Motivation Quotes

Every time somebody calls me out or tries to start something, it's motivation.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me.

That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.

Walking your talk is a great way to motivate yourself. No one likes to live a lie. Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do.

But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move around. I'm always moving around.

If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up.

Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation to write the next book.

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.

Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.

I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.

I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.

With good coaching, proper motivation and the right club structure with organic growth, you can achieve an awful lot in football.

I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility.

One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.

When I hear Obama speak he just seems really sincere and he just seems like somebody who actually has his heart and his motivation in the right place. Forget about color or race or gender or whatever, he's got his heart in the right place.

Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant.

I tried to instill a different motivation, to give them the security and the conviction that they were doing something good, something necessary, something useful - if you want to use a grandiose expression, that they were doing something for peace.

It was all about wanting to get revenge. Pathetic, really, but it still is the motivation.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

I think that most of the people running companies today are motivated and pay is a small portion of the motivation.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.

While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm.

I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the greats of Olympic history.

That moment was very important because it was political. That's what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader.

What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.