True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition. — Frederick Herzberg

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The true vocation of man is to find his way for himself. – Hermann Hesse

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Great men are ordinary men with extra ordinary determination.

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The definition of successful people is simply ordinary people with extraordinary determination. You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping-stones and climb to new heights. People who succeed have a goal, a dream and make their plans and follow them.

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I believe that the struggle against death, the unconditional and self-willed determination to live, is the mode of power behind the lives and activities of all...

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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. – Marilyn Monroe

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Press on – nothing can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent. – Calvin Coolidge

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Most of us have compromised with life. Those who fight for what they want will always thrill us.

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Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. – Ralph Emerson

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To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them. — Picabo Street

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