At this point in the semester, morale is low. You're realizing your grades may not be where you want them to be. You're sleep deprived and likely think a part of you is dying from the constant stress that follows you around. You contemplate dropping out or switching your major twice a day. You're getting sick and highly unmotivated. You want nothing more to go home, spend some quality time with your family and friends, and get yourself out of the highly negative funk you've somehow managed to fall into. Here are 19 quotes to get you out of your funk and motivate you through the final few weeks of the semester.
1. “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” -Maya Angelou
2. “If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” -Elon Musk
3. “I never dreamt of success. I worked for it.” -Este Lauder
4. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into smaller manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” -Mark Twain
5. “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” -Jeff Bezos
6. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.” -President Abraham Lincoln
7. “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” -Unknown
8. “Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” -Babe Ruth
9. “The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.” -H.G. Wells
10. “Care about what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner.” -Lao Tzu
11. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." -Eleanor Roosevelt
12. “Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.” -Steven Pressfield
13. "Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” -Bill Bradley
14. "Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!” -Gabby Douglas
15. “It’s possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people.” -Taylor Swift
16. “Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.” -Roy T Bennett
17. “To find yourself, think for yourself.” -Socrates
18. "Effort won't betray you." -Unknown
19. “Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.” -Douglas Pagels