Quotes About Motivation

Making money does not seem to me a very elevating ambition

He draws the motivations of his moral attitude from within the character which he has given himself and from within the universe which is its correlative.

The object of an action and the level of the energy by which it is carried out are distinct from each other. A certain thing must be done. But where is the energy to be drawn for its accomplishment? A virtuous action can lower a man if there is not enough energy available on the same level.

Every act should be considered from the point of view not of its object but of its impulsion. The question is not 'What is the aim?' It is 'What is the origin?

The intelligence can only be led by desire. For there to be desire, there must be pleasure and joy in the work. The intelligence only grows and bears fruit in joy. The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Obedience is the only pure motive, the only one which does not in the slightest degree seek a reward for the action, but leaves all care of reward to the Father who is in secret and who sees in secret.

Thus the motivation, energy and drive for holiness are all found in the reality and power of God's grace in Christ. And so if I am to make any progress in sanctification, the place where I must always begin is the gospel of the mercy of God to me in Christ Jesus.

She would earn her living.

E posibil s? nu fii tu însuÈ›i o surs? de lumin?, dar eÈ™ti, cu siguran??, un conduc?tor al ei. Unii oameni, neavând geniu, au totuÈ™i puterea v?dit? de a-l stimula.

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.

Tut! Tut!' cried Sherlock Holmes. 'You must act, man, or you are lost. Nothing but energy can save you. This is no time for despair.

Those are the three keys: the want and the opposition to the want need to be important, necessary, and urgent. The result should be the kind of conflict that interests readers.

Your job is obviously very pressured. I thrive under pressure, I explain. Which is true. I've known that about myself ever since... Well. Ever since my mother told me when I was about 8.

Look into your heart- and go after what you really want.

But nothing changes if nothing changes. I saw that slogan on a T-shirt the other day, and it really resonated. I've changed. My horizons have shifted, And if I want to keep growing and changing, I need to challenge myself.

Sophie Kinsella

Stop explaining how impossible it is, stop making endless excuses, stop faffing around…and just do it!

Your job is obviously very pressured." "I thrive under pressure," I explain. Which is true. I've known that about myself ever since Ã¢â'¬Â¦ Well. Ever since my mother told me, when I was about eight. You thrive under pressure, Samantha. Our whole family thrives under pressure. It's like our family motto or something.

The 'what' is easy. It's the 'why'.

Success is dependent on effort.

Know'st not whate'er we do is done in love?

all done with a will. The pains we inflict upon ourselves hurt most of all.

Twaddle, rubbish, and gossip is what people want, not action....The secret of life is to chatter freely about all one wishes to do and how one is always being prevented--and then do nothing.

If something is eating at you, you gotta find a way to use it.