Maya Angelou on drive, action, and pushing past resistance, distilled into a single line: "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.". It is one of the more shared lines in our motivation collection, and for good reason.

Motivation quotes work best when they are short enough to remember in the middle of a hard moment. A single line on your lock screen can pull you back into the right mindset faster than any productivity app.

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