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Quotes about Motivation

He said that our sanctification does not depend as much on changing our activities as it does on doing them for God rather than for ourselves.
— Brother Lawrence
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. Make at least one definite move daily toward you goal.
— Bruce Lee
Seriously, if you always put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else; it'll spread over into the rest of your life. It'll spread into your work, into your morality, into your entire being... There are NO limits. There are plateus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.
— Bruce Lee
The six principle steps of teaching. Motivation of the trainee Maintaining their complete attention Promoting mental activity (thinking) — discussion, question, lecture Creating a clear picture of material to be learned; outlining the material Developing comprehension of the significance, the implications, and the practical application of the material being presented (clear goals) Repetition of the five preceding steps until learning has taken place
— Bruce Lee
If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
— Bruce Lee
What's amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life.
— Bill Gates
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
— Abraham Lincoln
Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.
— George Whitefield
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
— Les Brown
Follow your own star!
— Dante Alighieri
If you fall, fall on your back. If you can look up, you can get up.
— Les Brown
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!
— Earl Nightingale