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Quotes About Motivation

I don't have to play football for money.
~ Carson Palmer
A man without a sense of purpose, even one whose bank accounts are stuffed with money, is always a small man.
~ Stephen King
I don't do anything for the money.
~ Ricky Gervais
Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.
~ David Lynch
When I speak to students and they ask how much money you can make in art, as if that is a reason to persue it, I tell them to do something else.
~ Joe Murray
My best piece of advice is to do something you're passionate about. If you do - you'll do it well - and the money follows.
~ Ralph Strangis
The money is not my mission.
~ Tone Bell
Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard because I'm making a ton of money, and not because it's going to be something special.'
~ Viggo Mortensen
I took up writing because I needed money. And I continued to write because it's safer than stealing and easier than working.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
Money, money, all is money! Could you write even a penny novelette without money to put heart in you?
~ George Orwell
I've never been motivated by money. My peers and colleagues inspire me.
~ Robin Chase
A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader
~ Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making.
~ Simon Sinek
I like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money.
~ Thomas Steinbeck
Money isn't always the best motivator. If you leave a $50 check after dinner with friends, you don't increase the probability of being invited back.
~ Yochai Benkler
Don't we all know why nerds do what they do? To get money, which leads to popularity, which leads to girls.
~ Zadie Smith
Great leaders see money as fuel, not a destination.
~ Simon Sinek
Money has never been a huge inspiration for me.
~ Ryan Kwanten
I love the big fights. Obviously you can't fight just for the money but the money is nice.
~ Joe Calzaghe
Everyday I wake up I'm fulfilling my dream. Every day my manager calls I'm fulfilling my dream. I know if my manager doesn't call I'm not making money so when he does call I know I'm making money.
~ Yung Joc
I probably wouldn't have done as many as I did in one year, which I did when I was trying to raise money.
~ John Sayles
I will paint for money any time.
~ Winslow Homer
Wrestling became very stale and boring for me, and I wasn't really making any money with it. So I decided to get into fighting.
~ Josh Koscheck
It troubles me that people speak about writing for money as ugly and distasteful.
~ Joyce Maynard