motivation quotes

Here’s a collection of 101 inspiring motivation quotes, offering insights into personal growth, perseverance, and success.

These quotes come from a variety of sources including successful individuals, philosophers, and thought leaders.

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis

“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” – Roy T. Bennett

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.” – Dalai Lama

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

“You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character.” – Unknown

“If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs

“People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Rob Siltanen

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” – Dr. Henry Link

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

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“Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller

“The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.” – Hasidic Proverb

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110% all the time.” – Don Zimmer

“Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Develop an ‘attitude of gratitude’. Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.” – Brian Tracy

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“To see what is right and not do it is a lack of courage.” – Confucius

“Reading is to the mind, as exercise is to the body.” – Brian Tracy

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing.” – Philippos

“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

“If you can dream it, you can achieve it.” – Zig Ziglar

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth

“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.” – W. Clement Stone

“Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being.” – Kevin Kruse

“We become what we think about.” – Earl Nightingale

“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” – Charles Swindoll

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker

“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” – Buddha

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb

“An unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” – Woody Allen

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Christopher Columbus

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”