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Quotes and aphorisms on motivation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Quotes and aphorisms on motivation, a selection of great sentences by famous authors to inspire and strengthen your will in order to increase also your resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n

The secret of human motivation lies in purpose, autonomy, and mastery. These elements drive people to engage, persist, and excel in their endeavors. Motivation is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. While genetic predispositions can affect baseline levels of drive and persistence, motivation can also be significantly cultivated and enhanced through learning, experiences, and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Motivational quotes have a practical and direct purpose, often aiming to stimulate concrete actions. They are used to give the push needed to face challenges, to maintain focus on specific goals and to persevere in the face of difficulties. Motivational phrases tend to be pragmatic, energetic and results-oriented, inviting us to take action. These nuggets of wisdom encourage us to always do better, to never give up and to always move forward no matter what happens.<\/span><\/p>\n

Money is important for providing motivation, especially for meeting basic needs and achieving financial security. However, its effectiveness as a motivator diminishes once these needs are met. Intrinsic motivators, such as personal growth, autonomy, and a sense of purpose, often play a more significant role in sustained motivation and job satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n

To be motivated you have to find a goal, pursue a goal, stimulate desire, cultivate passion and not just think about satisfying your physiological needs, and filling the sewers.<\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.<\/span>
\nAlbert Einstein<\/span><\/p>\n

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it destiny.<\/span>
\nCarl Gustav Jung<\/span><\/p>\n

Death, memory, memories, these are the three fundamental key words of all human art.<\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s human nature when you lose money quickly you want to make it back twice as quick. Slow down, keep focused, and stick to your strategy.<\/span>
\nIan Cassel<\/span><\/p>\n

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. Every step toward the goals requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.<\/span>
\nMartin Luther King<\/span><\/p>\n

Slow, steady progress is better than daily excuses.<\/span>
\nRobin Sharma<\/span><\/p>\n

Very often there is nothing more unconscious than our ignorance, of which we obviously disregard the existence; therefore opening the mind to the ethics of knowledge and cultivating one\u2019s learning is the only wise thing to do in order to give a sense to our mysterious life.<\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

True happiness involves the full use of one\u2019s power and talents.<\/span>
\nJohn W. Gardner<\/span><\/p>\n

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.<\/span>
\nHarriet Beecher Stowe<\/span><\/p>\n

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.<\/span>
\nWayne Dyer<\/span><\/p>\n

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.<\/span>
\nMark Twain<\/span><\/p>\n

Go boldly after what you want and expect some setbacks, some disappointments, and some rotten days. Embrace them all as a valuable part of the process and learn to say, Thank you, teacher.<\/span>
\nMark Minervini<\/span><\/p>\n

Strive not to be merely successful, but rather to be of value.<\/span>
\nAlbert Einstein<\/span><\/p>\n

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.<\/span>
\nTed Turner<\/span><\/p>\n

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.<\/span>
\nTony Robbins<\/span><\/p>\n

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.<\/span>
\nLes Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.<\/span>
\nHelen Keller<\/span><\/p>\n

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.<\/span>
\nEleanor Roosevelt<\/span><\/p>\n

The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.<\/span>
\nBobby Knight<\/span><\/p>\n

Well done is better than well said.<\/span>
\nBenjamin Franklin<\/span><\/p>\n

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.<\/span>
\nH. L. Hunt<\/span><\/p>\n

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.<\/span>
\nWilliam James<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.<\/span>
\nJessica Savitch<\/span><\/p>\n

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.<\/span>
\nNorman Vincent Peale<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let yourself be discouraged, move, think, read, listen to music, exercise, learn something, take action, stay calm, strengthen your concentration, and trust yourself as you continue your fight.<\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.<\/span>
\nZig Ziglar<\/span><\/p>\n

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.<\/span>
\nEpictetus<\/span><\/p>\n

If you don’t ask, you don’t get.<\/span>
\nStevie Wonder<\/span><\/p>\n

Who seeks shall find.<\/span>
\nSophocles<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s always too early to quit.<\/span>
\nNorman Vincent Peale<\/span><\/p>\n

Never give in and never give up.<\/span>
\nHubert H. Humphrey<\/span><\/p>\n

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.<\/span>
\nAnonumous<\/span><\/p>\n

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.<\/span>
\nAlbert Camus<\/span><\/p>\n

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.<\/span>
\nJohann Wolfgang von Goethe<\/span><\/p>\n

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.<\/span>
\nLes Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

It always seems impossible until it’s done.<\/span>
\nNelson Mandela<\/span><\/p>\n

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.<\/span>
\nCharles R. Swindoll<\/span><\/p>\n

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.<\/span>
\nFranklin D. Roosevelt<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.<\/span>
\nSam Levenson<\/span><\/p>\n

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.<\/span>
\nPope John XXIII<\/span><\/p>\n

Character is destiny, that is, our life is closely linked to our behavior and vice versa.<\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.<\/span>
\nConfucius<\/span><\/p>\n

