Motivation is what gets you started.
Habit is what keeps you going.
Jim Ryan

There is no failure except in no longer trying.
There is no defeat except from within,
no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
Kin Hubbard


The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
William James

No rock so hard but that a little wave may beat admission in a thousand years.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Consider the postage stamp, my son.
It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
Josh Billings

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
George Ellis

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Franklin Roosevelt

In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results,
and the strength of effort is the measure of the results.
James Allen

You can motivate by fear.
And you can motivate by reward.

But both of theses methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self-motivation.
Homer Rice


A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Lao-Tze