170 Motivational Quotes

Here are 170 of the best motivational quotes I could find. Hope you’ll find the wisdom and motivation you need today for your work and your life. Enjoy!

Obstacles are the cost of greatness. Robin Sharma Click to tweet

Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen. Conan O’Brien Click to tweet

I wasn’t there to compete. I was there to win. Arnold Schwarzenegger Click to tweet

Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. Ginni Rometty Click to tweet

All the power is within you. You can do anything. Swami Vivekananda Click to tweet

The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. Helen Keller Click to tweet

Stop whining, start grinding. Eric Thomas Click to tweet

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. George Addair Click to tweet

To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don’t worry about darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest. Napoleon Hill Click to tweet

The question isn’t who is doing to let me, it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand Click to tweet

I am not afraid… I was born to do this. Joan of Arc Click to tweet

“No” simply means begin again at one level higher. Peter Diamandis Click to tweet

Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do. Oprah Winfrey Click to tweet

Those who truly want something will keep trying until they die. Maxime Lagacé Click to tweet

Don’t worry about looking good – worry about achieving your goals. Ray Dalio Click to tweet

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If you’re like me, sometimes you feel motivated and sometimes you don’t.

That’s why I love to read quotes when I feel stuck on something. (And I’ve been doing that since 2004).

I’ve also learned to rely on discipline when I don’t feel motivated.

Indeed, doing something when you’re not in the mood and being consistent is one of the most important aspects of progress.

Keep in mind:

it’s not necessarily the intensity of your actions that will bring you change, but your endurance and your work ethic.

People who truly want something in their lives always find a way.

Are you one of them?

The Best Motivational Quotes

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How bad do you want it? Gary Vaynerchuk Click to tweet

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today. H.G. Wells

Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese proverb

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

Conformity gets you nowhere. Neil Strauss Click to tweet

Blood, sweat and respect. First two you give. Last one you earn. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)

Action is the real measure of intelligence. Napoleon Hill Click to tweet

Be so good they can’t ignore you. Steve Martin

Show the world how much you’ll fight for the winners circle. Pat Riley

Everything you can imagine is real. Pablo Picasso

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Dale Carnegie

Learn to be comfortable in the uncomfortable. Learn to be peaceful, not bored. Learn to be inspired, not scared. Maxime Lagacé

You’re probably on the right track if you feel like a sidewalk worm during a rainstorm. Larry Page (Google)

Make each day your masterpiece. John Wooden

What you want exists. Don’t settle until you get it. Jay Shetty Click to tweet

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot. Make it hot by striking. William Butler Yeats

I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary. Lou Holtz

The more silence you have in your life, the louder your work can be. Maxime Lagacé

I want the world to be better because I was here. Will Smith

What’s the tiniest step you can take? Do that first. Maxime Lagacé Click to tweet

The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. Herbert Kaufman

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. John D. Rockefeller

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. Andrew Carnegie

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. Stephen Covey

Deep down you know what you want. Deep down you have what it takes. Maxime Lagacé

To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance. Criss Jami

More related quote topics: entrepreneur, leadership, business

Part 2. Motivational Quotes That Are…

The Most Famous Motivational Quotes

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It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth Click to tweet

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. Maya Angelou

If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney

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

Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure. Napoleon Hill

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. Robert F. Kennedy

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others. It’s about how it feels to you. Michelle Obama

I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy. Marie Curie Click to tweet

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau

Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work. Pat Summitt

Win from within. Usain Bolt

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vince Lombardi

I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. Michael Jordan

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

If you’re going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. Bill Gates (Microsoft)

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Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

Never, never, never give up. Winston Churchill

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude. Eleanor Roosevelt

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretzky Click to tweet

Diligence is the mother of good luck. Benjamin Franklin

Energy and persistence conquer all things. Benjamin Franklin

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain (More info on the source here)

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. Dr. Seuss

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth Click to tweet

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma. Steve Jobs

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit. J.R.R. Tolkien

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. Alexander Graham Bell

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Leonardo da Vinci

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King Jr

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Rohn

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Short Motivational Sayings

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One-liners, short motivational quotes, thoughts and captions for your bio, social status, self-talk, motto, mantra, signs, posters, wallpapers, backgrounds.

