Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

"Neuroplasticity offers a more optimistic view of human potential and development."
Eric Kandel
"The brain's remarkable properties suggest that human potential is far greater than we typically assume."
Eric Kandel
"The only real failure is refusing to try."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
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"The only true failure is the failure to try."
Paul Ehrlich
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"Your potential is endless; your excuses are not."
Paul Ehrlich
P
"The only real limitation is the one you place on yourself."
Paul Ehrlich
C
"Motivation born from genuine curiosity outlasts all other drives."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
C
"Motivation in science comes from wonder, not from prizes."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
C
"Motivation fades when the work becomes about external rewards."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
S
"Motivation comes from within when you love what you do."
Sydney Brenner
S
"Motivation sustained comes from love of the pursuit itself."
Sydney Brenner
M
"Motivation comes from curiosity."
Max Delbrück
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"Believe you can and you're halfway there"
Hermann Muller
H
"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going"
Hermann Muller
O
"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without."
Oswald Avery
O
"True motivation is the alignment of action with deeply held values."
Oswald Avery
"Motivation comes from within when you love what you do."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
T
"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of human endeavors."
Thomas Hunt Morgan
T
"The pursuit of understanding ennobles the human spirit."
Thomas Hunt Morgan
O
"To do science is to engage in the most human of activities: asking why."
Oswald Avery
C
"Questions drive science forward more than answers ever could."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
C
"The drive to understand is what makes us human."
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
S
"In every failure lies the seed of future success."
Sydney Brenner
H
"In every problem lies an opportunity for deeper comprehension."
Hermann Muller
"Every challenge in life is a masterclass if we approach it with curiosity."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
"Motivation from within is infinitely more powerful than external recognition."
Rita Levi-Montalcini
S
"Curiosity is the engine of all progress, in science and in life."
Sydney Brenner
S
"Every discovery begins with wonder and ends with responsibility."
Sydney Brenner
S
"The pursuit of understanding is the most noble human endeavor."
Sydney Brenner
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"To be wrong in science is not failure; it is data."
Alfred Hershey