Motivation Quotes
When you need a push, these words deliver. The fuel for getting started and keeping going.
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"A man is defined not by his birth but by his choices."Richard Wright
"The struggle for recognition is the struggle for existence."Richard Wright
"We are responsible for the world we create through our daily choices."Ralph Ellison
"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."Maya Angelou
"It is true that we do not know what we might be able to do until we try."Maya Angelou
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."Alice Walker
"Motivation comes from understanding your purpose."Toni Morrison
"I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go."Langston Hughes
"We are not merely victims of circumstance; we are makers of our destiny."Langston Hughes
"The hunger for meaning outlasts the hunger for bread."Richard Wright
"Your crown has been bought and paid for. All you have to do is wear it."James Baldwin
"One cannot be forever riding the momentum of the past."James Baldwin
"I have to live for the present moment to make the future bright."Zora Neale Hurston
"The world is waiting for the unique contribution that only you can make."Zora Neale Hurston
"The power of words lies not in their loudness but in their truth."Ralph Ellison
"Motivation dies without meaning; find your cause before seeking energy."Ralph Ellison
"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."John Steinbeck
"We are not going to die. We are not going to fail."John Steinbeck
"A man's reach should exceed his grasp."John Steinbeck
"The person who says it is impossible should not interrupt the person doing it."Pearl S. Buck
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity."Pearl S. Buck
"Motivation that comes from within is more durable than that imposed from without."Ralph Ellison
"I don't believe in waiting for the right time; I make the time right by taking action."Langston Hughes
"I write because silence is complicity."Richard Wright
"I write because the alternative is to surrender to silence and invisibility."Richard Wright
"I refuse to be comfortable in a world built on the discomfort of others."Richard Wright
"Jump at de sun. You might not land on the sun, but you'll get off the ground."Zora Neale Hurston
"You can't just stay put, you have to keep moving."Zora Neale Hurston
"The truth is that there is always something you can do. You are not helpless."James Baldwin
"Once you have thought about how terrible your life sounds you are more or less forced to do something about it."James Baldwin