Quotes About Motivation

Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.

The problem most people have with resisting temptation is that they never really want to discourage it altogether.

Study after study has shown that motivation probably has a larger effect on productivity and quality than any other factor

Passion requires focused direction, and that direction must come from three other areas: your purpose, your talents, and your needs.

If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.

Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love.

Self-discipline is the ability to get yourself to take action regardless of your emotional state.

Willpower is the spearhead of self-discipline.

While a history of success can certainly increase your confidence, you don't actually need that history to feel confident.

Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it's something you're tremendously passionate about.

All contests whether political or not, boil down to several simple truths! Who are you? And what do you want? And how much are you willing to pay for what you want?

To do anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

To give anything less than your best is to give away the gift.

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift.

When planning a habit change, expect to face temptation, especially when your willpower is at its weakest.

You perform every action for a specific reason, but rarely do you take the time to fully understand your behavior.

The truth is, our best intentions often fail in the harsh light of how much you desire to engage in the very habit you're trying to eliminate. In psychology terms, your super-ego is no match for your id.

This goes back to the conversation about ego depletion. Remember—you have a limited amount of willpower every day. When it's depleted, it's hard to control your impulses.

A passion in life, is a passion for life.

You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

Teachers started recognizing me and praising me for being smart in science and that made me want to be even smarter in science!

The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before

The principal is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement about being better than you were the day before.

I awaken and persuade and reproach each one of you, and I do not stop settling down everywhere upon you the whole day. (30d–e)