Motivation Quotes
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"A man without purpose is a ship without a rudder."Matthew Boulton
"A life without purpose is a life half-lived."Matthew Boulton
"Motivation is the engine of human achievement."Matthew Boulton
"Motivation comes from purpose; inspiration comes from within."William Astor
"A man should never apologize for ambition; only for how he achieves it."John Jacob Astor
"I have observed that those who complain about circumstances rarely change them."John Jacob Astor
"The pursuit of excellence is never truly complete."Jedediah Strutt
"The modern age belongs to those who dare to improve it."Jedediah Strutt
"Motivation without discipline is like wind without direction."Jedediah Strutt
"The man who is satisfied with mediocrity will never achieve excellence."Cornelius Vanderbilt II
"Opportunities multiply when they are seized; they diminish when they are ignored."John Jacob Astor
"The man of vision must also be the man of action."William K. Vanderbilt
"I believe that every moment is an opportunity for improvement."William K. Vanderbilt
"To be surrounded by greatness is to be challenged to greatness."William K. Vanderbilt
"Success requires not genius, but rather the persistent application of sound principles."Richard Arkwright
"I owe nothing to luck and everything to calculation and hard work."Richard Arkwright
"Every improved process is a victory against inefficiency."Richard Arkwright
"I did not stumble upon success; I pursued it with mathematical precision."Richard Arkwright
"Idleness is the rust that corrodes the machinery of the human spirit."Jedediah Strutt
"I have not sought glory; I have sought only the improvement of human condition."Robert Owen
"I have observed that the greatest innovations come from necessity, not greed."Matthew Boulton
"I believe that the purpose of innovation is to reduce human suffering."Matthew Boulton
"The world is shaped by those willing to shape themselves first."William Astor
"Motivation is temporary; discipline is permanent."William Astor
"Motivation comes from within."George Stephenson
"The mind can achieve what it believes."George Stephenson
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"I have never allowed failure to stop me from trying again."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"I strive for excellence in all that I do."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"I believe that every man has the capacity within him to achieve greatness – if he but has the will."Cornelius Vanderbilt II