There’s no way to sugarcoat it – running a business is hard work. It takes time, energy, and passion to make something successful. So when you’re feeling down, unmotivated, or just plain uninspired, it can be tough to keep going. That’s why we’ve put together a collection of apathy quotes to help you keep your head up and your motivation high.

1. By ‘trampling upon the helpless abroad’ with unchecked surveillance, Americans have learned, ‘by a natural process, to endure with apathy the like at home. — Mark Twain

2. While ignorance might be bliss, apathy can be deadly. — Todd Stocker

3. Today we’re all alike, all of us bound together by our shared apathy toward work. That very apathy has become a passion. The one great collective passion of our time. — Milan Kundera

4. Hate is not the opposite of love apathy is. — Rollo May

5. While ignorance might be bliss, apathy can be deadly. — Todd Stocker

6. He stumbled out of his phlegmatic apathy, when she entered his life like an epiphany. — Neelniki

7. The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. — Plato

8. I pour blood on my naiveté, your apathy, and your betrayal tonight. — Sreesha Divakaran, Those Imperfect Strokes

9. Suffering is intended to guard man from apathy, from psychic rigor mortis. — Viktor E. Frankl

10. The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. — Plato

11. The great danger of law in modern student affairs practice is apathy, acceptance, and blind disobedience. — Peter Lake, Foundations of Higher Education Law and Policy

12. The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. — Plato

13. Empathy nurtures wisdom. Apathy cultivates ignorance. — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

14. There were enough examples, often of a heroic nature, which proved that apathy could be overcome, irritability suppressed. — Viktor E. Frankl

15. Today’s political climate does not allow the luxury of apathy. — Trent Reznor

16. The Labour Party is going about the country stirring up apathy. — William White law

17. The Labour Party is going about the country stirring up apathy. — William White law

18. The greatest threats to Democracy are comfort and apathy. — T. Rafael Cimino, A Battle of Angels

19. Help and you will abolish apathy–the void that is so quickly filled by ignorance and evil. — Tom Hanks

20. Digital age of business and world shall move up from apathy, to sympathy, to empathy. — Pearl Zhu, Digital Master

21. There is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action. — Martin Luther King

22. The greatest threat to religion in any society is not persecution, but rather apathy born of irrelevance. — Sherman A. Jackson

23. Tolerance is a tremendous virtue but the immediate neighbours of tolerance are apathy and weakness. — Sir James Goldsmith

24. Suffering is intended to guard man from apathy, from psychic rigor mortis. — Viktor E. Frankl

25. The Labour Party is going about the country stirring up apathy. — William White law

26. There were enough examples, often of a heroic nature, which proved that apathy could be overcome, irritability suppressed. — Viktor E. Frankl

27. Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is. — Rollo May

28. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. — William Lloyd Garrison

29. Such has often been my apathy, when objects long sought, and earnestly desired, were placed within my reach. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

30. The greatest threat to religion in any society is not persecution, but rather apathy born of irrelevance. — Sherman A. Jackson

31. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. — William Lloyd Garrison

32. I pour blood on my naiveté, your apathy, and your betrayal tonight. — Sreesha Divakaran, Those Imperfect Strokes

33. The circle of indifference has the self at its centre. The circle of compassion has others at the centre. The former leads to apathy — the latter to empathy.

34. Apathy is the same as war, it all kills you, she says. Slow like cancer in the breast or fast like a machete in the neck. — Warsan Shire

35. Give into hope, I say, for fear will only paralyze. It is better to life a life of love amidst the pain than a life of apathy. — Stacy A. Padula

36. The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. — Plato

37. Apathy is the same as war, it all kills you, she says. Slow like cancer in the breast or fast like a machete in the neck. — Warsan Shire

38. The Labour Party is going about the country stirring up apathy. — William White law

39. Somewhere between apathy and anarchy lies the thinking human being. — Rod Serling

40. The great danger of law in modern student affairs practice is apathy, acceptance, and blind disobedience. — Peter Lake, Foundations of Higher Education Law and Policy

41. I pour blood on my naiveté, your apathy, and your betrayal tonight. — Sreesha Divakaran, Those Imperfect Strokes

42. Give into hope, I say, for fear will only paralyze. It is better to life a life of love amidst the pain than a life of apathy. — Stacy A. Padula

43. Feelings of apathy as they relate to our relationships often stem from insufficiently paying attention to those around us. — Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

44. The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment. — Robert M. Hutchins

45. Today’s political climate does not allow the luxury of apathy. — Trent Reznor

46. In communications, familiarity breeds apathy. — William Bernbach

47. If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could’ve won. — Mumford

48. Suffering is intended to guard man from apathy, from psychic rigor mortis. — Viktor E. Frankl

49. Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is. — Rollo May

50. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. — William Lloyd Garrison

We all experience apathy at one point or another. While it can be difficult to overcome, the quotes above remind us that we can take control of our lives and make a difference. We can choose to be proactive and make a change in our lives and the lives of those around us. By doing so, we can create a brighter future for ourselves and for the world.