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Quotes About Motivation

My work is to reach people with ideas, hopes, dreams, encouragement, insight, and revelation. That's what an actor wants to do.
~ John Astin
There is no contest between the company that buys the grudging compliance of its work force and the company that enjoys the enterprising participation of its employees
~ Ricardo Semler
Work like you don't need the money.
~ Joseph Joubert
Leaders create an environment in which everyone has the opportunity to do work which matches his potential capability and for which an equitable differential reward is provided.
~ Elliott Jaques
You've got to stay focused without being boring - because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Skinny, but dull.
~ LL Cool J
It is already a great thing if the main ideas and general outline of a work come without any racking of brains, as the result of that supernatural and inexplicable force we call inspiration.
~ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
~ Magic Johnson
30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for a common goal.
~ Jack Ma
Have faith that you are all, my brave lads, born to do great things! Let not the barks of puppies frighten you, no, not even the thunderbolts of heaven, but stand up and work!
~ Swami Vivekananda
If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.
~ Katharine Hepburn
I would not leave anything to a man of action as he would be tempted to give up work; on the other hand, I would like to help dreamers as they find it difficult to get on in life.
~ Alfred Nobel
When you begin to think and grow rich, you will observe that riches begin with a state of mind, with definiteness of purpose, with little or no hard work.
~ Napoleon Hill
I have a treadmill, and I work out with my trainer, Julie Diamond, as often as possible. She's so positive.
~ Emily Deschanel
Initiative is key. Anybody who wants to be somebody is going to work as hard as they can to fulfill that dream.
~ Puff Daddy
Rise up, you suckers, and go out and do the work of Jesus!
~ Tony Campolo
The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.
~ Malcolm Gladwell
The child of God works not for life, but from life; he does not work to be saved, but works because he is saved
~ Charles Spurgeon
I'm the type who'd rather not work than work on something I'm not into. I've done that a couple of times, and I feel like I can totally see it in my performance.
~ Winona Ryder
I don't care if people know who I am or if I make a ton of money, I just love my work so much.
~ Crystal Reed
Work finally begins when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly.
~ Alain de Botton
Success is based on imagination plus ambition and the will to work.
~ Thomas A. Edison
You've got to make haste while it's still light of day. My godmother used to say, I don't want to rust out, I just want to work out. If you stand still long enough, people will throw dirt on you.
~ Ben Vereen
Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me.
~ Annie Lennox
I like the cold weather. It means you get work done.
~ Noam Chomsky