RAG Music - Quote Quotes from great people to push you just a little further… You can push a little further! Inspiring quotes from great figures to boost your study motivation 10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminder kepiko Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
When you keep studying, there inevitably come moments when you just can’t find the motivation.
At times like that, the famous quotes left by great thinkers, athletes, and writers can spark a fire in your heart.
Words that make you reconsider the meaning of effort, words that rally you when you feel like giving up, words that gently calm your impatience.
Messages born from their experiences have a power that resonates across time.
In this article, we introduce inspiring quotes that boost your motivation to study.
You’re sure to find words that gently give you a push forward.
Table of Contents You can push a little further! Inspiring quotes from great figures to boost your study motivation Today’s achievements are the result of past efforts, and the future will be determined by the efforts from now on. Kazuo Inamori Effort can lie, but it’s never wasted. Yuzuru Hanyu If you work hard, will you be rewarded? That’s not it. You keep working hard until you’re rewarded. Lionel Messi No one ever regrets having done their best. George Halas I believe that piling up small things is the only path to reach unbelievable places. Ichiro (Suzuki Ichiro) Don’t rush. But don’t give up. Shigeta Saitō In life, the important time is always now. Mitsuo Aida The attitude of striving not to betray yourself will manifest as results in the future. Yoshiharu Habu Whether you can push yourself or not this month will determine the rest of your life. Osamu Hayashi It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela The wonderful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. B.B. King Let those who wish to leave, leave. Alexander the Great People deserve praise or blame solely based on whether they have the perseverance to see things through. Leonardo da Vinci As you stretch yourself to broaden your horizons, it’s possible you’ll actually grow taller. That’s part of what makes life interesting. Saburō Shiroyama So what if you failed? Learn from the failure and try again. Walt Disney Anyone can succeed; if you keep telling yourself these words over and over, you will definitely succeed. John Lennon Human! Stumbling isn’t something to be ashamed of! Not getting back up… that’s what’s shameful! Kankichi Ryotsu, "KochiKame: The Police Station in Front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward" Effort is always rewarded. If there is effort that isn’t rewarded, then it can’t yet be called effort. Sadaharu Oh Fools think things will somehow work out tomorrow. Even today is already too late; the wise have finished it yesterday. Charles Cooley The best way to pave the road to success is through effort and diligence, and by focusing on what is going well rather than on what isn’t. I succeeded because I never made excuses and never allowed them. Florence Nightingale One of the most important things is to never give up easily. Those who cannot fight for the present have no right to talk about next time or next year. Roberto Baggio Do not avoid the difficult path. You have to keep moving if you want to reach your destination. Katherine Anne Porter Victory comes to those who are most patient. Napoleon Bonaparte If you don’t give up, there will always be a way. Always. Sakichi Toyoda If you can dream it, you can achieve it. Walt Disney To challenge yourself is to grow. LeBron James We are the culmination of what we repeatedly do. Aristotle Given a fulcrum, even the Earth can be moved. Archimedes Genius is an ordinary person who makes an extraordinary effort. Albert Einstein It is not noble to be superior to others. Ernest Hemingway Do not fear change. It is part of growth. Elon Musk Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill If you stay focused, you can overcome any obstacle. Warren Buffett Knowledge is a weapon. The question is how you use it. Eminem If you believe in yourself, there are no limits. Cristiano Ronaldo Obstacles before you are opportunities. By facing difficulties, you can grow. Kevin Durant If you always do your best, the results will follow. Kobe Bryant Human destiny is in human hands. Sartre There is only one way to succeed: never give up. Jeff Bezos To solve a problem, don’t run away from it. Jack Dorsey You only realize your own strength once you’ve overcome your anxieties and concerns. Serena Williams I have never failed. I just found 10,000 ways that don’t work. Thomas Edison It’s never too late to start something. Bill Gates As long as you keep challenging yourself, failure does not exist. Mark Zuckerberg Nothing is impossible. Muhammad Ali Success is the 1% supported by 99% failure. Soichiro Honda Fear doing nothing more than you fear failing. Konosuke Matsushita Any genius is born of passion. Isaac D'Israeli To learn is to enrich one’s life. Albert Einstein It’s in the moments you decide that your destiny is shaped. Anthony Robbins What matters is getting back up every time you fail. Winston Churchill Do not abandon the ambition you sought to achieve just because of a single defeat. William Shakespeare Not being satisfied is the best technique for improving your ability. Wayne Gretzky No one ever regrets having done their best. George Halas Knowledge is power. Francis Bacon I kept telling myself that everything I was studying was for my goal. Miles Davis Small steps of progress add up to great success. Mahatma Gandhi My enemy is, for the most part, myself. From Chūya Koyama’s “Space Brothers” Don’t rush. But don’t give up. Shigeta Saitō If other people can do it, there’s no way you can’t. From Fujiko Fujio's Doraemon If you don’t give up, there will always be a way. Always. Sakichi Toyoda Even if I face setbacks, I don’t lose my pride—that’s because I’m putting in the effort. Shigeo Nagashima A genius is someone who studies three, four, five times harder than anyone else. Hideyo Noguchi It’s not that we run away because it’s hard; it becomes hard because we run away. William James There are two things you can change: yourself and the future. Hideyo Noguchi I always do what I can’t do yet, in order to learn how to do it. Vincent van Gogh If you think you can, you can; if you think you can’t, you can’t. This is an unwavering, absolute law. Pablo Picasso Only by facing your own weaknesses will your efforts bear fruit. IKKO Dedication is what turns dreams into reality. Kobe Bryant Believe in yourself. Study, and don’t forget your desire to build a better world. Mary McLeod Bethune Precisely because we’re serious, we run into walls. Shuzo Matsuoka Confidence that won’t buckle under entrance exam pressure. Confidence backed by clear justification. The only way to gain it is to study relentlessly. Kenji Sakuragi 'Dragon Zakura' My past self will never betray who I am today. Mao Asada Humans aren’t that smart to begin with. We study and train ourselves, and only then do we finally become decent. Jakuchō Setouchi You can push yourself a little further! Inspiring quotes from great figures to boost your study motivation (31–40) Knowledge is a weapon. The question is how you use it. Eminem Eminem is known as someone who climbed to the status of a global artist through his own efforts despite a harsh environment.
