Top 707 Motivation Quotes

When momentum runs low, the right words can be the push that gets you moving again. This collection of motivational quotes is built for those moments: short, sharp reminders that action beats hesitation and that starting is half the battle.

Discipline is remembering what you want most, not what you want now.
Billy Blanks
Billy Blanks
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There's no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.
Scott Lynch
Scott Lynch
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Focus on your potential instead of your limitations.
Mark Victor Hansen
Mark Victor Hansen
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Never waste your time trying to convince someone else of your worth. If they can't see it, they are not worth the effort.
Arnold Gold
Arnold Gold
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In eternity everything is just beginning.
Elias Canetti
Elias Canetti
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Persevere in labors that lead to salvation. Always be busy in spiritual actions. In this way, no matter how often the enemy of our souls approaches, no matter how many times he may try to come near us, he'll find our hearts closed and armed against him.
Unknown
Unknown
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Remember, 'Rome was not built in a day'. Instant success is never possible. Competence results only from sustained, consistent, self-disciplined effort over an extended period of time.
Russ Harris
Russ Harris
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Study the historian before you begin to study the facts.
Edward Hallett Carr
Edward Hallett Carr
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Everything begins with an idea.
Earl Nightingale
Earl Nightingale
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I am at home everywhere, and nowhere. I am never a stranger and I never quite belong.
Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon
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Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if...'; And then do it.
Duane Michals
Duane Michals
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What I'm trying to do is be righteous. And when I say "righteous," I don't mean God. You know? God- Righteous. I mean just when I wake up, I know I was honest to myself.
Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben
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Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.
Rashid Butti
Rashid Butti
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The key of persistence opens all doors closed by resistance.
John D.Lemme
John D.Lemme
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Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
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Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in.
Louise Brown
Louise Brown
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All of us, in a sense, struggle continuously all the time, because we never get what we want. The important thing which I've really learned is how do you not give up, because you never succeed in the first attempt.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
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The Christian life, then, is a battle, so sharp and full of danger that effort can nowhere be relaxed without loss...
Hildegarde Zwingli
Hildegarde Zwingli
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Focus on your dream and never quit. It is always too soon to quit. If you quit, you can't succeed. By achieving your dream you will be an inspiration to others. You will set the example and make an enormous impact on the world.
Rudy Ruettiger
Rudy Ruettiger
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Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.
Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua
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I'm a fighter, not a quitter.
Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson
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The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.
Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith
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You can start your day over anytime.
Dani Shapiro
Dani Shapiro
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I don't want to hurt you or anybody so please forget about me. Just try. Find yourself a better friend.
Nina LeCour
Nina LeCour
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I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. When I feel pain, that's when I start counting, because that's when it really counts.
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
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It doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down. The only thing that matters is how many times you get up.
Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo
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It's simply not enough to just show up and do your work. Superior performance is not, never has been, nor will it ever be, the by-product of ordinary efforts.
Gary Ryan
Gary Ryan
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Don't waste your time obsessing over stupid actions of stupid people.
Ellie Kennedy
Ellie Kennedy
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If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.
Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman
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A life totally committed to God has nothing to fear, nothing to lose, nothing to regret.
Pandita Ramabai
Pandita Ramabai
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When I started feeling the drag of winter, I began to treat myself like a favoured child: with kindness and love. I assured my needs were reasonable and that my feelings were signals of something important. I kept myself well fed and made sure I was getting enough sleep. I took myself for walks in the fresh air and spent time doing things that soothed me. I asked myself: What is this winter all about? I asked myself: What change is coming?
Unknown
Unknown
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You just work at it. You just keep grinding away, keep trying to get better, and if you got the ability, one day you have a chance.
Tony Romo
Tony Romo
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You don't have to find out you're dying to start living.
Zach Sobiech
Zach Sobiech
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Grief and love are sisters, woven together from the beginning. Their kinship reminds us that there is no love that does not contain loss and no loss that is not a reminder of the
love we carry for what we once held close.
love we carry for what we once held close.
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Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin.
Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov
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Peace begins with a smile.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
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As individuals we are strong. Together, with God, we are unstoppable.
Rosemary M. Wixom
Rosemary M. Wixom
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Don't give up on something just because you think you can't do it.
Chanda Kochhar
Chanda Kochhar
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You have to focus on the process. You cannot be glued to the results.
Jon Lewi
Jon Lewi
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When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.
Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland
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You never know just what you can do until you try.
Joseph Delaney
Joseph Delaney
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Food for thought: Every dead body on Mount Everest was once a highly motivated person. Stay lazy my friends. It may save your life one day.
Oliver Markus Malicky
Oliver Markus Malicky
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Never give up! All you have to do is try again.
Park Bom
Park Bom
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If you give up because you announce the phenomenon cannot be explained, you are missing out.
Pamela Churnlund
Pamela Churnlund
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You can make it, but it's easier if you don't have to do it alone.
Betty Ford
Betty Ford
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Through readiness and discipline, we are the masters of our fate.
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
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If you stay alive for no other reason do it for spite.
Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford
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Charity begins at home.
Terence
Terence
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