Motivation Quotes

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

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"The pursuit of excellence must be a daily practice, not an occasional effort."
Owen D. Young
"Think of yourself as an incandescent filament lighted with power in these succeeding years that is your only crime."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"Motivation comes from within; others can only provide the spark."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"A merchant who does not advertise his goods is like a man who winks in the dark."
James Cash Penney
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"Efficiency without purpose is merely busy work."
James Cash Penney
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"We are all products of our choices, not our circumstances."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"The world needs builders more than it needs critics."
Owen D. Young
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"The cure for anxiety is purposeful action toward meaningful goals."
Owen D. Young
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"Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal."
Walter Chrysler
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"The only tragedy is not reaching for what you believe in."
Walter Chrysler
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"The man who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it."
Walter Chrysler
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"We are not in the business of cameras; we are in the business of memory."
George Eastman
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"To inspire others, one must first believe in oneself."
George Eastman
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"I believe in the inherent power of ordinary people to do extraordinary things."
George Eastman
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"The world is changed not by those who dream, but by those who act."
George Eastman
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"The secret of getting ahead is starting before you're ready."
Harvey Firestone
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"Motivation is the spark; perseverance is the fire."
Harvey Firestone
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"Vision without execution remains merely a pleasant fantasy."
Harvey Firestone
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"The path to achievement is paved with consistent small actions."
Harvey Firestone
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"Great accomplishments require great sacrifice and unwavering commitment."
Owen D. Young
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"The greatest obstacle to progress is the belief that progress is impossible"
Guglielmo Marconi
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"I sought not fame, but the satisfaction of seeing my work serve humanity"
Guglielmo Marconi
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"I have lived by the principle that nothing is impossible until proven otherwise"
Guglielmo Marconi
"The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"The power of positive thinking can transform circumstances."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"I believe in the power of the common man to do uncommon things."
Walter Chrysler
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"The pursuit of perfection keeps us striving."
Walter Chrysler
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"Competition teaches us more than comfort ever could."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"Comfort breeds complacency, and complacency breeds irrelevance."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"Complacency is the luxury of companies that do not fear their competition."
Alfred P. Sloan