
Top 100 Not Motivational Quotes
#1. Oh, to be sure. That kiss was nothing if not motivational.
A.G. Howard
#2. Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
Zig Ziglar
#3. Class is not defined by our circumstances - it is our reaction to those circumstances that defines who we are.
Jordan Christy
#4. These words are not just destined to be shared with the mind - but, the Soul.
Eleesha
#5. Be solution oriented not problem oriented.Problems is limited but solutions are unlimited.
Mohammed Sekouty
#6. The difference between acting badly or brilliantly is not based on your ability, but on the state of your mind and/or body in any given moment.
Tony Robbins
#7. It's not who's put up the fastest time in the world that year, or who's put up the fastest time in the previous four years, but who can get their hand on the wall first today.
Nathan Adrian
#8. We may go to the moon, but that' s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
Charles De Gaulle
#9. Your legs are not giving out. Your head is giving out. Keep going.
Jillian Michaels
#10. For a warrior, nothing is higher than a war against evil. The warrior confronted with such a war should be pleased, Arjuna, for it comes as an open gate to heaven. But if you do not participate in this battle against evil, you will incur sin, violating your dharma and your honor.
Swami Vivekananda
#11. The deficiency of the negro race is not as a result of the deluge number of bad leaders;rather, its is an outcome of the shortage of young negro intellect ready to lead a revolutionary africa.
Victor Adeagbo
#12. Most people's greatest regret is not living the life they knew they could live.
Todd Stocker
#13. If we do not read the word of God, how could we know His thoughts?
Lailah Gifty Akita
#15. I can live with the pain of losing but I can't live with the thought of not having tried my best.
Bob Moore
#16. CA means Can-do Attitude. I may fail, but I would not give-up because I believe I can. I am a Chartered Accountant.
Vikrmn
#17. I am not a believer of the law of attraction (though I do not deny the possibilities of it to be true), but I firmly believe in the ability of making choices, the ability to take conscious decisions.
Namrata Kumari
#18. TAKE ACTION! Wanting is not enough; Act upon your goals! If somebody was watching your day-to-day behavior, would they be able to see what you're working towards; what your goals are? If the answer is no, FIX IT!
Steve Maraboli
#19. Knowledge is not determined by what you know, but by whether you believe you can always learn.
Bobby Hoffman
#20. Life is not just to run and run, it is also not just to have fun. Life is complete when we get something worthwhile done.-RVM
R.v.m.
#21. Real breakthroughs are not found because you want to develop some new technology, but because you are curious and want to find out how the world is.
Anton Zeilinger
#22. Listen with your heart, not your brain. the heart only knows TRUTH!
Sherri Bridges Fox
#23. If you don't pick your audience, you're lost because you're not really talking to anybody.
Julia Child
#24. Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and a half of nonsense.
Jason Statham
#25. Changes are inevitable and not always controllable. What can be controlled is how you manage, react to and work through the change process.
Kelly A. Morgan
#26. Feelings are real. They often become one's reality. But they are not always based on truth.
Jesikah Sundin
#27. It's not the quality of the answers that changes our lives, it's the quality of the question
Steven Aitchison
#28. Don't let anyone hold you back.
Decide that you will not be held back by anyone for any reason. Life is a forward moving force!
Michelle Word Hollis
#29. Make the choice to embrace this day. Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the ghost of yesterday or the "To-Do" list of tomorrow! It's inspiring to see all the wonderfully amazing things that can happen in a day in which you participate.
Steve Maraboli
#31. In the pursuit of acquiring Treasures, we lose the ONE treasure that we truly possess - Life. Let us not lose Life in the wild pursuit of other things.-RVM
R.v.m.
#32. Intellectually, we may appreciate that loving ourselves would give us a firm foundation but for most of us this is a leap of logic, not a leap of the heart.
Sharon Salzberg
#34. Life is not only about acquiring knowledge, it is about applying knowledge.
