Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"Motivation is temporary; discipline is permanent."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"There is no time for despair, too much work to do."
Théophile Gautier
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"To move the world, we must first move ourselves."
Théophile Gautier
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"Every person is capable of greatness."
Théophile Gautier
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"Do not waste time arguing about what a good man should be; be one."
George Sand
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"Motivation from within surpasses any external force."
Guy de Maupassant
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"I have written this work for the benefit of the whole human race."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"Without a cause, no virtuous action is possible."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"What we believe about ourselves becomes the truth we live."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"Motivation is fleeting; discipline is permanent."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"We perish if we fail to accomplish the unique mission we have to accomplish."
Stendhal
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"The most powerful weapon is the human soul on fire."
Stendhal
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"To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do."
Théophile Gautier
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"What we call the impossible is often merely the untried."
Théophile Gautier
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"Motivation is temporary; only discipline endures."
Guy de Maupassant
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"The greatest discovery is that within you lies the ability to transform your world."
Guy de Maupassant
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"Motivation springs from a sense of purpose."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The soul is made great by action."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"Motivation is the fire of achievement."
Henry Fielding
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"Motivation comes from within; inspiration is found without."
George Sand
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"True motivation comes from alignment between values and actions."
George Sand
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"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."
Frances Burney
"Every person has the capacity for great things."
Daniel Defoe
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"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
Laurence Sterne
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"Motivation is the driving force behind all achievement."
Laurence Sterne
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"Innovation requires both courage and curiosity."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Motivation fades, but discipline endures."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Boredom is a symptom that you are not living purposefully."
Stendhal
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"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
Stendhal
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"Ambition is the spur that makes man struggle with destiny."
Henry Fielding