Finals week. Call it what you want, it is one of the most stressful times of the year for any university student. There are only twenty-four hours in a day… but a majority of them are spent studying, finishing lab reports, outlining essays, color coding your notes, and trying to memorize all the terms and vocab you’ve been learning all semester. What little time is left in the day is reserved for the occasional cat nap, a good cry with a best friend, and a quick snack to power you through the rest of the study session. Though I can’t help you pass your finals or study for them, I can try and boost your motivation. Here are 27 quotes to get you through the rest of the semester.
1. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." - Vince Lombardi
2. "Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you."
3. "The earlier you start working on something, the earlier you will see results."
4. "Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.” - Eric Thomas
5. "If you can't explain it simply, you don't know it well enough." - Albert Einstein
6. "You don't want to look back and know you could've done better."
7. "The harder you work for something, the greater you'll feel when you achieve it."
8. "Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." - Karim Seddiki
9. "Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; dream while others are wishing.” - William Arthur Ward
10. "The future depends on what you do today." - Mahatma Gandhi
11. "Go the extra mile, it's never crowded."
12. "The fact that you aren't where you want to be, should be enough motivation."
13. "You are far too smart to be the only thing standing in your way." - Jennifer J. Freeman
14. "Ask yourself if what you're doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow."
15. "Studying doesn't suck nearly as much as failing."
16. "Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom." - George Washington Carver
17. "I'm working on myself, for myself, by myself."
18. "A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence."
19. "Don't study until you get it right, study until you can't get it wrong."
20. "Meredith Grey didn't become a surgeon and get to marry McDreamy by not studying."
21. "Wake up. Kick ass. Repeat."
22. "Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence."
23. "Tomorrow is too late, yesterday is over, and now is exactly the right moment -- so start."
24. "Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will." -Venus Williams
25. "Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” - H. Jackson Brown Jr.
26. "People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing -- that’s why we recommend it daily.” - Zig Ziglar
27. "Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going.” - Jim Ryun
Just think, only a few more days and then you’re home free! The semester will be over before you know it and summer will be here to save us all. Best of luck, and may the exam curve be ever in your favor!
