Student Motivational Quotes - Page 2

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Will Rogers

Inspirational, Funny, Life

"The Graduation Speech I'd Give, if Anyone Asked" by Karina Bland, www.azcentral.com. June 03, 2015.

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A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Ayn Rand

Motivational, Dance, Teamwork

Ayn Rand (1988). “The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z”, p.99, Penguin

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas A. Edison

Funny, Life, Motivational

"An Enemy Called Average". Book by John L. Mason, 1990.

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If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it.

Nora Roberts

Goal, Want, Maximizing

Nora Roberts (2000). “Tears of the Moon”, p.70, Penguin

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Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Steve Jobs

Graduation, Heart, Stanford University

Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

Nora Roberts

Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

Nora Roberts (2000). “Tears of the Moon”, p.70, Penguin

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Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.

Bernard Baruch

Inspirational, Funny, Life

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The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

Plutarch

Inspirational, Leadership, Education

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Don't go around saying the world owes you a living.

Robert Jones Burdette

Meaningful, Good Life, Live Life

"Mark Twain: Selected Writings of an American Skeptic". Book by Mark Twain, 1983.

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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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If you're going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Steve Jobs

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Malcolm Forbes

Inspirational, Education, Travel

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If you don't ask, the answer is always no.

Nora Roberts

Confidence, Business, Answers

Nora Roberts (2000). “Tears of the Moon”, p.70, Penguin

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If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Vincent Van Gogh

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

Nora Roberts

Motivation, Maximizing, Steps

Nora Roberts (2000). “Tears of the Moon”, p.70, Penguin

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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

Jimmy Johnson

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"Fictional character: Dan". "Waiting...", www.imdb.com. 2005.

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In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

Bill Cosby

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Twitter post from Nov 18, 2009

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Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Albert Einstein

Inspirational, Funny, Witty

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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

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There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Joe Strummer

Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

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All good things come to those who wait.

Paullina Simons

Patience, Monday, Funny Inspirational

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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