Quotes About Motivation

Come; come! He who cannot act must make haste to sleep!

But may not one sometimes make a mistake without being able to help it?' 'Yes. But so long as he is not after his own ends, he will never make a serious mistake.

I am certain that he both thought and worked better, because he both thought and worked.

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives lies a mystery. Writing a book is a long, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.

His answer to every problem, every setback was "I will work harder!" —which he had adopted as his personal motto.

I understand HOW: I do not understand WHY

The main motive for nonattachment is a desire to escape from the pain of living, and above all from love, which, sexual or non-sexual, is hard work.

In practice nobody cares whether work is useful or useless, productive or parasitic; the sole thing demanded is that it shall be profitable.

Money, money, all is money! Could you write even a penny novelette without money to put heart into you? Invention, energy, wit, style, charm--they've all got to be paid for in hard cash.

You can only create if you can care

For you can only create if you care.

It was merely a few words of encouragement, the sort of words that are uttered in the din of battle, not distinguishable individually but restoring confidence by the fact of being spoken.

Jättes kõrvale vajaduse elatist teenida, on minu meelest kirjutamisel, vähemalt proosa kirjutamisel, neli suurt motiivi. Erineval määral eksisteerivad nad igas kirjanikus, proportsiooniti aeg-ajalt varieerudes vastavalt õhkkonnale, milles ta elab.

Si aprende a fijarse un pequeño deseo bien definido, ello lo llevará a fijarse otro más grande.

Thou makest me to realize the reason why we have never found any measure of wealth. We never sought it.

Preceding accomplishment must be desire. Thy desires must be strong and definite.

yet he did possess one of the vital requirements to increase his earnings. Within him was a strong desire to earn more

En aquellas cosas hacia las cuales dirigimos nuestros mejores esfuerzos, tenemos éxito.

Only a great desire for wealth. Besides this, nothing.

Therefore, please some good gentlemen, tell me that right name you call man who puts off doing those things that mighty good for him. Procrastinator, called a voice.

So must every man master his own spirit of procrastination before he can expect to share in the rich treasures of Babylon.

Only a great desire for wealth.

With a new vision, I saw the things I must do. First, I

The spirit of procrastination is within all men. We