Motivation Quotes

"It's always better to have too much to read than not enough."

- Ann Patchett

"Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for you, and the things they claim are junk. You'll find what you need to find. Just read."

- Neil Gaiman

"Make each day your masterpiece,"

- John Wooden, Coach

"Those times when you get up early, and you work hard, those times when you stay up late, and you work hard, those times when you don't feel like working, you're too tired, you don't want to push yourself, but you do it anyway. That is actually the dream. That's the dream. It's not the destination; it's the journey. And if you guys can understand that, then what you'll see happen is you won't accomplish your dreams; your dreams won't come true; something greater will."

- Kobe Bryant

"I never needed any external forces to motivate me."

- Kobe Bryant

"Bruce had me up to three miles a day, really at a good pace. We’d run the three miles in twenty-one or twenty-two minutes. Just under eight minutes a mile. So this morning he said to me “We’re going to go five.” I said, “Bruce, I can’t go five. I’m a helluva lot older than you are, and I can’t do five.” He said, “When we get to three, we’ll shift gears and it’s only two more and you’ll do it. ” I said “Okay, hell, I’ll go for it.” So we get to three, we go into the fourth mile and I’m okay for three or four minutes, and then I really begin to give out. I’m tired, my heart’s pounding, I can’t go any more and so I say to him, “Bruce if I run any more,”—and we’re still running—“if I run any more I’m liable to have a heart attack and die.” He said, “Then die.” It made me so mad that I went the full five miles. Afterward I went to the shower and then I wanted to talk to him about it. I said, you know, ‘“Why did you say that?” He said, “Because you might as well be dead. Seriously, if you always put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else, it’ll spread over into the rest of your life. It’ll spread into your work, into your morality, into your entire being. There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.”"

- Bruce Lee (as recounted)

"Shut up legs"

- Jens Voight

"Running is kind of like coffee. The first time you drink it you might not like it. It’s bitter and leaves a bad taste in your mouth but you kind of like the way it makes you feel. However, after a few times, it starts to taste better and then all of a sudden you’re hooked and it’s the new best part of waking up."

- Amy Hastings

"I choose the things that I want to do, and they all revolve around one thing: food. Even my running has to do with food. I run to stay in shape so I can eat what I want."

- Bobby Flay

"How do you know if someone ran a marathon? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you."

- Jimmy Fallon

"Good things come slow – especially in distance running."

- Bill Dellinger

"Step one to running a marathon: You run. There is no step two."

- Barney Stinson

"Run like hell and get the agony over with."

- Clarence DeMar

"Just keep running."

- Forrest Gump

"There's Nothing You Can't Do"

"Keep Fucking Going"

"Just stick with it. What seems hard now will one day be your warm-up."

"The first mile is a lie"

"I don’t have to go for a run, I get to go for a run"

"Run the mile you are on"

"Remember, you’re lapping everyone on the couch!"

"You can do it."

"It’s just one foot in front of the other."

"Today’s impossible is tomorrow’s normal."

"Stop thinking and just do it already."

"Even the worst run is better than no run at all."

"There will never be a right time."

"And for the days that feel overwhelming…"

"One run can change your day. Many runs can change your life."

"Start strong. Finish stronger."