Quotes About Motivation

John Wooden's books are great.

My motivation to compete was always about improving one year to the next. At 34, I realised I'd never run any quicker, so why hang on? But I love running and still run along woodland trails and beaches every few days.

No, I want my kids to be Tiger Woods. And Serena Williams. I dig those two.

Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete.

I want success for Woody Johnson, I do.

The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett, by Lucille Ball.

Your principal motive on a movie set is to get the film made, but on a Woody Allen set, there's an ulterior thing that goes on, which is, 'Did you have a conversation with Woody? How friendly have you been with him? Am I liked by him?'

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.

I don't want to hear the word 'can't.'

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Ambition has become a dirty word, and I believe it is a great evolutionary force for the positive. If people fail or go astray in their ambition I can live with it but not with people lowering their expectations, wasting time, slacking off and glorifying failure and stupidity.

The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.

'Inspiration' is a word used by people who aren't really doing anything.

For the beautiful word begets the beautiful deed.

'Pressure' is not a word that I associate with very much; it is a matter of perspective. It depends on your disposition as a person. It can either be that you are pressurised by something, or you can be motivated and encouraged by it.

If you believe the people who love you, you get lazy. And if you believe the people who hate you, you become... maybe intimidated, or whatever the word might be, and you don't write as well.

I'm not the best person at putting words together. I can't give you the melody. But I might inspire somebody.

I type 40 words per minute on a normal computer with my left foot. And with two cups of coffee, I can do 53 words per minute.

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it's as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

The material came bubbling up inside like a geyser or an oil gusher. It streamed up of its own accord, down my arm and out of my fountain pen in a torrent of six thousand words a day.

You can't under-estimate the power of uplifting melody and words.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.