Motivational Quotes About Study

When you’re in the midst of exam revision, maintaining a mindset for SUCCESS can be tricky. If you’ve lost your motivation to study, you’re in the perfect place to give it a boost – these motivational quotes about exam success will remind you to stick to your goals and aim for the top!

And take comfort in one amazing fact: sure, these quotes were written or said by great and successful people – but they were all beginners once, in the midst of studying, just like you.

The great thing about successful people is that they know exactly what it takes to get there! Ready to hear some trade secrets? These motivational quotes will boost your exam success:

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“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” ― Pelé, Brazillian pro footballer

It may sound like a tall order to love what you are doing or learning to do for some of us. But, unfortunately, it’s not easy to find the motivation for that subject you don’t like to study, no matter how many quotes from iconic footballers you read!

Even a small improvement in your success could give you the motivational boost you need to study harder next time, kick-starting a virtual cycle of increasingly more success and motivation!

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2. Hard work matters “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” ― General Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State

3. Don’t give in “People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” ― Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks helped initiate the civil rights movement in the US when she refused to give up her seat, as was expected, to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

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I particularly like to quote Rosa Parks because that sort of quiet and formidable strength fits very nicely with my self-image as a scholar. Maybe it will for you too.

Rosa Parks had a powerful “why” – to end racial segregation – what’s your why? Check out our ideas for reasons to study to kick-start your study motivation today.

One of my favourite motivational study quotes comes from Stephen Hawking, the renowned theoretical physicist who spent most of his adult life wheelchair-bound with a form of motor neurone disease.

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5. Today’s studying plants the seeds for tomorrow’s exam success “Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” ― David Bly, American politician 6. Stay consistent in your studying “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” ― Robert Collier, self-help author

Often, the daily routines of highly successful students look almost identical to those of average students. The only difference is a few extra minutes invested, perhaps in conquering some challenge questions at the end of a homework, or in reviewing the day’s material.

7. Make each day a little better than before “Success isn’t overnight. It’s when every day you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.” ― Dwayne Johnson, actor and former pro-wrestler

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8. It’s the little things that matter “The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.” ― John D. Rockefeller, widely considered the richest man in modern history

– and thereby earning a handy little advantage for your grade. Add lots of those nice little advantages up, and you’re looking at a healthy score boost in your tests!

10. Recipe for success “Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” ― William A. Ward, motivational writer

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This powerful study motivation quote comes from a professional motivator. While I like the sentiment about buckling down, I would add a note of caution about studying

12. Be the boss – like Beyoncé “Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.” ― Beyoncé, 100 million record selling artist

If you’re struggling with your mistakes, the most important thing is that you don’t let them defeat you. Learn from them, and stay inspired for your exams with these motivational quotes:

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13. Success is forged in the fire of defeat “You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ― Maya Angelou, American civil rights activist and poet

14. Failure is an opportunity to try again (better) “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” ― Henry Ford, industrialist founder of the Ford Motor Company

15. What can you learn from your study / exam mistakes? “Failure doesn’t mean the game is over, it means try again with experience.” ― Len Schlesinger, Harvard Business School professor and author

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16. Pick yourself up – like Batman “And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.” ― Thomas Wayne, Batman’s Dad, in ‘Batman Begins’

Another of my favourite motivational quotes for study success, a great reminder of the cycle of falling and rising; success and failure.

P.S. Dozing off at your desk? I LOVE Hans Zimmer’s ‘Rise‘, composed for the Batman trilogy, to give you a sleepy brain a boost!

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17. Stand tall, no matter what happened yesterday “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” ― H.G. Wells, English writer and sci-fi author

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”― Thomas Edison, businessman and inventor of the phonograph and electric lamp

Edison knew more about it than most: he tested more than 6, 000 plant-based options alone for electrical filament, before finally landing on the winning formula for the light bulb. (Carbonised bamboo, if you’re wondering).

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19. Don’t quit yet! “One of the most common causes of failure is quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.” ― Napoleon Hill, self-help author

20. Fail enthusiastically – like Churchill “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ― Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Try and keep your enthusiasm up! Not always easy, but if you don’t feel like smiling, stand tall and smile anyway. It may make you feel a touch better!

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21. Success is often a direct result of failure “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” ― Michael Jordan, former pro basketball player and businessman

He didn’t make his high school basketball team at first. He was devastated, but used that to fuel a furious training effort that lasted a lifetime.

Having a strong study mindset will get you a long way with your exam revision. Here are some great motivational quotes to remind you what you need to achieve SUCCESS in your exams:

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22. Take complete responsibility “The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top.” ― O.J. Simpson, former American football running back

25. The things that are possible beyond the safety of your comfort zone “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner, writer and Nobel Prize laureate

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”― Maya Angelou, American civil rights activist and poet

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I often tell students that even if you don’t feel like a top student, pretend that you are, and act accordingly. No-one will know the difference but you! And do it for long enough, and you’ll suddenly realise that you now do feel like a top student.

26. Short on time to study? “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same amount of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo Di Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr., author

27. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes “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

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28. When to change the situation vs when to change yourself “When we are no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves.” ― Viktor Frankl, neurologist, philosopher and Holocaust survivor

Few of us can imagine what Frankl went through. If the situation is intolerable to you, either change the situation, or if that really is impossible, how can you yourself adapt to it?

29. The motivation to study comes from within according to this quote “Make sure your own worst enemy doesn’t live between your two ears.” ― Laird Hamilton, surfer

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Jim Rohn encourages us to celebrate problems and challenges as opportunities to grow as a person. I love that: it’s perfect for supporting a growth mindset!

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