Motivation Quotes

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Motivation Quotes

These motivation quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.

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"Man has it all in his hands, and it all slips through his fingers from sheer cowardice."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man has it all in his hands, and it all slips through his fingers from sheer cowardice."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Inventors and geniuses have almost always been looked upon as no better than fools."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Inventors and geniuses have almost always been looked upon as no better than fools."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Destroy my desires, eradicate my ideals, show me something better, and I will follow you."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Destroy my desires, eradicate my ideals, show me something better, and I will follow you."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"But how could you live and have no story to tell?"

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"But how could you live and have no story to tell?"

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"To live without hope is to cease to live."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"To live without hope is to cease to live."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Choose the positive. You are master of your attitude."

-- Bruce Lee

"Choose the positive. You are master of your attitude."

-- Bruce Lee

"Success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability."

-- Bruce Lee

"Success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability."

-- Bruce Lee

"Faith without work is death. Faith backed by action is applied faith."

-- Bruce Lee

"Faith without work is death. Faith backed by action is applied faith."

-- Bruce Lee

"The possession of anything begins in the mind."

-- Bruce Lee

"The possession of anything begins in the mind."

-- Bruce Lee

"You will never get any more out of life than you expect."

-- Bruce Lee

"You will never get any more out of life than you expect."

-- Bruce Lee

"Be happy, but never satisfied."

-- Bruce Lee

"Be happy, but never satisfied."

-- Bruce Lee

"Don't pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."

-- Bruce Lee

"Don't pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."

-- Bruce Lee

"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life."

-- Bruce Lee

"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life."

-- Bruce Lee

"To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities."

-- Bruce Lee

"To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities."

-- Bruce Lee

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done."

-- Bruce Lee

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done."

-- Bruce Lee

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of."

-- Bruce Lee

"Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality."

-- Bruce Lee

"Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality."

-- Bruce Lee

"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus."

-- Bruce Lee

"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus."

-- Bruce Lee

"As you think, so shall you become."

-- Bruce Lee

"As you think, so shall you become."

-- Bruce Lee

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What are Motivation quotes? +

These motivation quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.

Who said the best Motivation quotes? +

Some of the most celebrated motivation quotes come from A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Albert Einstein, Confucius, William Shakespeare, Swami Vivekananda, among many others featured on this page.

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Popular motivation quotes include: "If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "first Attempt In Learning" -- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Also: "If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun." -- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

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