In his way of thinking, there’s a perspective that the strength to live doesn’t come only from muscles or money, but also from the power of the mind.
Knowledge isn’t just something you memorize and forget; it helps you judge situations, protect yourself and others, and open new paths.
That’s why how you use it matters.
The same goes for studying: test scores aren’t the only goal.
When accumulated as the ability to think and make sound judgments, it multiplies your options for the future.
It’s a message filled with that kind of forward-looking realization.
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If you believe in yourself, there are no limits. Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo has set numerous scoring records and won many titles on the world’s biggest stage.
Through strict self-discipline and relentless effort, he has always continued to believe in his own potential.
The moment you decide something is impossible for you, your learning and growth come to a halt.
Limits are not imposed by others; they are born from your own assumptions.
By believing in yourself and continuing to work hard, you can get closer to results beyond what you imagined.
This passionate quote highlights the importance of confidence that springs from within.
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Obstacles before you are opportunities. By facing difficulties, you can grow. Kevin Durant Words from Kevin Durant, who has experienced numerous scoring records and championships in the NBA.
Having survived in an intensely competitive world, he understands the meaning of hardship deeply.
When faced with a wall in your studies, many people want to avoid it—but that very wall can become a chance to grow.
By tackling difficult tasks, you cultivate your thinking and perseverance.
It’s often the tough situations, more than the smooth times, that help a person grow.
This quote presents a perspective that views obstacles positively and shifts our mindset toward growth.
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If you always do your best, the results will follow. Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant is a basketball legend who achieved countless feats through relentless effort.
What his life conveys is the resolve that, while you can’t control outcomes, you can choose the quality of your effort.
The same goes for studying: when you chase only goals like scores or passing exams, anxiety can creep in, but how intently you focus today is up to you.
Daily effort may not take shape right away, but it will remain in your body as genuine confidence.
Even while carrying worries and impatience, the attitude of aiming for your best in this moment is what empowers you to shape the future.
This passage carries that message.
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Human destiny is in human hands. Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre, the French philosopher, is a leading figure of existentialism, which holds that human beings choose their own way of living.
His words carry a strong message: fate is not predetermined; it is shaped by our own choices and actions.
Studying for exams is no different—whether to study or not is up to you.
Rather than blaming your environment or those around you, seeing it as “the path I chose” gives clearer meaning to your effort.
You create your own future.
His words remind us of this forward-looking perspective.
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You can push yourself a little further! Inspirational quotes from great figures to boost your study motivation (41–50) There is only one way to succeed: never give up. Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos, who founded a global company and transformed the nature of business, left words that convey his unwavering resolve—accepting failure and criticism without stopping.
When studying, there are times when results don’t show, and you may question the meaning of your efforts.
However, only those who choose not to give up can move on to the next stage.
As long as you don’t quit halfway, your experiences will surely accumulate into strength.
This quote teaches us the importance of valuing consistency over results and committing with resolve.
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To solve a problem, don’t run away from it. Jack Dorsey These are the words of Jack Dorsey, who launched payment services and social networks and has driven innovation in the technology field.
Drawing on his experience confronting complex challenges, he speaks to the essence of problem-solving.
In studying, too, we sometimes want to look away from areas we’re weak in or topics we don’t understand.
But problems you avoid won’t be solved; only the ones you face become your strength.
By looking directly at the cause and continuing to think, you deepen your understanding.
It’s a practical quotation that quietly underscores the importance of the resolve not to run from difficulty.
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