Amit Kalantri
#35. It seems to me that the term 'free will' is one of the most manipulated and exploited terms. The real explanation of free will is not that you have free will but that your will can eventually make you free, that will can liberate you, that will can release you from slavery.
Torkom Saraydarian
#36. Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.
Swami Vivekananda
#37. As Christmas approaches remember all that you have experienced - has not been in vain.
Eleesha
#38. Those not chasing their dreams should stay out of the way of those who are.
Tim Fargo
#40. If you hear my idea but don't believe it, that's not your fault; it's mine. If you see my new product but don't buy it, that's my failure, not yours. If you attend my presentation and you're bored, that's my fault too.
Seth Godin
#41. Your self-confidence is simply the part of your brain that tells you whether or not you should try something different or new or believe in yourself, and just as a Jedi truly believes that it is within their power to control their thoughts and stay in the Light, so can you.
Stephen Richards
#42. Life is not complicated or finicky, it will gladly take you anywhere you choose to go.
Mark W. Boyer
#44. Do not be a product of your environment; instead be the creator of the product in your environment
Justice Clement
#45. Thankfully, life is a journey of progress and not perfection, and we can improve our blurred reflection by taking up the Sword of the Spirit. We can find a healthy dose of just how much God loves us in the Bible and start to have as much respect for ourselves as God has for us.
Kristen Clark
#46. Intent without dedicated action is simply not enough. Action without a clear intent is a waste. It is when these two powerful forces are aligned that the energy of the universe conspires in your favor.
Steve Maraboli
#47. I you think you've done it, then you're wrong. Because you're not finished until you have achieved everything that you never thought you could.
Brennan Manning
#48. The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.
Seth Godin
#49. Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Aristotle.
#50. The greatest reward for a man's failure is not necessarily the consequent success, but what he becomes by it.
Ogwo David Emenike
#51. Love cannot come from where love is not. We cannot express love from within us for another if there is no love for ourselves within us.
O Shakoor
#53. The goal of your first marathon is to finish. You have no time goal. You're not endeavoring to win or place in your age category. Being a speed demon serves no purpose other than to court injury. Your only competition is you.
Gina Greenlee
#54. Don't worry about what you can not do, do what you can do!
Coleen Innis
#55. It will be better to spent our energy on reality; the tangible facts, not thoughts of the past.
Durgesh Satpathy
#56. Have ten successful people share their recipe for success and you shall receive ten different versions. What is your recipe ,and why not add the first ingredient today? Develop a plan.
Mark W. Boyer
#57. Yesterday is done. Today has just begun. I am not going let anyone's negative issues do anything to me other than inspire me to do better.
Gillian Duce
#58. Change becomes a waste for those who do not desire to learn from it. It pushes us to bring out our personal best. It makes us realize that we are uniquely different with the capabilities to grow and shine brightly.
Kcat Yarza
#59. The world is full of victims; don't add to the growing culture of "I've a story to tell", well not unless it's a story to help others overcome situations or as a warning.
Stephen Richards
#60. Uncover your life's purpose, not just armed with your faith - but, in the company of your Soul.
Eleesha
#61. I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.
Thomas A. Edison
#62. If you give your best and fail, you have no reason to be disappointed. If you don't give your best and fail, you have not right to be.
Brandon L. Clay
#63. Sometimes we believe that happiness is not possible in the here and now, that we need a few more conditions to be happy. So we run toward the future to get the conditions we think are missing. But by doing so we sacrifice the present moment; we sacrifice true life.
Nhat Hanh
#64. Dreams are to be chased not to be kept in the memories.
Harsh Malik
#65. Have faith in 'What Is'. You will get your due, good or not so good, to your liking or not, but in time, as it is meant to be.
Fakeer Ishavardas
#66. It is awesome to note that the works your work are working but that should not be a joy. The ultimate joy should be that the works of your work are indelible.
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
#67. Life is just a very slow death, so why not make the most of it while you can.
Steven Aitchison
#68. The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life.
