Motivation Quotes

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

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"Never be discouraged by discouragement."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Sri Aurobindo saw human potential as limitless and eternally unfolding."
Sri Aurobindo
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"The transformation of humanity requires the transformation of each individual soul."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your destiny."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is reached."
Swami Vivekananda
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"There is no time for despair. There is only time for work."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Motivation from external sources is temporary; intrinsic motivation is lasting."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Motivation that comes from external sources is temporary; from within, eternal."
Sri Aurobindo
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"See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"The winds of grace blow through all the worlds. But few raise their sail."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"The winds of grace blow for those who are ready to receive them."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."
Saint Peter
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"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right."
Abraham
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"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
Abraham
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"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because you want them to do it."
Abraham
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"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Abraham
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"When the flower blooms, the bees will come. Prepare the flower."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
Saint Paul
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"Motivation rooted in fear is fragile; true motivation comes from conviction."
Martin Luther
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"Motivation sustained over years comes from alignment between belief and action."
Martin Luther
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"The human spirit is most alive when devoted to something greater than itself."
Saint Peter
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"The mind that has truly contemplated God cannot be idle."
John Calvin
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"Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks a pond."
Swami Vivekananda
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"The great secret is not to kill out desires but to convert them."
Swami Vivekananda
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"I have been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes real love, to stay in the arena."
Abraham
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"I appeal to you on the basis of the love of Christ to live a life worthy of the calling you have received."
Saint Paul
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"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light."
Saint Paul