Quotes About Motivation

Ben, why should anybody want that much power? Why does a moth fly toward light?

No one ever does anything but what he wants to do—'enjoys'—within the possibilities open to him. If I change a tire, it's because I enjoy it more than being stranded.

Jill, of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to do, every time.

If you do not believe that a man will commit murder for one can of tomatoes, then you have never been hungry.

More depended on the student than on the school.

To support his austerely upholstered nest and its rabble staff he put forth minimum effort for maximum return simply because it was easier to be rich than to be poor—Harshaw merely wished to live exactly as he liked, doing whatever he thought was best for him.

of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to do, every time. If it sometimes pains them to make a choice—if the choice turns out to look like a 'noble sacrifice—

One might almost define intelligence as the level at which an aware organism demands, 'What's in it for me?

Find out what you want to do, then do it. Never talk yourself into doing something you don't want. Think

We shall drive ever forward along this line until all our citizens have above-average incomes!

A person with passion typically exudes confidence, and confidence creates value for themselves and others by leading the way, not showing the way. " - David Lucatch, founder and CEO of Yappn Corp.

Boredom is mostly caused by not doing what you want to do which is caused by not knowing what to do or not knowing how to get out of a situation that you are in.

if you lay back and let oblivion roll over you, it will be your fault.

We do much better," she said, "explaining why people did things than we do at predicting what they will do.

Stop the whining and get to work!

I know what I want and what I might gain, and yet, how profitless to know.

And what mostly made that feller a loser was he didn't want nuthin' bad enough.

We just might make a quarterback out of you yet, you skinny little son of a bitch.

The best dog training was based on the reward system. You did not punish a dog for doing wrong, you rewarded the dog for doing right.

Still, people sometimes do strange things for strange reasons, and I decided to see what Mrs. Louise Earle had to offer. I expected that she would support her son's claims, but in the doing perhaps she would add something to give them greater credence.

Morgenthau begins his argument by noting that the world "is the result of forces inherent in human nature." And, human nature, as Thucydides pointed out, is motivated by fear ( phobos ), self-interest ( kerdos ), and honor ( doxa ).

If you've got fifty goals," the governor once lectured the Texas Education Agency, "you've got no goals.

Life is about heart. Yours is as big as any kid's I've ever coached. Don't you ever forget that.

Thinking of it, and doing it… they're not the same.