Quotes About Motivation

Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.

The truth is that as the struggle for survival has subsided, the question has emerged: survival for what? Even more people today have the means to live but no meaning to live for.

You ask me what forces me to speak? a strange thing; my conscience. . . . You ask why I speak? I am neither informed against, nor pursued, nor hunted, say you. Yes! I am informed against! yes! I am pursued! yes! I am hunted! By whom? by myself. It is I myself who bar the way before myself, and I drag myself, and I urge myself, and I check myself and I exert myself, and when one holds himself he is well held.

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

after philosophy, action is required;

Who knows how easily ambition disguises itself under the name of a calling, possibly in good faith and deceiving itself, in sanctimonious confusion?

The cause of all this youth's crimes was the desire to be well-dressed.

Sometimes a mood changes on its own... Sometimes it needs a shove.

Of course. But how can I let her believe it's all right to do nothing in times such as these?

She tucked her chin, squared her shoulders, and set a new goal for herself.

out of her bag and slid it across the desk. "That's why I'm giving Noah this one opportunity to save his grade. If he'll fill this journal

I try to make films that I find exciting. It makes me want to get out of bed at five in the morning, have my make-up done and play for the rest of the day.

Write. Publish. Repeat.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.

There's steps that I've taken already, and each week, talking with the sports psychologist on a routine basis and working with the different programs that we're going through. This is all stuff that you can say you're going to make a difference, but I'm putting it into action.

And is that why we do what we do? For public approval, for fame? Do we help people because they will be appropriately grateful--or merely because they need help?

I don't need to be inspired any longer, just supported.

There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life.

A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.

Usted se hace carismático cuando logra cambiar la negatividad de las personas en algo más positivo.

Impossible is not a word. It's just a reason for someone not to try.

Basketball Rule #3 Never let anyone lower your goals. Others' expectations of you are determined by their limitations of life. The sky is your limit, sons. Always shoot for the sun and you will shine.

Never let anyone lower your goals. Others' expectations of you are determined my their limitations of life. The sky is your limit, sons. Always shoot for the sun, and you will shine.

Always shoot for the sun and you will shine.