Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"The time to act is now."
Fannie Lou Hamer
"We need in every community a group of angelic troublemakers."
Bayard Rustin
"Motivation comes from purpose; inspiration comes from witnessing courage in others."
Al Sharpton
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"If you're waiting for the perfect moment to fight for what's right, you'll wait forever."
Marsha P. Johnson
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"Do the best you can with what you have where you are."
Atticus Finch
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"Simply because we were licked is no sign we should lay down and quit."
Atticus Finch
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"The time has come for an all-out world war against poverty, ignorance, and disease."
Michael Schwerner
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"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be."
Michael Schwerner
M
"The time of inaction is over."
Michael Schwerner
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"The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."
Andrew Goodman
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"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
Andrew Goodman
"Motivation comes from purpose; find your purpose and motivation will follow."
Al Sharpton
"We are not defined by our mistakes, but by how we respond to them."
Al Sharpton
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"We cannot afford to give up now."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"The cause of freedom demands our best efforts."
Fannie Lou Hamer
"Every moment is an opportunity to make a difference."
Al Sharpton
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"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
James Chaney
J
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
James Chaney
J
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
James Chaney
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"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."
Coretta Scott King
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"Our generation has a rendezvous with destiny."
Coretta Scott King
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"A committed life is a powerful life."
Coretta Scott King
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"The voice of one person, joined with many, becomes unstoppable."
Michael Schwerner
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"Every day presents an opportunity to advance the cause of justice."
Michael Schwerner
A
"A man does the best he can with the light he has."
Atticus Finch
"Motivation fades, but discipline carries you to your goals."
Al Sharpton
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"Motivation fades; purpose endures."
Andrew Goodman
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"Motivation is a spark; discipline is the fire."
Andrew Goodman
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"We are tired of all this evasion, tired of it. I'm going to tell you what I think. We've been tricked so many times."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"I want to tell you that we have got to do all we can to change this country."
Fannie Lou Hamer