Quotes About Motivation

When you have kids coming up to you saying, 'You're the reason I started playing drums,' it's the best feeling in the world.

To be the top guy throughout my life and my career, to have people coming at me every game, giving me their best shot - that's part of the reason I went to Duke. I love that stuff.

I'll keep writing 'Dune' books as long as my mother's spirit continues to support the project.

If things get slow, I can always drop around to the gym and dunk a few.

I've always loved Dusty Springfield and Martha Reeves.

My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate.

Will is the dynamic soul-force.

The moment I started learning to play the piano it changed my whole dynamic with music and with school. Suddenly I had a reason to be there, or at least at my music lessons; it just took hold of me.

I like to start out each day from the beginning. I'm always learning things.

People want to believe that you're going to wake up each day and fight to make their lives better.

Each day I give it my all, whether good or bad.

I was very, very eager to work. It's just the way I am.

I'm eager to just get better each and every day.

I think that in the earlier days, when I was a 'wantrepreneur,' I was really doing things because I thought what I wanted was to be rich.

The earlier I wake up, the better my day, so I try to get out of bed between 5 A.M. and 7 A.M.

You don't get anywhere without hard work. The earlier you understand that, the better.

Earlier in my career I had so much to prove.

When I read 'Another Country' when I was in my early 20s, you know, as soon as I put the book down, my first thought was, 'I will never be able to write a book like this.' And my second thought was, 'I really want to try writing a book like this for the 21st century.'

I was inspired to be a singer/songwriter from an early age.

I knew I wanted to coach at an early age.

It's something that you have to teach your children from an early age: to work hard for what they want.

I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.

I've got friends who want money but don't want to do anything to earn it.

I didn't draw Angelina to be famous; I did it simply because I've always had to earn a living.