Category: Top Study Motivation Quotes

“Successful people are not gifted. They just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” ―  Unknown I love the idea of succeeding on purpose! I wish we could have found who to attribute this study motivation quote to – if you know, let us know in the comments..!

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”― Beverly Sills, operatic soprano

“All happiness depends on courage and work.”― Honore de Balzac, French author

“If people only knew how hard I’ve worked to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” ― MICHELANGELO, MASTER SCULPTURE, PAINTER, ARCHITECT AND POET I love this quote – it goes such a long way to showing us how even truly exceptional “talent” so often is something we work for, not something we’re born…

“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” ― Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US president Don’t leave exam success to chance. Instead, study well, and the “luck” will be on your side!

“I’m not telling you it is going to be easy — I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” ― Art Williams, insurance billionaire Stay the course: remember why it matters as often as you need.

“There are no limits!” ― The quote on the back of the flapjacks in our college canteen. My friends and I adopted it as something of an exam-term battle cry! My personal absolute favourite of all motivational quotes for study success. This got me through some pretty tough times on the road to a First-Class degree…

“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, author and leadership expert Go for it. It’s OK to make a mistake – provided you learn from it!

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner, writer and Nobel Prize laureate Or as a good friend and mentor, Alan Donegan, likes to say: “Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone… otherwise you’d have it already“. (Little bonus quote there for you!)

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m Possible’.” ― Audrey Hepburn, actress and humanitarian Mind. BLOWN. Good spot, Audrey!