Motivational Quotes

"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

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

Noel Coward, Playwright

"Being here allows me to make the case that not all aging, narcissistic movie actors whose children could be mistaken for their grandchildren necessarily act with the same motivation"

Warren Beatty, Actor

"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

"I just knew that economics had never been my big motivation"

Leigh Steinberg, Businessman

"All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love"

Spike Lee, Director

"Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way"

Les Brown, Businessman

"Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are"

Wayne Dyer, Psychologist

"I love Nautilus and stretching. The results are immediate, and that gives me the motivation to continue"

Donna Dixon, Actress

"There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning"

Pat Riley, Coach

"I don't know if there are words to describe my motivation"

Lorrie Fair, Athlete

"I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game"

Tom Landry, Coach

"Y'know, the real reason why I was such a failure in the sense of being unable to make any sort of a living was because I was really not motivated. I had no motivation"

Paul Twitchell, Celebrity

"If people are really excited about their music, and that's their primary motivation, then that comes through in demo tapes. That's the most important ingredient"

Greg Ginn, Musician

"It's what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs and just trying not to be boring. That was their main motivation and it worked for them. I remember reading that and thinking that was the way to do it"

Jonny Greenwood, Musician

"You know looking back on it now I used the fight and after the fight as motivation, to make sure I was going to be the best middleweight in the world for a long time"

Marvin Hagler, Athlete

"Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation"

Roger Clemens, Athlete

"I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility"

Eliot Spitzer, Lawyer

"Walking your talk is a great way to motivate yourself. No one likes to live a lie. Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do"

Vince Poscente

"We had an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth and I think if that's not enough motivation I don't think you should be playing this game"

Tina Thompson

"At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me"

Michael Strahan, Athlete

"If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently"

Placido Domingo, Musician

"I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions"

Sidney Sheldon, Novelist

"A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning"

Pat Riley, Coach

"Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me"

Ahmed Ben Bella, Politician

"It doesn't matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesn't give me more or less motivation"

Monica Seles, Athlete

"An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager"

Bob Nelson

"I tried to instill a different motivation, to give them the security and the conviction that they were doing something good, something necessary, something useful - if you want to use a grandiose expression, that they were doing something for peace"

Markus Wolf, Public Servant

"Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant"

Michael Shermer, Writer

"If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation"

Dorothy Denning, Public Servant

"If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers"

Dee Hock, Businessman

"Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek"

Mario Andretti, Celebrity

"Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports"

Katarina Witt, Athlete

"But I find with Francis Bacon, some of the things were in the place, and someone who was connected with these schools of thought, and someone who had a motivation that equals the scope of the comedy and the tragedy in the plays"

Mark Rylance, Actor

"While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm"

Dorothy Denning, