Motivation Quotes

Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter.

People seem to remember the sacrifices they made more than what the sacrifices were for.

I believe in using words not fists.

All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say "There goes the greatest...

You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light,...

Determine never to be idle. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

People always ask me"Son what does it takeTo reach out and touch your dreams?"To them I always sayAr...

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re...

Goals that are not frightening are not worth having.

If you are setting a goal without understanding the reason for it, then maybe you should reevaluate ...

Everybody's got skeletons in the closets. Every once in a while, you've got to open up the closet an...

I felt like poisoning a monk.

Sleep," he says. "I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you.""With what?""My bar hands, ...

Grub Street turns out good things almost as often as Parnassus. For if a writer is hard up enough, i...

Henry Luce to his Time magazine writers: "Tell the history of our time through the people who make i...

The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people ...

The way in which the world is imagined determines at any particular moment what men will do.

We talk on principle but we act on interest.

Men who can manage men manage the men who can manage only things.

Religion is what you do with your solitude.

Religion is what you do with your solitude.

There are some writers who sweep us along so strongly in their current of energy--Normal mailer, Tom...

People do not wander around and then find themselves at the top of Mount Everest.

Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.

Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.

Go as far as you can see and you will see further.

If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can sto...

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should ...

"People are not lazy, they simply have impotent goals..that is..goals that do not inspire them."

"The power of positive thinking is the ability to generate a feeling of certainty in yourself when n...

"When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears."

"If you can’t, you must. If you must, you can."

"The only thing that’s keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself...

"Your past does not equal your future."

"Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions."

"Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standard...

"The path to success is to take massive, determined action."

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."

"Goals are like magnets. They’ll attract the things that make them come true."

"People who fail focus on what they have to go through; people who succeed focus on what it will fee...

"Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life."

"If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten."

"It’s what you practice in private that you’ll be rewarded for in public."

"In life you need either inspiration or desperation."

"Every problem is a gift – without problems we would not grow."

"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped."

"You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few actually do what they know. Knowing is no...

"You don’t have to have a reason to feel good. You’re alive! You can feel good for no reason at all!...

"If you talk about it, it’s a dream. If you envision it, it’s possible. If you schedule it, it’s rea...

"Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear."

"Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one."

"Success is buried on the other side of rejection."

Poetry empowers the simplest of lives to confront the most extreme sorrows with courage, and motivat...

The death of a dream can in fact serve as the vehicle that endows it with new form, with reinvigorat...

Public services are never better performed than when their reward comes only in consequence of their...

The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition, when suffered to exert itself wi...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun's rays do not burn until brought to a f...

I want to do it because I want to do it.

It is not over. Champions extend their limits and make things happen.

Everyone has the fire, but the champions know when to ignite the spark.

Champions never sleep, the eternal spirit keep them alert and awake.

...you have to believe in its principles. Anything is possible, as long as it's for the good of the ...

In our twenties we have conflicts. We think everything is either-or, black or white: we are caught b...

You can't stop a soldier from being frightened but you can give him motivation to help him overcome ...

In a story you had to find a reason, but real life gets on very well without even Freudian motivatio...

The only shame is the sin.

Each man is the architect of his own fortune.

Men do not become tyrants in order that they may not suffer cold.

Ardour in well-doing is a misleading and a treacherous thing. It cries out loudly for employment; yo...

Anxiety and conscience are a powerful pair of dynamos. Between them they have ensured that I shall ...

The old disease, thought Rubashov. Revolutionaries should not think through other people's minds. Or...

One man with a dream at pleasure Shall go forth and conquer a crown And three with a new song's m...

I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetness as I can decently ...

...man's life must be a straight line of motion from goal to farther goal, each leading to the next ...

No one asks how to motivate a baby. A baby naturally explores everything it can get at, unless restr...

It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.

Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game!

What allows us as human beings to psychologically survive life on earth with all of its pain dra...

To feel valued to know even if only once in a while that you can do a job well is an absolutely m...

Great hopes make everything great possible.

I know this goes without saying, but Stonehenge really was the most incredible accomplishment. It to...

Life is not fair, get used to it

I tried to treat them like me and some of them weren't.

We do not content ourselves with the life we have in ourselves we desire to live an imaginary life ...

Lust and force are the source of all our actions lust causes voluntary actions force involuntary o...

Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important.

There are so many people that use 'following your dreams' as an excuse to not work. When in reality,...

The hardest part of any important task is getting started on it in the first place. Once you actuall...

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

NASA's been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achi...

But one of the worst results of being a slave and being forced to do things is that when there is no...

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon rea...

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not

You touch some of the reasons for my going, not for my staying away.

The author deduces the best way James Baker serve Reagan as Chief of Staff was to continually remind...

We must each find our separate meaning in the persuasion of our days until we meet in the meaning of...

The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes fro...

The voice says, maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the thing...