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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.

"Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."

-- Dolly Parton

"You have to remember something: everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn."

-- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance."

-- Hunter S. Thompson

"What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be."

-- Socrates

"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible."

-- Frank Zappa

"Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor."

-- Alexis Carrel

"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders."

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"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become."

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"You don't set out to build a wall. You say, 'I'm going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid.' You do that every single day. And soon you have a wall."

-- Will Smith

"Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice."

-- Henry Ford

"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."

-- George S. Patton Jr.

"Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough."

-- Elon Musk

"The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that."

-- Arnold Schwarzenegger

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

-- Zig Ziglar

"Better to be the one who smiled than the one who didn't smile back."

-- Mari Gayatri Stein

"It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not."

-- Denis Waitley

"Success isn't owned. It's leased. And rent is due every day."

-- J. J. Watt

"Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else."

-- Judy Garland

"Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity."

-- Bruce Lee

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it."

-- Lou Holtz

"There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live."

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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.

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.

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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