50 Study Motivation Quotes To Help You Focus When It’s Hard

Studying is not always fun.

Some days your brain feels tired before you even open a book. Other days your mind keeps wandering off to anything but your notes.

It happens to everyone, even the most disciplined students.

The trick is not to wait until motivation shows up on its own. Sometimes you just need a small push to get started.

These study motivation quotes might be that push you need today.

Study Motivation Quotes

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” — B.B. King

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier

“The expert in anything was once a beginner.” — Helen Hayes

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” — Sam Levenson

“Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.” — Mason Cooley

“The future depends on what you do today.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” — Beverly Sills

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” — Aristotle

“Study the past if you want to define the future.” — Confucius

“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” — Confucius

“Learning never exhausts the mind.” — Leonardo da Vinci

“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.” — Voltaire

“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” — Unknown

“Dreams don’t work unless you do.” — John C. Maxwell

“Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.” — Unknown

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” — Zig Ziglar

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vidal Sassoon

“There is no substitute for hard work.” — Thomas Edison

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” — Jimmy Johnson

“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.” — Pelé

“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” — Abraham Lincoln (commonly attributed, though attribution is debated)

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” — Pablo Picasso

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” — Plutarch

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” — Joseph Addison

“Today’s reader, tomorrow’s leader.” — Margaret Fuller

“Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.” — John C. Maxwell

“Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” — Jim Rohn

“The successful warrior is the average person, with laser-like focus.” — Bruce Lee

“Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.” — John C. Maxwell

“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” — Bobby Unser

“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” — Henry Ford

“What we learn with pleasure we never forget.” — Alfred Mercier

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt

“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” — Babe Ruth

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” — Walter Elliot

“A little progress each day adds up to big results.” — Satya Nani

“If people knew how hard I worked to achieve my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.” — Michelangelo

“The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.” — John D. Rockefeller Jr.

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” — John Dewey

“Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” — Nora Ephron

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Habit is the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire.” — Stephen R. Covey

“Great achievers are driven not so much by the pursuit of success as by the fear of failure.” — Larry Ellison

“Do not go with the flow. Be the flow.” — Elif Shafak

“The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles.” — Unknown