Need Study Inspiration? Powerful Motivational Quotes Guaranteed to Inspire a Breakthrough Today
When you’re stuck, tired, alone and frustrated, sometimes all you need is a little dose of inspiration.
Here’s the perfect list of quotes for those times.
These Quotes Will Inspire you to Get Back to Work in No Time!
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Motivational Quotes on Success
“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” - Mister Rogers
“Success is a poor teacher.” - Robert Kiyosaki
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” - Robert Collier
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau
“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” - Paulo Coelho
“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. ” - Roseanne Barr
“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.” - Joe Girard
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” - Pele
“Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” - Shiv Khera
Motivational Quotes About Perseverance
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying “I will try again tomorrow.” - Mary Anne Radmacher
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” - C.S. Lewis
“70% of success in life is showing up.” - Woody Allen
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” - Julie Andrews
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.” - Francis Chan
“How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” - Thomas Edison
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” - Amelia Earhart
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” - Winnie the Pooh
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” - Dalai Lama
Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, buy by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.” - Dorothy Height
Motivational Quotes About Education
“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” - Will Durant
“Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.” - Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.” - Bill Nye
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” - Mark Twain
“A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.” - Helen Keller
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” - Robert Frost
“Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” - Oprah Winfrey
Motivational Quotes About Never Giving Up
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” - Albert Einstein
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” - Malcolm X
“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.” - Ayn Rand
“Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.” - Pema Chodron
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.” - Octavia Butler
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” - Michael Jordan
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” - Helen Keller
There’s always something to suggest that you’ll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.” - Phylicia Rashad
Motivational Quotes By Inspirational Women
“They cannot stop me. I will get my education, if it is in the home, school, or anyplace.” - Malala Yousafzai
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” - Maya Angelou
“Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.” - Yulia Tymoshenko
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller
“Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had.” - Angela Bassett
“I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes.” - Barbara Elaine Smith
“Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.” - Anne Lamott
“You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.” - Leymah Gbowee
Motivational Quotes By Mahatma Ghandi
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.
It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.
To lose patience is to lose the battle.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.
Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world; but to change ourselves.
The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.
Motivational Quotes By Maya Angelou
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.
You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.
If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
Nothing will work unless you do.
Every storm runs out of rain.
Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Motivational Chinese Proverbs
Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
A man grows most tired while standing still.
Your teacher can open the door but you must enter by yourself.
Be not afraid of growing slowly; Be afraid only of standing still.
Pearls don’t lie on the seashore. If you want one, you must dive for it.
Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
Motivational Quotes By Indigenous Peoples
“The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do.” - Sequichie Comingdeer
“I don't believe in failure. It's what we put in our minds and our hearts to succeed. And success isn't about money. Success isn't about the biggest house in the world. Success is about loving your family, taking care of your child." - Adam Beach
“Although we are in different boats you in your boat and we in our canoe we share the same river of life.” - Chief Oren Lyons, Onandaga Nation
"One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful for the gift, is to not ever let anybody else define me." - Wilma Mankiller
"Love one another and help one another.” - Cree Proverb
Want More Study Tips?
If you’re still looking for tips to get you through homeschooling, check out the A+ Academics at Home book linked below. I was once a new home learner myself, and I TOTALLY get the struggles that come along with it. It was one of the best learning experiences of my life, though, and it completely changed the way I view education. I want to help you on this journey to discover the excitement that comes with learning something on your own!
A+ Academics at Home - Finding Success Through Distance Learning
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Who is Nadya Corscadden?
Nadya holds an MA in Musical Theatre and is no stranger to the home learning scene. Having spent a good chunk of her younger years in distance education (and opting for some correspondence electives at university), she has accumulated many tricks to help maintain focus and inspiration. She has a passion for independent learning and wants to help anyone and everyone find their stride in this atmosphere whether it’s homeschooling or simply studying for that next big test!
She is also a triple threat singer, dancer and actress….and can’t wait until stages are alive again!