Quotes About Motivation

By the time I got kicked out of school, I had nothing else to do but rap.

Writers change the world one heart, one mind, at a time. That should be enough to keep us going.

I'm no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project.

My family means everything to me and the birth of our daughter has enabled me to have more focus on my career and every time I compete, I dedicate my success to them.

Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape!

It's kind of hard to find something that will get your juices flowing if you're somewhat critical. I have a hard time finding great things for myself in '94 and certainly in '95.

If you have people who are high-performing working for you, it's so easy to do your job. Otherwise, you can't even agree on the time of the meeting or who will bring the coffee.

When you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week or a month from now -- just think about one day at a time.

So many people are passive participants in their very short time of having a consciousness, and those who aren't inspire me. Like Malala Yousafzai or a ninety-two-year-old yoga instructor.

I like some time away to recharge the batteries, not only physically, but emotionally so that I get to the point where I'm just dying to direct again and then that's the right time to do it again.

Every time I start the next movie, it's as exciting as the first time.

Motivation describes your attitude when you would rather do one thing more than another at a particular time.

When people say they write for themselves, that's probably what they do. I will admit that I don't write for myself; I write to be read. I've got the reader in my mind all the time.

I love the communication aspect with my athletes. I like the one on one time with my athletes but really its about making them better athletes and finding out what makes them tick.

Every time you pick up an instrument, it's not always out of necessity - for a certain kind of person, it's a choice.

So take the time to think. Discover your real reason for being here and then have the courage to act on it.

Nap time over. Gonna go be active. Do it people!!! In the end all you have is your health.

I don't want to do something unproductive with my time, so I decided to do something musical. So it felt good to say, 'Yeah, I'm producing.' It gave me a fresh vibe - inspiring in a different way.

An organization filled with honest, motivated, connected, eager, learning, experimenting, ethical and driven people will always defeat the one that merely has talent. Every time.

Closed mouths don't get fed, and I'm gonna eat every time I get on the court.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

Every time I've had a bad performance at an event, I've come back more determined and focused.

There's a lot of reasons you can think of to say why you act, but I can only say that it just felt good. At the same time, it felt really painful. It's still troubling and stressful to me.

All this time, I wasn't hungry for success, I was hungry.