Quotes About Motivation

The right thing was confusing, and difficult, and sometimes Jason wondered if it was in fact a nonexistent ideal, like heaven or the American dream. There was no right thing. You did what you did for whatever reasons occurred to you at the time, depending on whichever emotion was running thickest in your blood. Your desire and fear and adrenaline and longing. You made your choice and came up with the reasons later.

All these theories are motivated by an epistemological criterion of reality—that only what can be understood in a certain way exists.

The things we do or want without reasons, and without requiring reasons - the things that define what is a reason for us and what is not-are the starting points of our skepticism. 

The most effectual process is that of improving the condition of man by means of his interest.

The will is the keystone in the arch of human achievement. It is the culmination of our complex mental faculties. It is the power that rules minds, men and nations.

The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along.

I ain't stopping for nobody. I got work to do and I'm gonna do it

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers.

Our repeated failure to fully act as we would wish must not discourage us. It is the sincere intention that is the essential thing, and this will in time release us from the bondage of habits which at present seem almost insuperable.

There exists in this country a serious personal motivational problem related to undesirable attitudes toward care of public and private property, quality of work, integrity, accepting responsibility, serving the public, working in private industry, accepting change, etc.," one memorandum said. "The foremost problem facing the Kingdom may well be to modify the value system as it relates to achieving appropriate personal enlightenment.

With the Docking System, you tell the kids, "I have good news and bad news. The good news is that if you forget a chore, I'll do it for you. The bad news is that you're going to pay me for helping you out." Then tell them the exact amount they will have to pay you.

To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.

O let us look to our ends in obedience; it is possible the action may be right, and not the heart.

Thomas Watson

What the heart does not do, is not done.

Why do we fall? So we can get back up again.

MRS. ANTROBUS: What, George? What have you lost? ANTROBUS: The most important thing of all: The desire to begin again, to start building.

Think of how far you've come," Maggie said softly. "And then ask yourself how much farther you wish to go

Two things make us do bad things in life - fear and pride.

Buddhism is less interested in what you do than why you do it your motivation. The mental attitude behind an action is much more important than the action itself. You might appear to outside observers as humble, spiritual and sincere, but if what's pushing you from within is an impure mind, if you're acting out of ignorance of the nature of the path, all your so-called spiritual efforts will lead you nowhere and will be a complete waste of time.

Our problem is that inside us there's a mind going, "Impossible, impossible, impossible. I can't, I can't, I can't." We have to banish that mind from this solar system. Anything is possible; everything is possible. Sometimes you feel that your dreams are impossible, but they're not. Human beings have great potential; they can do anything. The power of the mind is incredible, limitless.

I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now.

Having a second chance makes you want to work even harder.

Eva wanted things. She'd just forgotten how to get them.