Quotes about Motivation
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is as true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man
— James Allen
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration:
— James Allen
Thoughts of doubt and fear never accomplished anything, and never can. They always lead to failure.
— James Allen
man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts. He
— James Allen
You will rise as high as your greatest aspiration, or fall as low as your
— James Allen
On the wings of aspiration man rises from earth to heaven, from ignorance to knowledge, from the under darkness to the upper light. Without it he remains a grovelling animal, earthly, sensual, unenlightened, and uninspired. Aspiration is the longing for heavenly things.
— James Allen
If you're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.
— Maya Angelou
Bait, no matter how big, is useless if fish do not desire it.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.
— Oprah Winfrey
The single common denominator of men and women who achieve great things is a sense of destiny.
— Brian Tracy
I've been doing the sport since I was 5 years old. And if I don't have support behind me, it's just a dream and it will not be able to turn into reality.
— Caeleb Dressel
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
— Benjamin Disraeli