Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"I have always believed that ambition, rightly directed, elevates not just the individual but society."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The entrepreneur who thinks only of profit has already lost his way."
Leland Stanford
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"To dream is human; to act is divine."
Stephen Girard
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"The pursuit of excellence should be the goal of every endeavor."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"The pursuit of excellence is a lifelong endeavor."
William K. Vanderbilt
"I believe in the power of human industry and enterprise."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"The pursuit of excellence is the path to greatness."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"The path to success is paved with failures."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"I have dedicated my life to building America's infrastructure."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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"Motivation is the spark that ignites action and change."
Mark Hopkins
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"Motivation comes from connection to something greater."
Mark Hopkins
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"Motivation fades; discipline endures. Build the latter."
William Astor
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"Motivation without purpose is merely motion."
William Astor
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"The greatest achievements come from the greatest efforts"
Leland Stanford
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"I believe that progress is made by those who refuse to accept limitations"
Leland Stanford
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"A man should never underestimate the power of determination"
Leland Stanford
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"The man who gives up is always wrong; persistence makes right out of difficulty."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Every great achievement requires someone willing to do what others won't."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I believed that American progress required bold men willing to take bold action."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I have always held that the best time to plant a tree was yesterday; the second best is today."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The difference between a dreamer and a man of action is the willingness to fail repeatedly."
John Jacob Astor
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"The seeds of greatness are sown in moments of quiet determination."
John Jacob Astor
"I have always believed that hard work opens doors that luck cannot."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"To move mountains, one must first move oneself."
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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"The competitive spirit that built America is the same spirit that will sustain it."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"I believe that every man has a duty to improve his station in life, not for vanity, but for purpose."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"The great object of my life has been to benefit the human race."
Robert Owen
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"I have devoted my life to the cause of human happiness."
Robert Owen
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"The amelioration of mankind's condition is within our grasp."
Robert Owen
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"The rational reconstruction of society is the great work of the age."
Robert Owen