We all want to make progress. But sometimes, staying the course can be tough. Progress can be slow, uneven, and full of setbacks, making you wonder whether you can even keep going. The key is not to give up, but to keep moving forward, however slowly, remembering that progress comes in many forms. Sometimes, progress simply means having the persistence to keep going, no matter what. And while you may not always feel like you are making progress, never undervalue those moments when you stay the course despite the challenges. If you have felt like giving up lately, or if you have ever felt like giving up for that matter, here are 59 motivating progress quotes to inspire you to keep going.
We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. – C. S. Lewis
“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” – Marie Curie
“Failure is success in progress.” – Albert Einstein
“Comfort is the enemy of progress.” – P. T. Barnum
“Make measurable progress in reasonable time.” – Jim Rohn
“Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” —Alfred A Montapert
Strive for progress, not perfection
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” – Shirley Chisholm
“Delay is the enemy of progress.” – Eliot Spitzer
“When you set out to accomplish something, recognize that slow, steady progress over time can lead to big success.” -Erica Hudson
“Progress, not perfection.”
“You’re allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress.” – Sophia Bush
“Progress is made by showing up, even on hard days.”
“Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.” – Mahatma Gandhi.
“Whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa
“Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.” – Plato
If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress. – Barack Obama
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. – George Bernard Shaw
“Progress is choosing effort over excuses.”
“A year from now, you’ll wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
“Progress is built on showing up again and again.”
“Growth is uncomfortable because you’ve never been here before.”
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Progress is allowing yourself to be a beginner.”
“Progress is made one decision at a time.”
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
“I’ll go anywhere as long as it’s forward.”- Barack Obama.
“Progress is not fast, it’s faithful.”
“Progress is continuing, even when results aren’t visible.”
“The path to success is to take massive, determined action — even imperfectly.” – Tony Robbins
“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” – Khalil Gibran
“Don’t compare your progress to others. Compare it to where you were yesterday.”
“Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” – Chinese Proverb
A little progress each day adds up to big results.
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path.” – Winston Churchill.
“Progress is choosing to continue.”
“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” – Tony Robbins.
“Some quit due to slow progress. Never grasping the fact that slow progress is progress.” – Jeff Olson.
“Progress begins the moment you refuse to quit.”
“Progress is patience in action.”
“Progress is rarely linear, and that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.”
“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso
There are only two options, make progress or make excuses
“Progress is learning to move forward without certainty.”
“Progress means trusting small steps.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“Progress is built in the quiet moments.”
“Even a pause is not the same as quitting.”
“Progress doesn’t announce itself — it reveals itself over time.”
“Slow growth is strong growth.”
“Progress happens when you stop waiting to feel ready.”
Problems are the price of progress. Don’t bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me. – Charles Kettering
We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests. – Sheryl Sandberg
“You are closer than you think.”
“Progress comes from consistency, not motivation.”
“When any real progress is made, we unlearn and learn anew what we thought we knew before.” – Henry David Thoreau.
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
“The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.” – Oprah Winfrey
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