Motivation Quotes
When you need a push, these words deliver. The fuel for getting started and keeping going.
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"The mind is not content with mere existence; it demands action and purpose."James Fenimore Cooper
"Motivation without purpose is like a ship without a destination."Edith Wharton
"Motivation without character is ambition without direction."Edith Wharton
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started on what truly matters."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"It's a nice thing to have accomplishments and feel proud of them."Louisa May Alcott
"Motivation comes from within when you believe in your cause."Louisa May Alcott
"Motivation sustained by passion outlasts motivation born of mere ambition."Louisa May Alcott
"In the heart of every person lies the potential for greatness."Washington Irving
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Motivation without character is ambition without direction."James Fenimore Cooper
"Motivation sustained by principle outlasts motivation born of desire alone."James Fenimore Cooper
"The hour is striking when we must awaken to our own potential."Edgar Allan Poe
"The great fact about Americans is that they are always going."Willa Cather
"The breaking of the dawn brings a new courage to face the day."Willa Cather
"If people really wanted to do their duty, they would be happy."Louisa May Alcott
"Enthusiasm is that temper of the mind which prompts us to undertake difficult tasks with cheerfulness."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"What the heart desires, the mind will justify."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Motivation sustained through fear never produces lasting change."James Fenimore Cooper
"Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Motivation without action is merely daydreaming; inspiration must be seized and applied."Washington Irving
"Motivation is the spark; discipline is the fire that transforms intention into lasting change."Washington Irving
"Motivation without desperation is mere fantasy."Edgar Allan Poe
"Motivation dies when hope is abandoned."Edgar Allan Poe
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."Mark Twain
"I will sleep no more but arise, You oceans that have been calm within me!"Walt Whitman
"There is a godly uneasiness, a holy disquietude, a blessed unrest that keeps the soul marching onward."Herman Melville
"Ambition without principle is a dangerous force."James Fenimore Cooper
"The path of least resistance rarely leads to greatness."James Fenimore Cooper