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 has come to put words into action."
John Brown
"Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going."
Harriet Tubman
"I had nothing to lose but chains."
Harriet Tubman
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"I urge women to speak out and reclaim their power."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"It is the duty of every woman to rouse herself from this lethargy."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
E
"I urge every woman to take up the work of reform with all her heart."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"A man can do anything he sets his mind to do."
Thurgood Marshall
"Young people must understand that their future depends on the choices they make today."
Thurgood Marshall
"Apathy is the enemy of progress; engagement is its fuel."
Thurgood Marshall
"Do not wait for someone else to fight your battles. Take up the sword of the law yourself."
Thurgood Marshall
"I have no ambitions of fame, only of service."
Thomas Jefferson
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"I am a radical, and I am glad to be known as such."
Frederick Douglass
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"Whatever may have been my circumstances, I feel bound to improve them."
Frederick Douglass
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"I have found that almost any task is easier with enthusiasm."
Frederick Douglass
"I am a woman's rights person, but I want to continue on with my work as an agent of the Anti-Slavery Society as well."
Sojourner Truth
"I have given my life to this cause because it is right and just."
Sojourner Truth
"I will continue to preach and teach until the last chain is broken."
Sojourner Truth
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"Let no one postpone his useful deeds."
Booker T. Washington
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"The Negro race is progressing more slowly because we are not as much interested in matters that affect our welfare as we should be."
Booker T. Washington
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"The problem is not in the stars, but in ourselves."
W.E.B. Du Bois
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"The Negro should strive with all his might to make his life have meaning and purpose."
W.E.B. Du Bois
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"I declare myself satisfied that my efforts have not been in vain."
Susan B. Anthony
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"The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man."
Susan B. Anthony
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"Failure is impossible."
Susan B. Anthony
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"The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man."
Susan B. Anthony
"Do something about it"
Malcolm X
"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind"
Malcolm X
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"Each day is a chance to do what is right."
Rosa Parks
"Unless we do something to change the course we're on, we're going down the wrong road."
Thurgood Marshall
"You must never be satisfied with losing; you must get mad."
Thurgood Marshall