Quotes About Motivation

Wantin' takes too much time...I'd rather be working.

He and Augustus had discussed the question of leadership many times. "It ain't complicated," Augustus maintained. "Most men doubt their own abilities. You don't. It's no wonder they want to keep you around. It keeps them from having to worry about failure all the time.

I'm grateful for any opportunity to help inspire the next generation

It's never about someone else the moment you realize it is up to you to get yourself to a better place. It's only about figuring out how to get there.

This is the thing about good and evil. They aren't so far apart—and they often start from the same valiant place of wanting something to be different.

You have something you want to do. Something you like to do. Something you're good at. Why don't we start with that? Why don't you let that be the entire plan for now?

el secreto de la existencia humana no consiste sólo en poseer la vida, sino también en tener un motivo para vivir. El hombre que no tenga una idea clara de la finalidad de la vida, preferirá renunciar a ella aunque esté rodeado de montones de pan y se destruirá a si mismo antes que permanecer en este mundo.

Father always maintained that a man would do more work in twelve hours, if he had a rest and all the egg-nog he could drink, morning and afternoon.

It's amazing what you can do, if you just study what people want to hear said and then say it to them!

The best morning rituals are activities that don't have to happen and certainly don't have to happen at a specific hour. These are activities that require internal motivation.

Zerbrowski said, Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. It took me a second to realize that he had just quoted Star Wars to me. It made me smile, and in that moment I loved him, just for that.

We can order him to make appointments and talk to someone, but we can't force him to actually do the work. You've got to be willing to work on your issues. You've got to be willing to face hard truths and fight to get better. that takes courage and force of will. (Anita)

Guilt is a wonderful motivator.

You don't need cheering up. You need a good shaking.

Concentrate on what you need to do... Do step one. Begin! That's the important thing- Did you do step one? Did you actually do it?... It's not a matter of 'Can you do it?' If you do it, you're doing it.

The life spent in doing what you love is a different life indeed from putting yourself out for hire to the highest bidder.

you need the sustained motivation that comes from having a real passion for your work, and that requires a self-defined sense of purpose.

be aggressive, BE-BE Aggressive! B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E

Once upon a time there was an eighteen-year-old girl who dragged her butt out of bed and hauled it all the way to school on a sunny day in May.

Too many grown ups tell kids to follow their dreams, like that's going to get them somewhere. Auntie Laurie says follow your nightmares instead. Because when you figure out what's eating you alive, you can slay it.

The guidance counselor convinces them I need a reward-a chew toy or something.

Just in case we forget that "weareheretogetagoodfoundation sowecangotocollegeliveuptoourpotentialgetagoodjoblivehap pilyeverafterandgotoDisneyWorld," we have a Job Day.

Light up the stars in your brain, electrify your body, buckle on your smile, and everybody will love you again.

Mr. Freeman says fear is a great place to begin art.