Action is character. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Action precedes motivation. Robert J. McKain

Leap, and the net will appear. John Burroughs

Stop overthinking, start doing. Maxime Lagacé

I like getting to that point where it’s hard, and then, pushing harder. Zach Miller

Light tomorrow with today. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

There is always room at the top. Daniel Webster Click to tweet

We must act. Marie Curie

Talk less. Work and show the result. Gal Shapira

I prefer to die trying. Maxime Lagacé

Be your own hero. Maxime Lagacé

If you want something, go get it. Sahil Bloom (twitter.com)

Remember why you started. Erin Janus

Success hits different when nobody believed in you. Stay motivated. Soulja Boy (twitter.com)

Success is my only option, failure’s not. Eminem

Show them what crazy dreams can do. Nike

Nothing is given. Everything is earned. LeBron James

All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. Michael John Bobak

Always ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow. Paulo Coelho Click to tweet

Be a practical dreamer backed by action. Bruce Lee

If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it. Unknown

I didn’t come this far to only go this far. Unknown

The moment you want to quit is the moment you need to keep pushing. Unknown

One day or day one. It’s your choice. Unknown Click to tweet

Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it. Unknown

You are your only limit. Unknown

You could be anyone if you put the time. Conor McGregor

I am not talented. I am obsessed. Conor McGregor

Needing motivation is a sign of your goals lacking meaning. Carlos Del Valle

The real secret to success is enthusiasm. Walter Chrysler

What you allow is what will continue. Unknown

Don’t stop until you’re proud. Unknown Click to tweet

Don’t look back – you’re not going that way. Unknown

You are capable of amazing things. Unknown

Better an oops than a what if. Unknown

Storms make trees take deeper roots. Unknown

Do your thing and don’t care if they like it. Tina Fey Click to tweet

Don’t wish for it. Work for it. Unknown

Will it be easy? No. Will it be worth it? Absolutely. Unknown

Progress is the ultimate motivation. Tony Robbins

Feel the fear. Do it anyway! Jillian Michaels

Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. Napoleon Hill

Half-heartedness never won a battle. William McKinley

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent. Norman Ralph Augustine

Quality is not an act, it is a habit. Aristotle

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Deep Motivational Sayings

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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge. Banksy Click to tweet

If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time. Billy Joel

I was not the most talented but I was the one who worked the hardest and it made all the difference. Maxime Lagacé

Think new thoughts and you will change your mind. Change your mind and you will change your life. Maxime Lagacé

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. C.S. Lewis Click to tweet

It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be. 14th Dalai Lama

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. Les Brown

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda

Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. Helen Keller Click to tweet

I have had all of the disadvantages required for success. Larry Ellison (Oracle)

One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now. Paulo Coelho (twitter.com)

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself. Søren Kierkegaard

The hardest part is starting. Get that out of the way and the journey is much easier. Simon Sinek (twitter.com)

What are the most powerful words in the universe? The ones you use to talk to yourself. Karen Salmansohn

What I’m looking for is not out there, it is in me. Helen Keller

My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for. Tupac

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. Napoleon Hill

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ideas are cheap. Execution is expensive. The ability to execute separates people, not the ability to come up with ideas. Shane Parrish (twitter.com)

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else. Andrew Carnegie

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself. Alexander Graham Bell

Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul. Edward Abbey

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See also: Become the CEO of Your Own Brain in Six Easy Steps (psychologytoday.com)

Wise Motivational Sayings

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A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships. Helen Keller Click to tweet

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path. Søren Kierkegaard

A hero is one who knows how to hang on for one minute longer. Norwegian proverb

Finishing something will give you satisfaction. Finishing something important to you will give you meaning. A meaningful life is a good life. Maxime Lagacé

The most important thing is to continue. Forget about others, forget about the scoreboard, forget about your failures. Just keep pushing. Maxime Lagacé

The way you train reflects the way you fight. People say I’m not going to train too hard, I’m going to do this in training, but when it’s time to fight I’m going to step up. There is no step up. You’re just going to do what you did every day. Georges St-Pierre

You’re waiting for someone to motivate you when you should be motivating yourself. Shane Parrish (twitter.com)

The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how high you raise your foot. Benny Lewis

What comes easy won’t last. What lasts won’t come easy. Unknown

You don’t “discover” your place in the world. You carve it out. Thibaut

Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners. @Eric Thomas

Winners never quit and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi

As soon as I start to feel comfortable I know it’s a signal to level up. Dan Go

Most people lack focus, not motivation. Shane Parrish (twitter.com)

Motivation is short lived. Only genuine desire has the power to sustain a person for the long haul. James Pierce

Perceived value motivates you to act. Actual value motivates you to repeat. James Clear

Most people think they lack motivation when they really lack clarity. James Clear

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline. Nolan Bushnell

If everyone waited until they felt “motivated” to do something, we’d never get anything done. Stop looking for motivation. Take action. The motivation will follow. Preethi Kasireddy

You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. George Lorimer

Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on discipline. Jocko Willink

Don’t do what you can do – try what you can’t do. William Faulkner Click to tweet

Motivated people always find a way. Unmotivated people will always find a way not to. Ed Latimore

Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most improvement. Bill Gates

Learn to be happy with the endless try/fail/learn approach. True growth is slow and steady. Maxime Lagacé

Self-knowledge brings peace and peace brings success. Maxime Lagacé

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Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. Ralph Waldo Emerson Click to tweet

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