Morale Quotes

• Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope.

  George C. Marshall

  Courage, Attitude, Mind

  Military Review, October 1948.

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• An army's effectiveness depends on its size, training, experience, and morale, and morale is worth more than any of the other factors combined.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  War, Army, Effectiveness

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• Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  War, Successful, Factors

  Dwight D. Eisenhower (1948). “Crusade in Europe”

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• Nothing is more deflating to morale than to have a poor outcome pinned on someone who doesn't deserve it. It lacks integrity and overvalues the outcome at the expense of the people as well as the process.

  Tony Dungy

  Integrity, Character, People

  Tony Dungy (2010). “The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently”, p.89, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• The beatings will continue until morale improves.

  Stephen Hawking

  Inspirational Office, Work Humor

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• Morale in an organization does not mean that "people get along together"; the test is performance not conformance.

  Peter Drucker

  Mean, Organization, People

  "The Effective Executive". Book by Peter F. Drucker, 1966.

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  Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Success, Leadership

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• When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.

  George C. Marshall

  Military, Troops, Complaining

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• Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is élan, esprit de corps and determination.

  George C. Marshall

  Loyalty, Determination, Persistence

  Military Review, October 1948.

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• Morale is when your hands and feet keep on working when your head says it can't be done.

  Benjamin Morrell

  Inspirational, Hands, Feet

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• The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, maintenance (food) and morale.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Military, War, Men

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• Morale - the will to win, the fighting heart - are the honored hallmarks of the football coach and player. Likewise, they are characteristic of the enterprising executive, the successful troop leader, the established artist and the dedicated teacher and scientist.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Sports, Football, Teacher

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• Morale is not a single instinct. It has many ingredients. A sense of personal responsibility, the natural courage of an individual, the amount of his acquired self-discipline -- and above all his interest in others -- these together make up the spirit of morale.

  Phyllis Bottome

  Responsibility, Self, Discipline

  Phyllis Bottome (1943). “Survival”, Boston : Little, Brown

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• Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.

  Elsa Schiaparelli

  Life, Food, Eating Well

  Elsa Schiaparelli (1954). “Shocking Life”

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• Attitude is everything. It motivates action, which increases productivity and improves morale, which perpetuates a positive attitude.

  Robert Urich

  Attitude, Action, Increase

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• The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone.

  Donna Tartt

  Book, Reading, Being Alone

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• Nothing is so good for the morale of the troops as occasionally to see a dead general.

  William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

  Army, Troops

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• When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.

  Sun Tzu

  Depressing, Art, Strong

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• The most important thing is team morale.

  Dean Smith

  Basketball, Team, Coaching

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• You can always find reasons to work. There will always be one more thing to do. But when people don't take time out, they stop being productive. They stop being happy, and that affects the morale of everyone around them.

  Carisa Bianchi

  People, Reason, Things To Do

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• Keep your morale high, in spite of setbacks. At the end you are bound to succeed.

  Dhirubhai Ambani

  Inspirational, Powerful, Succeed

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• Trust is kind of this economic lubricant. When trust is high, morale is high. ... Higher trust environments produce individuals who are happier.

  Paul J. Zak

  Science, Technology, Kind

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• The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Inspirational, Business, Military

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• Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.

  Nelson Mandela

  Art, Entertainment, Spirit

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• If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Confidence, Inspirational Sports

  Michael Jordan (2005). “Driven from Within”, p.163, Simon and Schuster

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