10 Manly Quotes to Ignite Your Motivation

What quotes inspire you? What quotes would you tell your son or daughter to build them into successful, tough, enterprising citizens? All sorts of lessons can be learned from a few well-placed quotes and if you’re looking for inspiration, you’ve come to the right place.

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.-Rocky Balboa

This quote kicks ass! It’s brutal honesty at its finest. Rocky pulls no punches when telling his son how the world is and its definitely deserving of our number one spot.

It’s too late to be scared. It’s time to kill.-Pool Hall Junkies

Sometimes we just have to say “f*** it” and go. Paralysis by analysis can get you killed. You gotta be a man of action to if you wanna get shit done.

No! Try not! Do or do not. There is no try.-Star Wars

Hard to beat the sage wisdom of a little green dude who talks like Grover from Sesame Street. Trying is great don’t get us wrong. There’s just something about having an indomitable will that accomplishes what you set out to do that makes any man proud to call you friend.

Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something, not even me. Alright? You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you, you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.-The Pursuit of Happyness

Now this is a man. He mentors his son as he goes through his own struggles of success and failure, all the while keeping the faith and speaking truth to power into his son’s life. If you’re going to say you’re about it, then truly be about it.

Some people can’t believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.-Good Will Hunting

Reminding you to be a good friend, Sean Maguire extols the virtue of believing in others and supporting their dreams. You may never know the difference you had in someone’s life by merely believing in them.

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.-Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Life does indeed move pretty fast. It’s not going to hurt anything to take a moment for yourself and relax or as some would say “Treat yo’ self.” Little things make all the difference, try to be on the lookout for them.

Every man dies, but not every man really lives.-Braveheart

You had to know this was going to make an appearance. William Wallace does not care about a long life, he cares about living a fulfilled life and doing what’s right. Try to imitate that if you can.

I know what I have to do now. I’ve got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?-Castaway

Chuck is pretty optimistic for a man whose plane crashed into the middle of the ocean and was marooned on an island for what seems to be an eternity. Let that sink in... He’s literally lost everything and he’s still this positive. Maybe we should do a little less complaining in our lives.

What are we holding onto, Sam?That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for.-Lord of the Rings

As much as well all strive for peace, there are things in this world worth putting up one hell of a fight for. Good is one of those things. Try to ensure that when you fight you’re always on the side of good!

Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it.-The Lion King

Nobody is perfect. Our mistakes have a way of shaping us. We at American Grit believe that you should become a scholar of your mistakes and not a coward.