Motivational Quotes

In order to accomplish your goals in life you must continually find ways to motivate yourself. One way is to read how others have done it.

Here is a selection of motivational quotes from those who know what it takes.

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People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves. Mike Ditka

We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it. Peter F. Drucker

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. Helen Keller

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.
Thomas Jefferson

You win some, you lose some, you wreck some. Dale Earnhardt

If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter. Chekov

Eighty percent of success is showing up. Woody Allen

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has Genius, Power and Magic in it. Begin it now. Goethe

The best way out is always through. Robert Frost

Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there!
Will Rogers

Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. Anonymous

All the so-called 'secrets of success' will not work unless you do. Anonymous

I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. Larry Bird

Heart in champions has to do with the depth of your motivation and how well your mind and body react to pressure. Bill Russell

I demand more of myself than anyone else could ever expect.
Julius Irving

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat. Ann Landers

When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work. George Bernard Shaw

Energy and persistence conquer all things. Benjamin Franklin

Defeat is simply a signal to press onward. Helen Keller

The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the promptings of a brave, determined spirit. Mark Twain

A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres, and infallibly prevails at last.
Lord Chesterfield

Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. Richard L. Evans

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Thomas A. Edison

You gain strength, experience, and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face... You must do the thing you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Henry Ford

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Herman Cain

A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's heaven for?
Robert Browning

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