Charles R. Schwab
#69. Every negative has a positive." Take my sickness, for example. Being sick is not good, but through this, I have received a lot of blessings in different forms. Because of this, I am able to share everything that God has done for me.
Kcat Yarza
#71. Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.
Jim Rohn
#72. Only disciplined people become free, but their discipline is not obedience to others: their discipline is obedience to their own inner voice. And they are ready to risk anything for it.
Rajneesh
#74. The past is a gift that should not be unwrapped in the present.
Steven Aitchison
#75. A good man measures his life not in the number of his years but in the quality of his friends.
Todd Stocker
#76. When you forgive, it does not mean that you have submitted, it simply means that you have made a choice to stop bearing any grudge.
Stephen Richards
#77. On this day of love, embrace the freedom, to not just give love - but to receive it, too.
Eleesha
#78. I may not be where I want to be but I'm thankful for not being where I used to be.
Habeeb Akande
#79. The leader acknowledges and eradicates the weeds in the garden, but keeps vision on the beauty they are creating and not on the weeds they are destroying
Christopher Babson
#80. I am not smart, I pay attention.
I am not considerate, I listen.
I am not patient, I make time.
I'm not lucky, I work hard.
Mark W. Boyer
#81. Failure does not connote that you achieved nothing. It denotes that you are on an adventure towards finding what will eventually advance you to the realization of your goals.
Ogwo David Emenike
#83. One goal of the mindful caregiver is to find ways to not feel 'dis-eased' in the caregiving process.
Nancy L. Kriseman
#84. You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.
Jesse Jackson
#85. We only live once. We all have an expiration date after that we will never come again. I am not saying that to make you sad. I am saying that so you can cherish each moment in your life and be grateful that you are here and you are Special
Pablo
#86. I'm not very good with on-the-spot motivational speech," I say to her. "Sometimes at night, I'll rewrite conversations I had during the day, but I'll change them up to reflect everything I wish I could have said in the moment.
Colleen Hoover
#87. Do not be afraid of a small beginning. great things come afterwards. Be courageous. Do not try to lead your brethren, but serve them. The brutal mania for leading has sunk many a great ships in the waters of life. Take care especially of that, i.e. be unselfish even unto death, and work.
Swami Vivekananda
#88. Authority to dream is not given, it is taken. Take it. Do not let the judgment of others be the final word. Without a doubt, if there is a one-word, one-step cure for bad peg moments, that word is perseverance. Let that be your final word.
J. Loren Norris
#89. Every day is precious. You will never live THIS day again. It is ONE event in human history. Why not make it count? Time is a nonrenewable resource.
Kristen Lamb
#90. You've achieved cheerfulness the day you realize that no matter what's happening around you, being anything other than cheerful will not make it better.
Tony Robbins
#91. The world of romance and business works on this principle - You may be rejected several times, but not everyone will reject you.
Amit Kalantri
#92. The need for devotion to something outside ourselves is even more profound than the need for companionship. If we are not to go to pieces or wither away, we all must have some purpose in life; for no man can live for himself alone.
Ross Parmenter
#93. You see, I've never been free. Not one day of my life. I've always given in to the wants and needs of those around me. My confidence has always been a social mask and my success as a motivational speaker was because my mask was just so damn convincing. At times, even to me.
Kitty Thomas
#94. Friends hold a mirror up to each other; through that mirror they can see each other in ways that would not otherwise be accessible to them, and it is this mirroring that helps them improve themselves as persons.
Aristotle.
#95. The universe is not for man alone, but is a theater of evolution for all living beings. Live and let live is its guiding principle. 'Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah' - Non-injury is the highest religion.
Virchand Gandhi
#97. Openness to change is key to implementing new knowledge. That is why one who is indifferent to change is not a friend of knowledge.
Eraldo Banovac
#99. It's not the speed that will help you succeed. It's the right DIRECTION.
Mohith Agadi
#100. It may seem like it would take years to see your dreams fulfilled, but when you see things from God's perspective, you realize that He is not limited by time; He can do a lot in a split second of time.
Jamie Larbi
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