Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"Ambition without action is merely daydreaming; I have always preferred the latter."
Richard Arkwright
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"Complacency is the death of enterprise; I have never allowed it to take root."
Richard Arkwright
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"I built an empire because I refused to accept that things could not be improved."
Richard Arkwright
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"I proved that ordinary circumstances combined with extraordinary effort yields remarkable results."
Richard Arkwright
"The engine of progress is fueled by individuals who refuse to accept 'impossible' as an answer."
Jedediah Strutt
"Ambition without discipline is merely noise; with discipline, it becomes empire."
Matthew Boulton
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"The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph."
John Wanamaker
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"The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder."
John Wanamaker
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"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
John Wanamaker
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"Motivation comes from within."
Marshall Field
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"I have devoted my life to proving that vision, when combined with effort, knows no bounds."
George Stephenson
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"The world moves forward on rails of determination and bolts of vision."
George Stephenson
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"Every person possesses the capacity for greatness if they dare to claim it."
George Stephenson
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"I have devoted my life to the service of humanity."
Robert Owen
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"I am a practical man who believes in action, not mere theory."
Robert Owen
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"I am not a dreamer but a practical reformer."
Robert Owen
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"I have always believed that man is capable of great things."
Robert Owen
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"The great achievements of engineering are not the product of chance, but of careful thought and unwavering determination."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"A man of vision must also be a man of action, for dreams without deeds are merely fantasies."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The world does not need more mediocrity; it needs fewer people settling for less than their potential."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"I am driven by the belief that human civilization is defined by its monuments and its infrastructure."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"A man who settles for the good when the great is possible is his own worst enemy."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Progress is measured not in grand gestures but in incremental improvements."
Jedediah Strutt
"To cease improving is to begin declining."
Jedediah Strutt
"The true measure of a maker is not what he creates but why he creates it."
Jedediah Strutt
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"One cannot afford to stand still in the race of commerce; progress demands constant motion."
Richard Arkwright
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"I have found that those who complain about circumstances are rarely those who change them."
Richard Arkwright
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"I have found that the men who succeed are those who see obstacles as opportunities."
Richard Arkwright
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"I have found that the most motivated workers are those who understand how they contribute to the whole."
Richard Arkwright
"In every manufacturing challenge lies the seed of human progress."
Matthew Boulton