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 drives achievement."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Motivation fades, but purpose endures."
Philip Morris
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"Motivation fades; discipline endures and builds the foundation of success."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Every man has within himself a potential for greatness that remains dormant until awakened."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Motivation emerges from matching work to individual capabilities and desires."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"I have learned that humble beginnings often produce the greatest leaders."
James B. Duke
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"I believe that fortune favors the bold, but only when the bold are also intelligent."
James B. Duke
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"The path to greatness is paved with the acceptance of responsibility for one's actions."
James B. Duke
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"The man who rests on his accomplishments has already begun his decline."
James B. Duke
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"A man can and will progress in life if he is given the opportunity to do so."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"A man will work harder for respect than for money."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Every man has the capacity for self-improvement."
Frederick W. Taylor
"Motivation fades, but discipline endures; build systems, not feelings."
Solomon Loeb
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"Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people."
Elbert Gary
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"A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder."
Elbert Gary
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"Motivation comes from within."
Elbert Gary
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"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Whiting Williams
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"The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires."
Whiting Williams
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"The motivation to build must come from something deeper than profit."
George M. Pullman
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"Piece work has been the greatest incentive to industrial progress."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"A man will not do his best work unless he is assured of receiving a fair and proper return."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The worker who is treated fairly will give his best effort."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"A man will rise to the level of responsibility given to him."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Progress is measured not in words but in results."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The worker who understands the purpose of his work will do it better."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Fortune favors the bold, but only if backed by diligent work."
James B. Duke
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"Complacency is the death of ambition and progress."
James B. Duke
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"The world needs more men willing to work hard and think clearly."
James B. Duke
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"The worker who understands why their labor matters becomes infinitely more productive."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Motivation sustained through understanding lasts far longer than motivation through coercion."
Hugo Münsterberg