Quotes About Motivation

I'll never be on the level of my idols.

That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.

I would work every day if I could.

If I could still play, I would be trying. It's been 15 years.

If I could play this game at a decent level, I'd come back and play.

If I could be working every day, I would be.

I said I wanted to be the best in the world. I thought if I could make it, I would be able to change my future, to change my destiny. I would push myself to the limits. I would do 70 laps and barely eat.

I don't know if I could have made it as an NBA player. But I knew I could make it as a coach.

If I could turn it on like a faucet then I think it would be kind of unearned. I feel like you need to struggle a little bit to make anything good.

If you're like me, and self-motivation just doesn't get the job done, maybe a little fitness-app competition is just what you need to ignite your need to get moving. It's worth a shot!

I never thought that I couldn't do what I set out to do. It wasn't from arrogance; it was from ignorance.

Not working makes you ill, sad, depressed. It ages you.

The illness, and the untimely death of my brothers, has made me conscious of the fact that - rather than just think about it - it's crucial that you do today what you want to do.

When you see people your own age afflicted and experiencing life-threatening illnesses, I think it prompts you to apply to yourself the philosophy, 'I want to do the best I know how to do every day.'

I think fiction, for me, is a way of trying to understand why people do the things they do - and trying to explain what is, at heart, illogical.

It's really about the work - if you are doing it for the right reasons - really to illuminate the human condition.

When you speak to a lot of kids, as I've done over the years, you know what to say, keep them laughing, good illustrations and learn to read.

A book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.

It may be that learning to do creative work of any kind - not just direct imagery exercises - may help combat writer's block.

I do feel that it's very important to see positive imagery.

I like to think that images of people doing amazing things may open people's eyes to the human potential, to the idea that people can do the extraordinary when they set their minds to it.

Boredom is your imagination calling to you.

People need to understand that I came this far being chubby and all that. Imagine how far I could go actually being in good shape and looking good.

I've always imagined myself doing well, whatever I did.