Quotes About Motivation

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm; it moves stones, it charms brutes. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it.

Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression.

Don't curse the darkness - light a candle.

All men are liable to error; and most men are ... by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

One loss is good for the soul. Too many losses are not good for the coach.

Not failure, but low aim, is a crime.

Lack of will power has caused more failures than lack of intelligence or ability.

Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the ass to make you do it.

Fear is like fire. If controlled it will help you; if uncontrolled, it will rise up and destroy you. Men's actions depend to a great extent upon fear. We do things either because we enjoy doing them or because we are afraid not to do them.

Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

To know what has to be done, then do it, comprises the whole philosophy of practical life.

Getting an idea should be like sitting down on a pin; it should make you jump up and do something.

The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them afterwards; they will be dissipated, lost and perish in the hurry and scurry of the world, or sunk in the slough of indolence.

Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.

As long as you can start, you are all right. The juice will come.

The way to get ahead is to start now.

To always be intending to live a new life, but never to find time to set about it; this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day and night to another, till he is starved and destroyed.

No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There's too much work to do.

Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come; you have to get up and make them.

Now, go take on the day!

I myself must mix with action, lest I wither by despair.

Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself.

The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.