Quotes About Motivation

I knew that psychological as well as economic factors motivate human behavior.

He attracted smart and dedicated people, and he emphasized a team approach

These sessions produced some of our best ideas, and even when they led nowhere they kept us focused.

had been motivated by the need to act quickly, but, on reflection, I decided that they had a point. At

graduating two years ahead of me.

and I went on with the presentation.

Professors make "profit" into a curse word. If something is bad, it must be because people are doing it purely for profit. Providing a service is only worthy if it is done altruistically. Professors ignore the fact that man is a reward-driven being and that profit is the surest incentive for hard work.

No one will do it for you.

perception shapes priorities, priorities shape people

And when he dreams he does not want to write, he does not have the power to dream he wants to write; and when he dreams he wants to write, he does not have the power to dream he does not want to write.

It was getting the results that made science worth doing; the accolades were a thin, secondary pleasure.

I think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I'm not talking about acting or anything like that, I'm talking about people I admire, whether it's a writer or a musician or a sports figure or a politician, whatever.

It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.

No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts to believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. en.path-2-happiness.com

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Not failure, but low aim is sin.

The tragedy of life lies not in not reaching your goals, but in having no goals to reach.

"Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues"