90 Motivational Quotes That Will Change Your Life

In its broadest definition, motivation represents the reason behind people’s goals, actions, and willingness, and it can be subdivided into extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation. People have been fascinated by the notion of motivation for a long time, and that is the reason why motivation is considered to be the concern of many sciences such as psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and philosophy.
The question that has been preoccupying the human mind is: What is motivation and, more importantly, how to become motivated? It is not a secret that motivation and success, in any field of life, are related. In other words, you need motivation for everything – from getting out of the bed in the morning, dish-washing, and reading a book, to finding a job, starting a company, or going to the gym.
The tricky thing about motivation is the fact that it is not permanent. Therefore, at one point it can be extremely high, and at another extremely low. Quite often it happens that we feel very motivated at the first stage of our plan to do something, but then the motivation decreases. What should we do in these situations? How to get back on track? 
Even though science has given us many answers, there is no harm in listening to advice from other people. In case you are not feeling motivated yourself, or you are only looking for something to boost your motivation, you are in the right place. Take a look at our 90 motivational quotes that will change your life, and help you get back to working on your goals.

• “Fear of failure, it’s the greatest motivational tool. It drives me and drives me and drives me.” Jerry West
• “Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” Roy T. Bennet
•  “I can’t think of anything more disheartening than living a life without a clear purpose.” Daniel Willey
• “You cannot change anyone, but you can be the reason someone changes.” Roy T. Bennett
• “Patience is the only way you can endure the gray periods.”  Teri Hatcher
• “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” Vince Lombardi

• “Whatever your passion is, keep doing it. Don’t waste time chasing after success or comparing yourself to others. Every flower blooms at a different pace. Excel at doing what your passion is and only focus on perfecting it. Eventually, people will see what you are great at doing, and if you are truly great, success will come chasing after you.”  Suzy Kassem
• “While others were dreaming about it – I was getting it done.” Nathan W. Morris
• “Many times in life, we are held back from achieving our goals because we do not commit ourselves wholeheartedly. With an escape route in mind, we hold ourselves back from giving our all.” Idowu Koyenikan
• “How to win in life: work hard, complain less, listen more, try, learn, grow, don’t let people tell you it can’t be done, make no excuses” Germany Kent
•  “Competition is a rude yet effective motivation.”  Toba Beta
•  “Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.” Author Unknown
• “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus” Alexander Graham Bell
• “Desire is the key to motivation. It is the key to develop a healthy personality and a positive attitude towards oneself and others.” Dr. Amit Abraham
• “Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.” Author Unknown
• “Accept hardship as a necessary discipline.” Lailah Gifty Akita
• “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Mark Twain

  

• “Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.” John F. Kennedy
• “Falling down is an accident, staying down is a choice.” Author Unknown
• “If I’m going to have hope, I’m going to have to learn to endure disappointment.” Sharon Weil
• “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” Charles R. Swindoll
• “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”  H. G. Wells
• “You will never know your limits until you push yourself to them.” Author Unknown
• “Every thought you cultivate is a brushstroke on the canvas of your life. Your life then is an outer picture of your inner thoughts.” Toni Sorenson
• “Over time, repetition brings perfection, which brings success.” Rajen Jani
• “Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.” Author Unknown
• “Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are.”  Theodore Roosevelt
• “People are attracted to leaders who are skillful in motivating them to become more, do more, and achieve more…” Assegid Habtewold
• “The difference between failure and survival is that coping skill you used in between the struggles.” Ymatruz
• “Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.” George Whitefield
• “Infuse your life with action. Don’t wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen… yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.” Bradley Whitford 
•  “Nothing moves unless you are determined to push” Nicky Verd
• “Inspiration may come from many places but motivation – the love of life, daily drive and the will to thrive – that must come from you from within”  Rasheed Ogunlaru
• “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” Robert H. Schuller
• “Never complain and never explain.” Benjamin Disraeli
• “If you can’t trust yourself, love yourself and believe in your dreams, it makes it hard for anyone else to trust, love or believe in you.” Kim Ha Campbell

