97 Study hard motivation quotes that will push you to study instantly

Before getting into the top best study hard motivation quotes that will inspire you to study hard instantly, let me first answer the frequently asked questions.

What is a motivational quote?

Motivation quotes cause you to want to do something even though you may not be in the mood; they can inspire you to take action.

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Why do you need motivational quotes to study hard?

Motivational quotes are necessary to keep you in check; they remind you of the consequences of not taking action and its benefits.

Why are motivational quotes important?

Motivation quotes are important because they allow you to change your negative behavior, set goals and achieve them, develop skills, interests, and talents.

What is a good quote for studying?

There are no good or bad quotes, and any quote that induces you to take a profitable action can be considered a good quote.

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What to say to motivate someone to study?

Encouraging someone to study hard may be difficult at times because sometimes what makes them lose motivation may not be controllable, but these are the techniques I used that work for me. I try to understand why they lack the motivation to study, and I give them good reasons they shouldn’t give up on studying, and sometimes if their reason for lacking motivation is something I can help, I help them.

How can I get motivated to study hard for exams?

To get motivated to study, you need to remember your why statement. You need to know why you are in school, why you should study – it may be to get your dream job. And then, apply effective study techniques; you can check our post on effective study techniques.

Alright, enough talk. Let us get into the top best motivational quotes for students.

1.  “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee.
2. “As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.”― Leonardo Da Vinci.
3.  “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life — think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”- Swami Vivekananda.
4. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar.
5. “There will be doubters, and there will be obstacles, there will be mistakes. But, with hard work, there are no limits.”- Michael Phelps.
6. “Studying whether there’s life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there’s something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. That’s almost part of being human, and I’m certain that will continue.” – Sally Ride.
7. “Though no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.” – Carl Bard.
8. The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. – Vidal Sassoon.
9. There is no substitute for hard work. – Thomas Edison.
10. It’s not about how bad you want it. It’s about how hard you’re willing to work for it.
11. You don’t always get what you wish for; you get what you work for. – Daniel Milstein
12. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little “extra.” – Jimmy Johnson.
13. There are no traffic jams on the extra mile. – Zig Ziglar.
14. Some people dream of accomplishing great things. Others stay awake and make it happen. – Wayne Huizenga
15. “The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” – Benjamin Mays.
16. “Whatever man’s mind can conceive and believe; it can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill. 
17. “The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.” – Hasidic Proverb.
18. “Life offers you so many doors. It is up to you which to open and which one to close.” – Unknown. 
19. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou.
20. “Work to become, not to acquire.” – Elbert Hubbard.
21. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X.
22. “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
23. “If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” – James Cameron.
24. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”- Dale Carnegie.
25. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele.
26. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”- said Winston Churchill.
27.  “You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing.” – Philippos.
28. “It’s not about how bad you want it. It’s about how hard you’re willing to work for it.” – Unknown*.
29. Life has two rules: (1) Never quit. (2) Always remember Rule #1.
30.  Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. – Joshua J. Marine 
31. It’s not going to be easy, but it will be worth it. – Nicholas Sparks
32. Don’t let your victories go to your head or your failures go to your heart. – Bill Cosby
33. You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there. – Ed Cole
34. Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford
35. The pain you feel today is the strength you will feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered, there is an opportunity for growth.
36.  The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping-stone is how high you raise your foot. – Benny Lewis 
37. I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but by how high he bounces when he hits bottom. – George S. Patton
38.  I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan 
39. Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have the same number of hours per day given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
40.  “I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.” – Chinese Proverb.
41. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney.
42. “Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – said Oprah Winfrey.
43. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Without hope and confidence, you can be do nothing.” – Helen Keller.
44. “There will be doubters; there will be obstacles, there will be mistakes. But, with hard work, there are no limits.” – Michael Phelps.
45.  “Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso. 
46. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life — think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.” – Swami Vivekananda.
47. “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” – said Babe Ruth. 
48. “A successful man can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley.
49. “Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” – Coco Chanel.
50. “I have learned that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” – Rosa Parks.
51. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
52. “The question isn’t who will let me; it’s who will stop me.” – Ayn Rand. 
53. “A system is only as effective as your level of commitment to it.” – Unknown*.
54. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie.
55. “People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone fails, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.” – Tony Robbins.
56. “Success doesn’t come to you; you’ve got to go to it.” – Marva Collins. 
57. “To be successful, you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like.” – Mike Kafka. 
58. “Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles F. Kettering. 
59. “If you can believe it, your mind can achieve it.” – Unknown*.
60. “If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” – William Arthur Ward.
61. “Remembering you will die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” – Steve Jobs.
62. “There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done, and those who don’t want to make mistakes.” – John C. Maxwell.
63. “Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn.
64. “Mistakes are the portals of discovery.”- James Joyce.
65. “There’s no traffic after the extra mile.” – Unknown.
66. “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. They are the only sure reliance to preserve our liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson.
67. Believe you can, and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt 
68. The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. – John D. Rockefeller
69. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe
70. The harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. – Thomas Jefferson
71. Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential. – John Maxwell 
72. Strive for progress, not perfection. 
73. Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them. – Unknown
74. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle.
75. “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
76. “The more you talk about negative things in your life, the more you call them in. Speak victory, not defeat.” – Joel Osteen.
77. “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” – Sheryl Sandberg.
78. “Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.” – Virat Kohli.
79. “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden.
80. “Your daily agenda determine the secret of your success.” – John C. Maxwell. 
81. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
82. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.” – Vince Lombardi.
83. “If you want to succeed as much as you want to breathe, you will be successful.” – Eric Thomas. 
84. “You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.” – Edwin Louis Cole.
85. “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” – George S. Patton.
86. “It’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be worth it.” – Unknown.
87. “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” – Albert Einstein.
88. “If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. You’re always in the same place if you don’t step forward.” – Nora Roberts.
89. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment where you first find yourself.” – Mark Caine.
90. “If not us, who? If not now, when?” – John F. Kennedy.
91. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – said Steve Jobs. 
92. “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle.
93. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is a success.” – Edward Everett Hale.
94. “I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.” – Chinese Proverb.
95. “Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.” – Dr. David M. Burns.
96. “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” – John Maxwell.
97. “Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” – George Sheehan.
98. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele.
99. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden
100. “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson.
101. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan.
102. “The expert in everything was once a beginner.” – Unknown*.
103. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. – Robert Collier
104. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better. – Jim Rohn 
105. There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done and those who don’t want to make mistakes. – John Maxwell
106. “The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams’ beauty,” said Eleanor Roosevelt.

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