We all need a bit of motivation from time to time so here are ten quotes and sayings that have given that kick in the pants:

"It does not matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop." - 孔夫子 (Confucius)

"If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito." - African Proverb

E kore te tangata e pakari i runga i te wai marino. - Māori whakatauki

(This translates into English as 'Those who remain in calm waters will never get strong')

"A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein

"Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it." - Julia Child

"The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops."- Kate Sheppard

"The difficulty lies, not so much in developing the new ideas, as in escaping from old ones." - John Maynard Keynes

"Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, never regrets." - Leonardo Da Vinci⁠

"What determines our success is how we affect the lives of others." - Albert Schweitzer⁠

"Change only happens ordinary people get involved."⁠ - Barack Obama