"
Frederick the Great
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"Motivation comes not from others, but from within ourselves."
Horatio Nelson
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"Motivation flourishes in the soil of clear purpose and strong conviction."
Horatio Nelson
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"The war made me understand the folly of ambition."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"I have learned that the best victories are those won through persistence and hard work."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"You cannot be a leader if you do not believe in yourself."
Robert E. Lee
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"Never underestimate the power of determination and will."
Robert E. Lee
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"I have found that most people are as good as the expectations placed upon them."
Arthur Wellesley
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"I have found that purpose gives meaning to struggle."
Arthur Wellesley
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"There is nothing impossible to they who will try."
Joan of Arc
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"Motivation comes from within; seek it in your heart."
Saladin
S
"Motivation is the fire that drives achievement."
Saladin
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"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand."
Robert E. Lee
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"Do not waste your days on petty disputes; greatness awaits."
William the Conqueror
W
"I have learned that the mightiest armies are built on loyalty, not fear."
William the Conqueror
W
"In every challenge lies the seed of opportunity."
William the Conqueror
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"In every man there dwells a spark of greatness waiting to be ignited."
Horatio Nelson
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"To inspire others, one must first inspire oneself."
Horatio Nelson
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"Greatness is not inherited; it is earned through action."
Genghis Khan
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"What is this life if not a constant struggle for improvement?"
Genghis Khan
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"The strongest weapon is an idea whose time has come."
Frederick the Great
J
"Act, and God will act."
Joan of Arc
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"I would rather live one day as a lion than a lifetime as a lamb."
Joan of Arc
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"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the failure to attempt what is worthwhile."
Arthur Wellesley
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."
Hannibal Barca