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 penalty for doing nothing is being nothing."
Ovid
O
"Actions speak louder than words ever could."
Ovid
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"Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise."
John Milton
J
"The person who says it is impossible should not interrupt the person doing it."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"One is never satisfied with oneself so long as one feels he could do better."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"To be is to do."
Homer
H
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Homer
H
"We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them."
Homer
D
"What we think, we become; what we feel, we attract"
Dante Alighieri
D
"Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise to scorn delights and live laborious days"
Dante Alighieri
P
"Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going."
Pickering Edward
P
"Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you."
Pickering Edward
"Motivation springs eternal from a purpose truly believed."
Geoffrey Chaucer
O
"Motivation comes from within; no one can inspire you but yourself."
Ovid
O
"Motivation is kindling; discipline is the fire."
Ovid
H
"I am motivated by the desire to understand the fundamental nature of stellar phenomena."
Henrietta Leavitt
"Hard work in pursuit of truth is never wasted."
Annie Jump Cannon
"I believe that passion is the most essential ingredient for discovery."
Annie Jump Cannon
V
"The only true failure is not to try."
Virgil
V
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass."
Virgil
"Motivation comes from within the soul."
Geoffrey Chaucer
H
"The motivated man sees opportunity where others see only obstacles."
Homer
H
"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without."
Homer
D
"A life without purpose is a life without meaning."
Dante Alighieri
P
"We become what we repeatedly think about, and more importantly, what we feel about ourselves."
Pickering Edward
P
"When we stop seeking approval, we become unstoppable."
Pickering Edward
P
"The mountain cares not how you climb it, only that you do."
Pickering Edward
O
"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week."
Ovid
V
"Motivation is the spark; perseverance is the fire."
Virgil
"One need not be born to privilege to achieve great things in science."
Annie Jump Cannon