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Quotes about Motivation

Nothing ever great was achieved without enthusiasm.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
What motivates us more: the fear of man or the fear of God? If we fear man more than we fear God, then we don't see God in truth. We see the Lord as less than a man—and this is proven by whose will we obey. A. W. Tozer said, "An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand.
— Ray Comfort
I do think that whatever ambition I may have had natively was amplified by my father's clear valuing of it. I knew that was what my dad really cared about.
— Angela Duckworth
I love championships. That's when I want to be at my best. I love those environments. It brings the best out of me.
— Jessica Ennis-Hill
When I used to play sports, I'd be the one cheering the team on, 'Come on, we can beat these guys!' That's just in me.
— Joel Osteen
Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.
— Joel Osteen
The parenting style that is good for grit is also the parenting style good for most other things: Be really, really demanding, and be very, very supportive.
— Angela Duckworth
If I come across a good project, I will surely take it up.
— Shriya Pilgaonkar