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Quotes About Motivation

My mother was a great inspiration to me to always do my best. My father has always been my mentor and friend. They taught me the basic principle that guides most all that I do: faith, focus, finish.
~ Larry Fitzgerald
We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.
~ Unknown
The difference between living and feeling alive, is using your fear as fuel to fly.
~ India.Arie
Fear is the disease. Hustle is the antidote Whatever it is that you're afraid of, go after it.
~ Travis Kalanick
Most of our decisions are driven by either love or fear. Figure out who's doing the talking, then decide what you'll do.
~ Bob Goff
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
~ Dale Carnegie
Obeying from love is better than to obey from fear.
~ Rashi
Some people die twice: once when they retire, and again when they actually pass away. Fear of the first one is a big incentive for me to keep working.
~ Vin Scully
Courage isn't the absence of fear, but a decision that what we want is more important than what we are afraid of.
~ Bill Crawford
I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because it terrified me. You can't make decisions based on fear.
~ Chris Evans
Fear is the biggest motivator.
~ Bill Dixon
Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency heads the list.
~ John C. Maxwell
Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.
~ Nelson Mandela
Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.
~ Jared Leto
Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
~ Jack Lemmon
I'm motivated by fear. Fear of fear. I hate being scared to do something. And I think what developed in my early days was the attitude that I started attacking things that I was scared of.
~ Will Smith
Fear is nothing but idleness of the will.
~ Éliphas Lévi
Fear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I'm not as good when I'm comfortable.
~ Alex Rodriguez
Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure of all.
~ John Wooden
I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.
~ Heston Blumenthal
Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you - whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside.
~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf
It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.
~ Chris Pine
Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.
~ Norman Vincent Peale
Use fear as an engine, not as a brake.
~ Paulo Coelho