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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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"I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad."

-- Elon Musk

"I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad."

-- Elon Musk

"People work better when they know what the goal is and why."

-- Elon Musk

"People work better when they know what the goal is and why."

-- Elon Musk

"You want to have a future where you're expecting things to be better."

-- Elon Musk

"You want to have a future where you're expecting things to be better."

-- Elon Musk

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."

-- Elon Musk

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."

-- Elon Musk

"Be confident, never give up, these are the five principles of life."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Be confident, never give up, these are the five principles of life."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Nothing can be achieved if there is no enthusiasm."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Nothing can be achieved if there is no enthusiasm."

-- B. R. Ambedkar

"Life is an adventure, dare it."

-- Mother Teresa

"Life is an adventure, dare it."

-- Mother Teresa

"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it."

-- Mother Teresa

"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it."

-- Mother Teresa

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

-- Mother Teresa

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

-- Mother Teresa

"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."

-- Dalai Lama

"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."

-- Dalai Lama

"Don't look back—forward!"

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Don't look back—forward!"

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Nothing will come of nothing."

-- William Shakespeare

"Nothing will come of nothing."

-- William Shakespeare

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

-- Confucius

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

-- Confucius

"If people are good only because they are afraid of punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."

-- Albert Einstein

"If people are good only because they are afraid of punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."

-- Albert Einstein

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

-- Albert Einstein

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

-- Albert Einstein

"Hard work is the only way to achieve greatness."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Hard work is the only way to achieve greatness."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces: desire, belief, and expectation."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces: desire, belief, and expectation."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"The ignited mind of the youth is the most powerful resource on the earth, above the earth and under the earth."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"The ignited mind of the youth is the most powerful resource on the earth, above the earth and under the earth."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"A dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"A dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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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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Motivation Quotes

"I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad."

"People work better when they know what the goal is and why."

"You want to have a future where you're expecting things to be better."

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."

"Be confident, never give up, these are the five principles of life."

"Nothing can be achieved if there is no enthusiasm."

"Life is an adventure, dare it."

"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it."

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."

"Don't look back—forward!"

"Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached."

"Nothing will come of nothing."

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

"If people are good only because they are afraid of punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

"Hard work is the only way to achieve greatness."

"As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me."

"We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire."

"To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces: desire, belief, and expectation."

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

"The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation."

"The ignited mind of the youth is the most powerful resource on the earth, above the earth and under the earth."

"A dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep."

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