Motivational Quotes to Inspire and Empower You

"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it"

Jordan Belfort, Author

"Believe you can and you're halfway there"

Theodore Roosevelt, President

"I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you"

Martin Yan, Celebrity

"One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity"

Edward de Bono, Psychologist

"Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated"

Lou Holtz, Coach

"One of the things I have tried to do with this book and with all of them really is avoid that simple, easy, reductionist view of motivation and to show we do things for a complex net of reasons, a real braid of reasons"

Russell Banks, Author

"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it"

Dwight D. Eisenhower, President

"I think change is possible, but only for individuals who were never truly gay in the first place and who have a strong personal motivation to recover their heterosexuality"

Marilyn vos Savant, Author

"People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time"

Mike Ditka, Coach

"Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game"

Donald Trump, Businessman

"Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity"

Bo Bennett, Businessman

"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people"

Lee Iacocca, Businessman

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going"

Jim Ryun, Athlete

"I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing"

Alexis Arguello, Athlete

"If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around"

Jim Rohn, Businessman

"In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything"

William J. Clinton, President

"I have worked enough and I am happy to be touring the country speaking about living with MS to give people inspiration and motivation to help themselves"

Teri Garr, Actress

"In the same period, Polish literature also underwent some significant changes. From social-political literature, which had a great tradition and strong motivation to be that way, Polish literature changed its focus to a psychological rather than a social one"

Andrzej Wajda, Director

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it"

Raymond Chandler, Writer

"I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration"

Orson Scott Card, Writer

"Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values"

Abraham Maslow, Psychologist

"I don't think any collector knows his true motivation"

Robert Mapplethorpe, Photographer

"People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation"

Jim Carrey, Comedian

"I certainly understand that we're all trying to make a living, but I'm not thinking about that when I'm making it. And if that's your sole motivation, it's going to reflect that narcissistic greed, and you're going to hear it in the music"

Aimee Mann, Musician

"A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line"

Desi Arnaz, Actor

"I also like to look at the dynamic that takes place between religion and science because, in a way, both are asking the same questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? The methodologies are diametrically opposed, but their motivation is the same; the wellspring is the same in both cases"

J. Michael Straczynski, Producer

"I like to put on hardcore when I have to clean my apartment, which I hate to do, but it's motivational. I like old heavy metal when I'm outside working on my car. Music has definite functions for me"

Peter Steele, Musician

"We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter"

Donald Norman, Scientist

"My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about"

Herman Cain, Businessman

"But what was my motivation was music, and the fact that I love to move around. I'm always moving around"

Suzanne Farrell, Dancer

"Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well"

Margaret J. Wheatley, Writer

"But now I'm getting that spiritual motivation to visit Africa"

Dennis Brown, Musician

"I had never even thought I'd be an actress - I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It's the same career"

Anne Parillaud, Actress

"That moment was very important because it was political. That's what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader"

Mary McDonnell, Actress

"What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery"

Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut

"If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday"

Noel Coward, Playwright

"Motivation will almost always beat mere talent"

Norman Ralph Augustine, Author

"The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich"

Michael Moore, Activist

"And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents"

Philippe Perrin, Astronaut

"I'm not the type to pat myself on the back and all that, but somebody has to be lucky, right? When I got to Dallas, I was struggling - sleeping on the floor with six guys in a three-bedroom apartment. I used to drive around, look at the big houses, and imagine what it would be like to live there and use that as motivation"

Mark Cuban, Businessman

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