Top 200 Dedication Quotes (2025 Update)

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

— Robert Collier

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2. “Monday, I grind. Tuesday, I grind. Wednesday, I grind. Thursday, I grind. Friday, I grind. Saturday, I grind. Sunday, I grind. And, that’s why I’m here today.”

— Eric Thomas

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3. “Those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when you don’t feel like working, you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway; that is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Athlete Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Passion Quotes

4. “Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.”

— Swami Vivekananda

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Focus Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Discipline Quotes

5. “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. When I feel pain, that’s when I start counting, because that’s when it really counts.”

— Muhammad Ali

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6. “When you know what you want, and you want it bad enough, you'll find a way to get it.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Goal Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success

7. “Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.”

— William Arthur Ward

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8. “Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillful, swift, and steady.”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Learning Quotes, Positive Motivational Quotes

9. “If you’re not where you are. If you’re not where you want to be. If you don’t have what you want, want to have. If you’re not where you think you should be at this particular place. It has nothing to do with the system, but it has everything to do with the fact that you’re not making the sacrifice.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes, Coaching Quotes

10. “Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but because of lack of commitment.”

— Vince Lombardi

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Athlete Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes

11. “There is no magic to achievement. It’s really about hard work, choices, and persistence.”

— Michelle Obama

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12. “I will persist until I succeed!”

— Og Mandino

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13. “If you don’t give up, you still have a chance.”

— Jack Ma

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14. “I’ve learned over the years that when it comes to success, consistency is key. Consistent hard work that we may not like doing today, but for a payoff we’ll love tomorrow. Earn it. Enjoy it.”

— Dwayne Johnson

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15. “Our daily objectives should include an honest effort to improve on yesterday.”

— Zig Ziglar

Also featured in: Positive Life Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes, Encouragement Quotes

16. “We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won’t ever be perfect – but in the process we will achieve greatness.”

— Vince Lombardi

Also featured in: Leadership Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Coaching Quotes

17. “From the bodybuilding days on, I learned that everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body. I'm a big believer in hard work, grinding it out, and not stopping until it's done, so the challenge appealed to me.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Work Ethic Quotes, Taking Action Quotes

18. “I’ve never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Winning Quotes, Performance Quotes, Ambition Quotes

19. “Go after what you want as if your life depended on it. Because it does!”

— Les Brown

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Motivational Work Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes

20. “Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”

— Mario Andretti

Also featured in: Excellence Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes, Career Development Quotes, Competition Quotes

21. “I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Winning Quotes, Competition Quotes, Sports Quotes

22. “There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.”

— Vince Lombardi

Also featured in: Coaching Quotes, Winning Quotes, Fitness Quotes

23. “I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.”

— Michael Jordan

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24. “The reason it’s important to push hardest when you want to quit the most is because it helps you callous your mind. It’s the same reason why you have to do your best work when you are the least motivated.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes

25. “Dedication, absolute dedication, is what keeps one ahead!”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Martial Arts Quotes, Workout Quotes

26. “I play each point like my life depends on it.”

— Rafael Nadal

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes, Exercise Quotes, Tennis Quotes

27. “God, I pray Thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you, Lord Jesus.”

— Jim Elliot

Also featured in: Sunday Morning Quotes, Service Quotes, Faith Quotes, Good Friday Quotes

28. “Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Goal Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Quotes About Trying

29. “Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”

— Abdul Kalam

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes

30. “Until my ONE thing is done, everything else is a distraction.”

— Gary W. Keller

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Focus Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Quotes About Work

31. “The road to success is through commitment.”

— Will Smith

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Mindset Quotes, Commitment Quotes

32. “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.”

— Winston Churchill

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Short Positive Quotes

33. “Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”

— Anonymous

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34. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”

— Abraham Lincoln

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35. “Greatness is a lot of small things done well.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Powerful Motivational Quotes, Winning Quotes, Effort Quotes

36. “The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.”

— Pope Benedict XVI

Also featured in: Changing the World Quotes, Faith Quotes, Greatness Quotes

37. “Your most valuable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.”

— Brian Tracy

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Goal Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes

38. “Finish what you start, no matter how painful it may be.”

— Nastia Liukin

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Hustle Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

39. “Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise”

— Michael Jordan

Also featured in: Motivational Work Quotes, Short Inspiring Quotes, Excellence Quotes

40. “There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.”

— James Allen

Also featured in: Struggle Quotes, Achievement Quotes, Determination Quotes, Sacrifice Quotes

41. “If you wish to be a writer, write.”

— Epictetus

Also featured in: Philosophical Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Stoic Philosophy Quotes

42. “For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Inspirational Business Quotes, Hustle Quotes, Effort Quotes

43. “There’s only one way to work – like hell.”

— Bette Davis

Also featured in: Work Ethic Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Efficiency Quotes, Quotes About Work

44. “The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully consecrated to him. By God’s help, I aim to be that man.”

— D.L. Moody

Also featured in: Christian Quotes, Blessed Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Discipleship Quotes

45. “The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Effort Quotes, Ambition Quotes

46. “Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter’s or sculptor’s work.”

— Florence Nightingale

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47. “Success is born out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive.”

— Stephen Curry

Also featured in: Positivity Quotes, Passion Quotes, Victory Quotes, Basketball Quotes

48. “Work hard. Think big. Listen well.”

— Ben Feldman

Also featured in: Short Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Work, Work Ethic Quotes, Professional Growth Quotes

49. “Compromise for your Dream but NEVER Compromise on your Dream.”

— Imran Khan

Also featured in: Quotes About Dreams, Passion Quotes, Ambition Quotes, Quotes About Believing

50. “I’ll do whatever it takes to win.”

— Terrell Owens

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Victory Quotes, Competition Quotes, Football Quotes