Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

"To mock philosophy is to embrace misery and never escape its chains."
Epicurus
C
"The man who says he can, and the man who says he can't—are both usually right."
Confucius
C
"The man who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it."
Confucius
C
"The man who aims at nothing will surely hit it."
Confucius
H
"The world is not made for those who seek comfort."
Heraclitus
H
"All things come to those who wait, but only fools wait."
Heraclitus
H
"What we plant in thought we harvest in action."
Heraclitus
P
"Necessity is the mother of invention."
Plato
S
"Let him that would move the world first move himself."
Socrates
S
"The secret to getting ahead is getting started."
Socrates
"The persecution of philosophy often reveals the weakness of those in power."
Epicurus
E
"Motivation comes from within, not from without."
Elrond
E
"Motivation blooms when purpose aligns with action."
Elrond
T
"Never let anyone tell you that you can't do something."
Timmy
T
"Motivation comes from believing you can make a difference."
Timmy
A
"All human actions are due to one or other of these motives: desire, fear, hope, rage, love, or preference."
Aristotle
H
"I have to do this."
Hans
H
"Desperation is a powerful motivator."
Hans
P
"The most important thing is not the victory, but to participate in it fully."
Plato
T
"Timmy timmy!"
Timmy
T
"Timmy timmy timmy!"
Timmy
T
"I face each day with determination."
Timmy
H
"Your life awaits, go out and seize the day."
Hans
H
"Dream big, work hard, never stop."
Hans
"The motivation to improve oneself springs from within, not from external praise."
Epicurus
Z
"The tortoise and the hare: Achilles can never overtake the slower runner, for he must first cover the distance between them."
Zeno of Elea
Z
"The race cannot be won by those who rely on sensory perception alone."
Zeno of Elea
Z
"The paradoxes mock the lazy thinkers who accept motion without question."
Zeno of Elea
S
"Let him that would move the world first move himself."
Socrates
E
"Motivation comes not from without, but from understanding one's true purpose."
Elrond