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.<\/span>
\nTony Robbins<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.<\/span>
\nAllen Ginsberg<\/span><\/p>\n

Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.<\/span>
\nGeorge Whitefield<\/span><\/p>\n

Never, never, never give up.<\/span>
\nWinston Churchill<\/span><\/p>\n

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.<\/span>
\nHenry Ford<\/span><\/p>\n

If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.<\/span>
\nJim Rohn<\/span><\/p>\n

My mum was massively important to everything I’ve done, and now her memory is a motivational tool for me.<\/span>
\nFran Kirby<\/span><\/p>\n

Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it.<\/span>
\nPhillips Brooks<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.<\/span>
\nBrian Tracy<\/span><\/p>\n

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.<\/span>
\nH. L. Hunt<\/span><\/p>\n

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.<\/span>
\nBaltasar Gracian<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t underestimate yourself, don\u2019t be a fanatic or a fan, not even of heroes, always remember that man is not a superior animal at all, in fact he is the most squalid of all.<\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.<\/span>
\nPhilip Emeagwali<\/span><\/p>\n

When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.<\/span>
\nNatalie Gulbis<\/span><\/p>\n

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.<\/span>
\nSaint Teresa of Avila<\/span><\/p>\n

The more we do, the more we can do.<\/span>
\nWilliam Hazlitt<\/span><\/p>\n

I learned that we can do anything, but we can’t do everything… at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.<\/span>
\nDan Millman<\/span><\/p>\n

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.<\/span>
\nElon Musk<\/span><\/p>\n

The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.<\/span>
\nBobby Knight<\/span><\/p>\n

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.<\/span>
\nWilliam Butler Yeats<\/span><\/p>\n

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.<\/span>
\nLao Tzu<\/span><\/p>\n

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.<\/span>
\nWilliam Blake<\/span><\/p>\n

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.<\/span>
\nAristotle<\/span><\/p>\n

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.<\/span>
\nMark Caine<\/span><\/p>\n

Some scholars wonder why I am so motivated to attack stupidity, and they do not know that my motivation comes from the very kinds of questions they are used to asking.<\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.<\/span>
\nAldous Huxley<\/span><\/p>\n

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.<\/span>
\nDwight D. Eisenhower<\/span><\/p>\n

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.<\/span>
\nRobert H. Schuller<\/span><\/p>\n

Either I will find a way, or I will make one.<\/span>
\nPhilip Sidney<\/span><\/p>\n

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.<\/span>
\nAlfred A. Montapert<\/span><\/p>\n

He conquers who endures.<\/span>
\nPersius<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.<\/span>
\nNikos Kazantzakis<\/span><\/p>\n

The people who influence you are the people who believe in you.<\/span>
\nHenry Drummond<\/span><\/p>\n

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.<\/span>
\nWilliam James<\/span><\/p>\n

I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.<\/span>
\nFlorence Nightingale<\/span><\/p>\n

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.<\/span>
\nThomas A. Edison<\/span><\/p>\n

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.<\/span>
\nJohn F. Kennedy<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the muses it is not a great satisfaction that too many people think only of satisfying their physiological needs and of filling the sewers more and more.<\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name.<\/span>
\nSylvia Browne<\/span><\/p>\n

If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.<\/span>
\nEmile Zola<\/span><\/p>\n

Always desire to learn something useful.<\/span>
\nSophocles<\/span><\/p>\n

I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.<\/span>
\nMuhammad Ali<\/span><\/p>\n

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.<\/span>
\nBaltasar Gracian<\/span><\/p>\n

A goal is a dream with a deadline.<\/span>
\nNapoleon Hill<\/span><\/p>\n

I was motivated to be different in part because I was different.<\/span>
\nDonna Brazile<\/span><\/p>\n

You shouldn’t need a stupid mass of people to confirm your value, your confidence must come from within. <\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

Music – it’s motivational and just makes you relax.<\/span>
\nTaika Waititi<\/span><\/p>\n

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.<\/span>
\nArthur Ashe<\/span><\/p>\n

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.<\/span>
\nEleanor Roosevelt<\/span><\/p>\n

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.<\/span>
\nGeorge S. Patton<\/span><\/p>\n

Leap, and the net will appear.<\/span>
\nJohn Burroughs<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re going through hell, keep going.<\/span>
\nWinston Churchill<\/span><\/p>\n

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.<\/span>
\nBenjamin Franklin<\/span><\/p>\n

Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.<\/span>
\nWoody Hayes<\/span><\/p>\n

Fear of failure, it’s the greatest motivational tool. It drives me and drives me and drives me.<\/span>
\nJerry West<\/span><\/p>\n

Time forbids you to go back and change the beginning, but you can proceed further on and try to change the ending. <\/span>
\nCarl William Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.<\/span>
\nGeorge S. Patton<\/span><\/p>\n

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.<\/span>
\nW. Clement Stone<\/span><\/p>\n

Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.<\/span>
\nGeorge Whitefield<\/span><\/p>\n

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