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 pursuit of excellence is the pursuit of clarity."
Geach, Peter
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"A principle lived imperfectly is better than a principle never attempted."
Geach, Peter
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"Motivation is the spark; discipline is the fuel."
Fine, Arthur
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"Motivation fades; discipline endures."
Fine, Arthur
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"The most powerful revolutions begin in the human heart."
Fine, Kit
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"Motivation is not found; it is built through small, consistent victories."
Fine, Kit
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"Motivation is a spark; discipline is the fire that sustains it."
Lewis, David
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"Motivation is temporary; purpose is permanent."
Lewis, David
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"Motivation without direction is just agitation."
Lewis, David
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"Motivation is not an inner push but a disposition to act in certain circumstances."
Ryle, Gilbert
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the most noble of human endeavors."
Lakatos, Imre
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"The pursuit of understanding is the most human of all pursuits."
Lakatos, Imre
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"To discover why a man or women becomes a scientist is a problem in the psychology of human motivation."
Kuhn, Thomas
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"What we see when we look at the world depends on what we are looking for."
Hanson, Norwood Russell
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"Motives are not hidden causes but reasons that can be articulated."
Ryle, Gilbert
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"Ambition can be rational or irrational depending on its connection to genuine values."
Ryle, Gilbert
"Motivation divorced from understanding is merely momentum."
Feyerabend, Paul
"Progress is not inevitable; it requires constant intellectual struggle."
Feyerabend, Paul
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"I believe that nothing we do is insignificant and that everything matters"
Bell, John Stewart
"Progress without purpose is merely motion in a void."
Feyerabend, Paul
"The future belongs to those flexible enough to abandon their certainties."
Feyerabend, Paul
B
"The pursuit of truth requires letting go of the pursuit of comfort."
Bell, John Stewart
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"The puzzle-solver pursues normal science; the rebel pursues extraordinary science."
Kuhn, Thomas
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"Curiosity is a great motivator."
Feynman, Richard
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"I want to solve a problem that I think is important."
Feynman, Richard
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"Passion without understanding leads to destruction; understanding without passion leads to sterility."
Bohm, David
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"The future depends on what we do in the present moment."
Bohm, David
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"Crisis periods force scientists to reconsider fundamental assumptions."
Kuhn, Thomas
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"The accumulation of anomalies creates pressure for revolutionary change."
Kuhn, Thomas
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"The pursuit of understanding is the highest calling of a scientist."
Bell, John Stewart