Quotes About Motivation

I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.

there should be some lessons learned and how you can use the stuff you hear today to achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of others. And as you get older, you may find that "enabling the dreams of others" thing is even more fun.

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

My coach knew there was only one way to develop (self esteem): You give children something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

Walls aren't put in our life to stop us, they are there to test how much we really want somthing.

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good talks. But being considered the best speaker in the computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs. And right then, I had the feeling that I had more in me, that if I gave it my all, I might be able to offer people something special. "Wisdom" is a strong word, but maybe that was it.

self-steam ? He knew there was really one way to teach kids how to develop it : You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they can do it, and you keep repeating the process.

When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.

Brick walls are not there to keep us out, they are there to show us how much we want something.

Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone else feel happy to be here." p118

During the most painful times of my treatment, Rocky was an inspiration because he reminded me: It's not how hard you it. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward.

a parent's job is to encourage kids to develop a joy for life and a great urge to follow their own dreams.

Many people might expect the talk to be about dying. But it had to be about living.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.

They were thinking: "I don't know who this guy is, but I'm definitely coming to class tomorrow to check out his next stunt." I sure got their attention. That's always the first step to solving an ignored problem.

but he just keeps showing up in my head, forcing me to work harder whenever I feel like quitting, forcing me to be better.

Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can

than coasting along as a self-impressed elitist behind a desk.

The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us the chance to show how badly we want something.

If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered). Brick walls are there for a reason. And once you get over them—even if someone has practically had to throw you over—it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.

I kept my mantra in mind: The brick walls are there for a reason. They're not there to keep us out. the brick walls are there to give us chance to show how badly we want something.