“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.”
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations, Book 7
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Motivation Quotes
120 quotes on motivation and drive — from the classics to the everyday.
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“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations, Book 5
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations
“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”
Robert Byrne
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
Helen Keller · The Open Door, 1957
“Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights.”
Bob Marley · Get Up, Stand Up, 1973
“If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first.”
Mark Twain · widely attributed to Twain
“I'd rather make something that divides people than something that bores everyone equally.”
Oliver Tree
“I put everything into the art. There's nothing left over.”
Oliver Tree
“I don't care what anyone thinks of me. That's my greatest strength.”
Oliver Tree
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
Thomas A. Edison
“The only way out is through.”
Robert Frost · A Servant to Servants, 1914
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
Confucius
“Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.”
Elon Musk · Interview, various
“I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.”
Elon Musk · On joining the internet industry, various interviews
“The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.”
Elon Musk · Interview, various
