Quotes About Motivation

It's always inspiring to me to meet people who feel that they can make a difference in the world. That's their motive, that's their passion... I think that's what makes your life meaningful, that's what fills your own heart and that's what gives you purpose.

Sometimes you buy a book, powerfully drawn to it, but then it just sits on the shelf. Maybe you flick through it, the ghost of your original purpose at your elbow, but it's not so much rereading as re-dusting. Then one day you pick it up, take notice of the contents; your inner life realigns.

I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.

I like that kind of frantic schedule. It makes me feel like I have a purpose.

I can't tell you what your purpose is, that's got to come from you.

I hate not working. It's that lack of purpose. It becomes very easy to lie in until midday.

The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.

Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.

Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation.

My hunch is that people often affiliate with causes online for selfish and narcissistic purposes. Sometimes, it may be as simple as trying to impress their online friends, and once you have fashioned that identity, there is very little reason to actually do anything else.

I used to just do movies for alimony purposes, between plays.

Politics always fascinated me. In my 20s, I was involved in politics and, as I look in the mirror, not for the noblest of purposes. It was for sport.

Dream up big, hairy, audacious goals that you are passionate about and pursue them relentlessly. You have to begin with the end goal in mind, knowing that a goal is a dream with a deadline.

I'm not just a pretty face. I want to pursue something.

My period days didn't make me falter: they made me more determined to pursue my dreams.

The idea that you have to pursue greatness... it's up to you; it's your life.

Folks should find what really inspires them; they should always pursue what they want to do.

I've always loved public speaking, and that's something I definitely will pursue after the Olympics.

What I have learnt is that it is important to pursue your passion more than your legacy; if you have a passion with a purpose, then everything else fits in.

We should be encouraging - not penalizing - folks who want to pursue higher education.

If there is a job that you feel passionate about, do what you can to pursue that job; if there is a purpose about which you are passionate, dedicate yourself to that purpose.

I think the most important thing you can do is to keep drawing no matter what. And to not be afraid of drawing whatever interests you. If there is something that you want to draw, to make, then I think you should pursue it and not let anybody tell you that you can't do it.

It often happens that the man who pursues the dollar too diligently finds it hard to catch, but if he will pursue some other and better goal, dollars come around to see what sort of fellow he is.

If you think about becoming a writer, that's just really one of the big dreams I had. It's really important to have those dreams and pursue your passions.