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Quotes About Motivation

In the blue time, math kicked ass. -Dess
~ Scott Westerfeld
Memory extends as far as our self-interest.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Action has magic, grace, and power in it.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
what is not started today is never finished tomorrow
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Des Abends nehme ich mir vor, den Sonnenaufgang zu genießen, und komme nicht aus dem Bette; am Tage hoffe ich, mich des Mondscheins zu erfreuen, und bleibe in meiner Stube. Ich weiß nicht recht, warum ich aufstehe, warum ich schlafen gehe. Der Sauerteig, der mein Leben in Bewegung setzte, fehlt; der Reiz, der mich in tiefen Nächten munter erhielt, ist hin, der mich des Morgens aus dem Schlafe weckte, ist weg.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Alles in der Welt läuft doch auf eine Lumperey hinaus, und ein Kerl, der um anderer willen, ohne daß es seine eigene Leidenschaft ist, sich um Geld, oder Ehre, oder sonst was, abarbeitet, ist immer ein Thor.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Succede per il cattivo umore come per la pigrizia; anzi esso è proprio una specie di pigrizia. Non vi siamo portati per natura, ma se abbiamo una volta la forza di liberarcene, il lavoro si svolge facilmente e troviamo un vero piacere nell'attività».
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Inferior talents do not enjoy art for its own sake; while at work they have nothing before their eyes but the profit they hope to make when they have done. With such worldly views and tendencies, nothing great was ever yet produced.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Man ought not, like a mushroom, to spring up And rot upon the ground that nourished him, Leaving no trace of life-like energy!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One must be something in order to do something.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Succede per il cattivo umore come per la pigrizia. Noi vi siamo portati per natura, ma se abbiamo una volta la forza di liberarcene, il lavoro si svolge facilmente e troviamo un vero piacere nell'attività».
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Learn how to get the fire going. The drive to go forward is more important than your intelligence. That's how you can get anything you want in life.
~ Johannes Larsson
Use other people's success as inspiration, not competition. Their win doesn't equal your loss.
~ Johannes Larsson
On any given day, how much of what we say, feel, and do is under our conscious control? More important, how much is not? And most crucial of all: If we understood how our unconscious worked—if we knew why we do what we do—could we finally, fundamentally know ourselves? Could insights into our hidden drivers unlock different ways of thinking, feeling, and acting? What might this mean for our lives?
~ John A. Bargh
los impulsos que motivan muchas de nuestras conductas diarias se originan en procesos mentales de los que no somos conscientes, por más que luego podamos comprenderlos con gran rapidez.
~ John A. Bargh
Encourage your present friends to be active so that you can continue to enjoy recreation with them.
~ John A. McDougall
Also, as you start to feel better thanks to your diet and exercise program, the positive cycle encourages its own continuation. This
~ John A. McDougall
These good results encourage greater compliance, which leads to even better results. In this way, the positive cycle is perpetuated.
~ John A. McDougall
Went to bed with a dream. Woke up with a purpose.
~ John A. Passaro
Water boils at 212 degrees. At 211 degrees it's just hot. Every degree is needed.
~ John A. Passaro
praise and recognition based upon performance are the oxygen of the human spirit
~ John Adair
People expect their Leaders to help them to achieve the common task. to build the synergy of teamwork and to respond to individuals and meet their needs
~ John Adair
Perhaps one day they will add about you as their leader, "And you made a difference" That is the true reward of Leadership
~ John Adair
The more that people share decisions affecting their working life, the more they are motivated to carry them out
~ John Adair