  

• “You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.” George Lucas
• “It is more valuable to try and fail than to not try at all, and this is something that people do not naturally understand.” Tarun Betala
• “Most people fail in their desire for change because they lack the personal motivation or inspiration to maintain the discipline necessary to affect change in their lives.” Ken Poirot
• “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.“ Thomas Jefferson
• “Vision creates motivation.” Avina Celeste
• “A will finds a way.” Orison Swett Marden
• “Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” Pope John XXIII
• “If you can’t climb the highest mountain anymore, go to the closest hill. It is better than staying at the bottom thinking you can’t do it.” Nico J. Genes
• “Step by step and the thing is done.” Charles Atlas
• “Most of the people who are striving to be great often compare the demands of their goal with those of that of people who are striving to remain average.” Mokokoma Mokhonoana
• “I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.” Dean Koontz
• “Resources are hired to give results, not reasons.” Amit Kalantri 
• “Leaders are anticipatory thinkers. They consider all the consequences of their behaviors before they act.” Author Unknown
•  “What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110% all the time.”  Don Zimmer
• “Practice golden rule management in everything you do. Manage others the way you would like to be managed.” Author Unknown
• “If you can’t handle stress, you won’t manage success.”  Author Unknown
•  “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” Henry Ford
• “The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.” Hasidic Proverb
• “A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.” Brian Tracy

  

• “If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”  Steve Jobs
• “Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.” Roy T. Bennett
•  “The three ‘C’s’ of leadership are Consideration, Caring, and courtesy. Be polite to everyone.” Author Unknown
• “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis
• “You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.” Author Unknown
•  “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” Will Rogers
•  “Hope in the shadow of fear is the world’s most powerful motivator.” Neal Shusterman
•  “Fake it until you make it! Act as if you had all the confidence you require until it becomes your reality.” Brian Tracy
•  “Work until your idols become your rivals.” Author Unknown
• “I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.” Michael Phelps
• “If your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough.” Author Unknown
•  “Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.” John Wooden
•   “One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.” Michelle Obama
• “Be stubborn about your goals and flexible about your methods.” Author Unknown
• “Go as far as you can see and you will see further.” Zig Ziglar
• “The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill
• “If you don’t build your dreams, someone else will hire you to build theirs.” Author Unknown
• “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”  Rob Siltanen
• “Don’t mistake silence for weakness. Smart people don’t plan big moves out loud.” Author Unknown
• “Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.” Zig Ziglar
• “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” Og Mandino
•   “Imagine your life is perfect in every respect; What would it look like?” Brian Tracy
•  “Don’t be afraid to give up the good and go for great.” Author Unknown
•  “When you have a Million Dollar vision, don’t surround yourself with 1 cent minds.” Author Unknown
•  “Discipline is doing what needs to be done, even if you don’t want to.” Author Unknown
• “Hustle until you no longer need to introduce yourself.” Author Unknown
•  “The beginning is always NOW.” Roy T. Bennett
•  “Reading is to the mind, as exercise is to the body.” Brian Tracy
•  “The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.” Author Unknown
•  “All my problems bow before my stubbornness.” Amit Kalantri
• “Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.” Author Unknown

•  “To see what is right and not do it is a lack of courage.” Confucius
•  “It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.” Eric Hoffer
•  “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” Author Unknown
•  “Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Helen Keller

In conclusion, it is completely normal to feel the lack of motivation and inspiration – everyone feels that way sometimes. The important thing to remember is that you should never worry too much.  As the quotes from above suggest, don’t give up and never make yourself feel even worse, but instead try to recognize the problem and fix the situation.
Also, if you want to achieve success, or change something about your life, you should try to hold on to motivation as much as you can, since there is no greater helper in the world.