Quotes About Motivation

There are no egoistic or unegoistic actions: both concepts are psychological absurdities.

An instinct is weakened when it rationalises itself: for by rationalising itself it weakens itself.

Knowledge kills action; action requires the veils of illusion: that is the doctrine of Hamlet, not that cheap wisdom of Jack the Dreamer who reflects too much and, as it were, from an excess of possibilities does not get around to action. Not reflection, no—true knowledge, an insight into the horrible truth, outweighs any motive for action, both in Hamlet and in the Dionysian man.

We have invented the concept "goal": in reality, goals are absent . . .

What is Genius?- To aspire to a lofty aim and to will the means to that aim.

He who cannot find the way to HIS ideal, lives more frivolously and shamelessly than the man without an ideal.

Whoever does not know how to find the way to his ideal lives more frivolously and impudently than the man without an ideal.

Man would sooner have the void for his purpose than be void of purpose

Intense hope is a much stronger stimulant to life than any single instance of happiness which actually occurs.

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

He'd said that same day to Fani that a practical man can always make what he wants to do look like a sacrifice for others' welfare.

He'd said that same day to Fani that a practical man can always make what he wants to do look like a sacrifice for others' welfare. He began to suspect, now, that the welfare of others can often coincide with one's own.

No one can love himself properly unless he knows why he is living. Love is useless when alone

From my experience it is always well never to pay attention to what people say, but rather why they say it.

Do not say we work to go to Heaven because we are mercenary. Does a man love a woman and ask for her hand because he is mercenary? I love poetry; there's no money in it.

Do what you love.

Sorcerers believe that an action taken for the right reasons has an unreasonable chance of success.

I don't wait for inspiration. Writing is my job.

In that case there will be no danger of his performing any evil action, since he practises temperance and despises money: all evil actions that men undertake are done either at the prompting of greed or under the spell of pleasure

I believe whoever has the most energy wins. You need energy to win at your relationship, win in your career, win as a parent, win at being your highest potential self.

As a drag flicker, I have always strived that my team wins and comes on top.

You wanna work on something big so that if you win, everybody wins, and you really have an impact on the world. And that can get you out of bed.

The initial two or three wins that you get really give you a surge in confidence. That helps for the following games.

Tottenham is not a club that always wins, but we are trying to create something. It's not easy to fight against European monsters, but it is a motivation.