Quotes About Motivation

You ain't dead yet, so you ain't done.

Everyone had a reason for everything they did, even if that reason was sometimes stupidity.

Hate must make a man productive. Otherwise one might as well love.

Hate must make a person productive; otherwise one might as well love.

Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.

Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, 'If you have a dream, chase it.'

A tapasztalatok motiválhatnak egy döntést, és így egy állítás elfogadását vagy elvetését is, de velük épp úgy nem lehet egy alapállítást igazolni, mint azzal, hogy ököllel rácsapunk az asztalra.

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

I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it.

There's no such thing as hurting someone for their own good. There's only hurting someone for your own good.

My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.

Cat, I'll let you in on a little secret. We don't all love our jobs every day. And doing something you have passion for doesn't make the work part of it any easier...It just makes you less likely to quit.

You don't have to know what you want to be. That comes later. But I want you to know what you want to be. That comes later. But I want you to want more than just having a job and muddling through life. I want you to find a passion you believe in strongly enough to risk humiliation and rejection.

If only I'd been there to cheer him on, he might have won.

There comes always a moment when the desire to act, however ill the cause, is stronger than the wish to listen.

I always think boredom is to some extent the fault of the bored.

Do not forget my example.

Come right out and say you want it: "It's been great hearing you talk about the position. I'd love to work here, and I think I could do a terrific job for you.

Research shows that striving can become a bad habit.

You'll see the "going big" theme running through everything I talk about in this section, as well as the rest of the book. You may be just

Does your boss listen? Give clear instructions and challenge you to really go for it? Inspire you? Praise what you do well? Critique you fairly? If yes, good for you! This is going to make it easier for you to succeed. But if you've been handed a bad boss, don't despair. A

AMBITION IS NEVER content, even at the summit of greatness," Napoleon declared.

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

You suddenly realize what a tremendous opportunity it is just to be alive. The potential. If you can keep a-goin'--you actually can do it. So just keep a-goin'--you can win. It's when you stop that you're done.