--- title: "12 Great Motivators Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Great Motivators quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Great Motivators sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/jennifer-weiner-2358_impostor_inadequacy-and-impostor-syndrome-are-pai_2387840.png" --- > [“Inadequacy and impostor syndrome are painful. They’re also great motivators.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-weiner/inadequacy-and-impostor-syndrome-are-painful-they-re-also-great/) [Jennifer Weiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-weiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/jennifer-weiner-2358_impostor_inadequacy-and-impostor-syndrome-are-pai_2387840.png) > [“That is why enemies can be great motivators. They serve as fuel for your fire.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-zingerman/that-is-why-enemies-can-be-great-motivators-they-serve-as-fuel-for/) [Simon Zingerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-zingerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/simon-zingerman-33334_art_that-is-why-enemies-can-be-great-motivat_2896593.jpg) > [Vengeance is one of life's great motivators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ks-brooks/vengeance-is-one-of-life-s-great-motivators/) [KS Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ks-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/645/ks-brooks-254573_determination_vengeance-is-one-of-life-s-great-motivat_859735.jpg) > [Fear and anxiety are great motivators for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nicholls/fear-and-anxiety-are-great-motivators-for-me/) [David Nicholls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nicholls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/david-nicholls-873_anxiety_fear-and-anxiety-are-great-motivators-fo_391951.png) > [“Negative people are great motivators because they make you determined to prove them wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-guillaume/negative-people-are-great-motivators-because-they-make-you-determined/) [Marie Guillaume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-guillaume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/marie-guillaume-32799_motivators_negative-people-are-great-motivators-bec_296855.jpg) > [I'm very fortunate to work with a great group of guys that are great coaches, great motivators, excited about what they do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-stoops/i-m-very-fortunate-to-work-with-a-great-group-of-guys-that-are-great/) [Bob Stoops](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-stoops/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/695/bob-stoops-8326_enthusiasm_i-m-very-fortunate-to-work-with-a-great_2078639.jpg) > [I don't want to die ... I don't want to die poor. Two great motivators in the history of human cultures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/i-don-t-want-to-die-i-don-t-want-to-die-poor-two-great-motivators-in/) [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f41/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_culture_i-don-t-want-to-die-i-don-t-want-to-die_1982328.png) > [Nowadays I find chocolate and/or chocolate-based snacks to be great motivators. Everyone loves chocolate. If someone has a lot of work to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-scott/nowadays-i-find-chocolate-and-or-chocolate-based-snacks-to-be-great/) [Michael Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/902/michael-scott-1216_accomplish_nowadays-i-find-chocolate-and-or-chocola_140121.jpg) > [Great motivators are visible at the front and lead by their actions. Hiding in your office or mysteriously traveling all the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-zwilling/great-motivators-are-visible-at-the-front-and-lead-by-their-actions/) [Martin Zwilling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-zwilling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/martin-zwilling-30100_action_great-motivators-are-visible-at-the-fron_355914.jpg) > [People talk about great motivators, but I think motivation has to come from within the individual first, because if you haven't got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-coleman/people-talk-about-great-motivators-but-i-think-motivation-has-to-come/) [Chris Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-coleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/chris-coleman-6557_belief_people-talk-about-great-motivators-but-i_1056501.png) > [“what makes the great motivators so, well, motivating is their ability to help others find their own personal motivation every day. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-taylor/what-makes-the-great-motivators-so-well-motivating-is-their-ability/) [Jim Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47c/jim-taylor-75107_clear-direction_what-makes-the-great-motivators-so-well_2257705.jpg) > [I always keep moments that were defining for me in my past and challenged me in my past - from getting evicted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwayne-johnson/i-always-keep-moments-that-were-defining-for-me-in-my-past-and/) [Dwayne Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwayne-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/dwayne-johnson-1126_apartment_i-always-keep-moments-that-were-defining_2661846.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-motivators/#itemlist", "name": "Great Motivators Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Inadequacy and impostor syndrome are painful. 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