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12 'Hamilton' Quotes to Motivate You This Week

"You want a revolution; I want a revelation."

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12 'Hamilton' Quotes to Motivate You This Week
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I'm assuming that if you clicked on this article, you too share an extreme obsession with "Hamilton: An American Musical." Or maybe you're just simply looking for some motivational quotes to get through your week. "Hamilton" has revolutionized Broadway musicals, much like how Alexander Hamilton himself helped revolutionize America.

The entire play is set to an outstanding score of music, and the story that is told is truly inspirational. So thanks to the genius of Lin Manuel-Miranda and Alexander Hamilton himself, I present you with 12 "Hamilton" quotes to help you get motivated for the week ahead!

1. "If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?" - Alexander Hamilton



2. "Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!" - The Schuyler Sisters




3. "The plan is to fan this spark into a flame" - Alexander Hamilton


4. "I'm past patiently waitin' I'm passionately smashin' every expectation every actions an act of creation!" - Alexander Hamilton


5. "You want a revolution, I want a revelation." - Angelica Schuyler




6."Burr I'd rather be divisive than indecisive. Drop the niceties." - Alexander Hamilton




7. "I am inimitable, I am an original" - Aaron Burr




8. “I wrote my way out of hell. I wrote my way to revolution. I was louder than the crack in the bell. I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell. I wrote about The Constitution and defended it well. And in the face of ignorance and resistance, I wrote financial systems into existence. And when my prayers to God were met with indifference, I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance.” - Alexander Hamilton



9. "What is a legacy? It's planting seeds in a garden you'll never see." - Alexander Hamilton



10. "When you're gone who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story?" - Aaron Burr



11. "There's a million things I haven't done but just you wait" - Alexander Hamilton



12. "Hey yo I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy and hungry and I'm not throwing away my shot!" - Alexander Hamilton


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