Quotes About Motivation

A man's life had to have more purpose than only to feed himself each day.

I've heard it said that a man's reach must exceed his grasp—or what's a heaven for?

Almost everybody understands that you have to have something at stake for a story to be good.

Why not? I wanted to say. Because you didn't know her, she was nothing to you. Because you were already hurt. Because it takes something rather special in the way of guts to stand up in front of a crowd and let someone hit you in the face, no matter what your motive.

I felt sick when I thought of the end—but I really wanted to remember how. How it felt, and how I did it, so maybe I can do it again, with Roger.

Don't tell me you didn't think of that when you decided to come here.

I thought of it, yes," he said finally. He let his head fall back on the pillow, eyes fixed on the low beamed ceiling. "Still, if I was human enough—or petty enough—to consider that I might offend you by bringing William here, I would ask you to believe that such offense was not my motive in coming.

A writer who isn't writing is asking for trouble.

I have so many goals and aspirations that sometimes I lose myself.

I did not set up Born Free because I wanted to see myself in films... I want to take my aspirations to another level.

Only if you aspire for more will you achieve more.

I love Adam Gemili - he's the guy kids should aspire to be like.

I've long been a fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor. I think he's a great actor. He's my kind of guy. He does what I aspire to do.

I know when I was 9 and 10, I was watching films way beyond that age group, and it's what kids aspire to.

If you work hard, the things to which you aspire can happen.

Man-management is my biggest asset, to help the players enjoy themselves and be better than they already are.

I have never been assigned a game, I have never made a game I didn't want to make. I've never done anything just to make somebody some money.

Most everything I've ever written has .been done to 'assignment.'

Things that are created with passion tend to work out better than things that are assignments that we don't really want to do.

I always go into a game trying to get an assist and trying to get a goal, I want to influence games.

As an assistant coach, that's basically your role - to get close to your players, talk to them every day and get the most out of them.

I always wanted to act, but not because my parents were associated with the industry.

It feels great to be associated with PUMA.

I tell my team you have to aim for success, but assume failure.