Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

"Motivation is the fuel, but discipline is the engine."
Romain Rolland
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"Ambition and love are the wings to great deeds."
Albert Camus
A
"Passion and rebellion remain the two forces that move the world."
Albert Camus
D
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
Denis Diderot
D
"Motivation comes from within."
Denis Diderot
S
"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay."
Simone de Beauvoir
S
"A life that refuses to engage with struggle is a life half-lived."
Simone de Beauvoir
S
"A life of meaning is a life of active engagement and deliberate choice."
Simone de Beauvoir
"Desire is the very essence of man."
André Gide
A
"Greatness consists in the will to be great."
Albert Camus
A
"In a world without truth, we must create meaning through our actions."
Albert Camus
A
"The only thing that matters is what we do in the face of the absurd."
Albert Camus
M
"The love of country is a most wonderful incentive."
Montesquieu
J
"The greatest human achievement is the honest examination of our own nature."
Jean-Paul Sartre
S
"Ambition is not to be blamed when accompanied by passion and purpose."
Simone de Beauvoir
S
"A woman's ambition is not a character flaw; it is the assertion of her humanity."
Simone de Beauvoir
J
"The person who says it is impossible should not interrupt the person doing it."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
J
"True motivation comes from within, not from external reward."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"The world does not reward mediocrity dressed in comfort."
André Gide
A
"Motivation is the temporary illusion that propels us toward change."
Albert Camus
A
"The greatest motivation is not success but the pursuit of meaning."
Albert Camus
J
"We do not act in order to live; we live in order to act."
Jean-Paul Sartre
J
"To exist is to throw oneself forward into a future not yet determined."
Jean-Paul Sartre
J
"Meaning is not given; it must be created through action."
Jean-Paul Sartre
J
"Every action is a statement about what we believe is possible."
Jean-Paul Sartre
D
"We build the world through our choices."
Denis Diderot
S
"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the refusal to attempt anything worthy."
Simone de Beauvoir
S
"Ambition rooted in authenticity is virtue, not vice."
Simone de Beauvoir
J
"Motivation comes from understanding why we desire something deeply."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
P
"Motivation comes from within."
Pierre Corneille