Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"Every obstacle is an opportunity in disguise."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"I respect my enemies; they keep me sharp and my intentions pure."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The best revenge is success."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Wishing will not make a poor man rich."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The person who says it is impossible should not interfere with the person doing it."
Andrew Carnegie
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"You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Motivation springs from genuine purpose."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Motivation blooms from within."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it is the opportunity to work on something meaningful."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I don't want to make money. I want to make a difference."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The man who does not work for the love of work, but only for money, is not likely to make much of either."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The man who gets ahead is the one who does more than is asked."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Comfort breeds complacency; challenge breeds greatness."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The mediocre are content; the great are never satisfied."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The future is written by those who take action today."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The most important thing in life is to believe in yourself and keep moving forward."
J.P. Morgan
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"The most successful men I know are not the smartest, but the most determined."
J.P. Morgan
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"Motivation fades, but purpose endures."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Motivation is temporary; calling is eternal."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Do not wait. The time will never be just right."
Henry Ford
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"You must have a sincere and burning desire to succeed."
Henry Ford
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"The effort of the average American to lift himself up by his own bootstraps is the greatest tradition of my people."
Henry Ford
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"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Henry Ford
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"The secret of getting ahead is getting started right now."
Henry Ford
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"A man's greatest pleasure is to accomplish what people think he cannot do."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I believe every person should have a purpose beyond themselves."
John D. Rockefeller
"Motivation for composition comes from genuine artistic necessity, not fashion."
Pierre Boulez
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"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The average man is always waiting for his chance to come."
Andrew Carnegie