Motivation Quotes

If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

The world is not the most pleasant place.
Eventually,
your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally.
You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes,
pardon my language,
kick some ass.

I may not be a role model, but I most definitely could be motivation for a lot of people in the hoods.

For my hustlers, here's some motivation: He who has begun is half done.

People will hurt you. But don't use that as an excuse for your poor choices, use it as motivation to make the right ones.

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.

The only limit to the power of Almighty God lies within you & me.

You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.

We have a system of justice in [the US] that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpability, shapes outcomes.

No society can long sustain itself unless its members have learned the sensitivities, motivations and skills involved in assisting and caring for other human beings.

Prayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly. Others give but an occasional pluck at the rope. But he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might.

Find out what the next thing is that you can push, that you can invent, that you can be ignorant about, that you can be arrogant about, that you can fail with, and that you can be a fool with. Because in the end, that's how you grow.

You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.

The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It's not failure but aiming too low, that is life's greatest tragedy.

‘Cause sometimes you just feel tired, feel weak And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up But you gotta search within you And gotta find that inner strength And just pull that shit out of you And get that motivation to not give up And not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face, and collapse.

Self-actualizing people have a deep feeling of identification,
sympathy,
and affection for human beings in general.
They feel kinship and connection,
as if all people were members of a single family.

Heartbreak is the best motivation.

To receive the gospel is to receive an entirely different view of reality where Christ is the epicenter of all things. He becomes the center of our universe, the source, the purpose, the goal, and the motivation of all that we are and do. When a man receives the gospel, his entire life begins to be lived out in a different context, and that context is Christ.

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.

You have to utilize who you are in your work. Nobody else can do that: nobody else can pull from your background, from your parents, your upbringing, your whole life experience.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

I'd rather have more heart than talent any day.

It's the job of a manager not to light the fire of motivation, but to create an environment to let each person's personal spark of motivation blaze.

My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government-- in pursuit of good intentions tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

There are those... who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.

Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.

There are people in need of help. Charity is one of the nobler human motivations. The act of reaching into one's own pockets to help a fellow man in need is praiseworthy and laudable. Reaching into someone else's pocket is despicable and worthy of condemnation.

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.

The most important thing in changing human behavior is the person's motivation.

Motivate them, train them, care about them, and make winners out of them... they'll treat the customers right. And if customers are treated right, they'll come back.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement, a sense of belonging, recognition, self-esteem, a feeling of control over one's life, and the ability to live up to one's ideals. Such feelings touch us deeply and elicit a powerful response.

Success is not a destination: It is a journey. The happiest people I know are those who are busy working toward specific objectives. The most bored and miserable people I know are those who are drifting along with no worthwhile objectives in mind.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.

Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.

Motivation is the single most important factor in any sort of success.

Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there; they cause change. They motivate and inspire others to go in the right direction and they, along with everyone else, sacrifice to get there.

Nothing has ever been accomplished in any walk of life without enthusiasm, without motivation, and without perseverance.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

Psychology should be just as concerned with building strength as with repairing damage