Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

"I believe in the power of human potential when unleashed."
Hedy Lamarr
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"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Enrico Fermi
E
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right."
Enrico Fermi
E
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Enrico Fermi
E
"The only question is whether you can do it."
Enrico Fermi
"To work in obscurity toward truth is to live a life of profound purpose."
Gregor Mendel
L
"In my opinion, the greatest discovery of my time is the power of positive thinking."
Linus Pauling
L
"I have always believed that we are capable of more than we think."
Linus Pauling
L
"Every person has the potential to make a meaningful impact."
Linus Pauling
"When faced with a problem, I do not think of its difficulty, but of its possibility."
Alexander Graham Bell
D
"I never set out to become famous; I simply wanted to understand how atoms are arranged."
Dorothy Hodgkin
D
"The determination to understand nature's secrets is one of humanity's highest calling."
Dorothy Hodgkin
D
"I believe that the pursuit of scientific truth is one of the most noble expressions of human potential."
Dorothy Hodgkin
"Persistence in the face of disbelief is often the mark of genuine scientific progress."
Barbara McClintock
"Motivation is temporary; discipline and purpose are permanent."
Hedy Lamarr
"Dedication to truth is the highest calling."
Gregor Mendel
E
"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without. You need both."
Enrico Fermi
L
"Innovation is the drive of human progress."
Linus Pauling
E
"The present time is highly favorable for the development of radio-activity."
Ernest Rutherford
E
"I have always been more interested in understanding nature than in winning acclaim."
Ernest Rutherford
E
"The future belongs to those who can integrate disciplined thought with creative imagination."
Ernest Rutherford
"I never wanted to be famous—I wanted to understand the truth about heredity."
Barbara McClintock
N
"Never minimize the importance of what you are trying to do."
Niels Bohr
L
"I have something to do that I think is very important, and that is to see if it is possible to find an answer."
Linus Pauling
L
"I believe in the power of human effort to solve the world's problems."
Linus Pauling
L
"I have found that passion for one's work is the greatest motivator."
Linus Pauling
E
"The measure of a person is not what they accomplish, but why they accomplish it."
Ernest Rutherford
E
"The world is full of problems waiting to be solved by people who refuse to accept the conventional wisdom."
Enrico Fermi
R
"I do not believe in complacency."
Rosalind Franklin
R
"You must follow your passion wherever it leads."
Rosalind Franklin