Quotes About Motivation

Whatever work he does, beyond what is sufficient to purchase his own maintenance, can be squeezed out of him by violence only, and not by any interest of his own.

Having it all is easy if youre willing to work for it

A pro is someone who can do great work when he doesn't feel like it.

I remind myself: I am the best. I have the best. And I deserve the best. This is one of my personal mantras that I tell myself every morning before auditions, character work, and performances.

I am a firm believer that you can have the body you want, only to the extent that you're willing to work for it.

To be serious, if we were only interested in earning big money then a politician would have to go and work in industry.

I always thought that I was lazy because I could never tell if I was working or not. I was making things, which doesn't seem like work.

All the work you do, is done for your own salvation, is done for your own benefit.

I dream too much, work too little.

When people freely identify with their work and find themselves through it, excellence follows.

I wasn't the brightest kid, not by a long shot. I was interested in football, in girls, in getting my work done with the least amount of effort.

My dad always told me to play hard and know that the people you're competing with and against are working just as hard or harder. So don't let them out-work you.

I work best after the deadline has passed, when I'm in a panic.

Any work of art, provided it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love.

Believe in your work, educate yourself about the business, surround yourself with good people, set goals and timetables and stay focused on them.

In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls.

There are probably guys who could be superstars but aren't because they didn't work at it.

One thing I did not want to change, even if we got serious, work had to be enjoyable on a daily basis. We all had to come to work on the balls of our feet and go up the stairs two at a time.

People who accomplish great things work toward their objectives every day.

Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic. Writers just write.

When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work.

I am tough, and sometimes I tell it like it is. Tough love can work wonders.

I smoke pot when I work. I take a couple of tokes before I start. It just loosens you up.

I guess after you've been doing something for 20 plus years, you have to work to stay interested.