Quotes About Motivation

As [Sonia] Sotomayor wrote in her autobiography, once she set herself on the path of a legal career, 'I saw no reason to stint on ambition.

it's better to prepare the speaker than the speech,

Sometimes we complicate things too much. There is great wisdom in keeping things simple. When the Dalai Lama was asked to explain his religion and philosophy of life, he answered very simply that his religion is kindness. Can you envision a world in which kindness was everyone's primary motivation? We would be living in heaven on earth.

A strong intention is the single most important requirement to bring about growth and change, because intention provides the energy that motivates our continuing efforts.

We will think deeply about our values, our relationships, our motivation and our mind-habits. We will take responsibility for living our lives with awareness and love.

How does your attitude affect your energy level?

Seed Thought In Native American tradition, there is an affliction called two-heartedness. A person is two-hearted when they know they have a certain gift and want to use it, but don't bring forth their creativity because they get in their own way by making excuses, thinking that they really don't have the talent, procrastinating, giving in to fear or otherwise failing to follow their heart. A person is also two-hearted when they lie to themselves about their true motivation.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

Rather now than tomorrow, and tomorrow than the day after!

I am driven. Being driven is my energy source. It is my fun.…I believe that where there is action, there is movement, and those ripples will eventually produce something positive.

Basing your goals on outcomes that deeply matter to you increases your chances of attaining these objectives because of the feelings of fulfillment they inspire within you each step of the way.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will." – Zig-Ziglar

he could make his little corner of the planet a bit better. Which was worth getting up in the morning.

Sometimes the best helping hand you can get is a good, firm push.

A willing heart adds feather to the heel, And makes the clown a winged Mercury.

deserves your best every day of your life.

Joanna Campbell Slan

I look up to people who succeed in accomplishing their dreams.

If you want me to do something else useful, you had better show me what that something else is.

I have a "carpe diem" mug and, truthfully, at six in the morning the words do not make me want to seize the day. They make me want to slap a dead poet.

You see so many earnest characters in movies all the time, everyone has a purpose.

But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because there was Midnight Cowboy.

Every good killer needs someone to kill for. - Raith

Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.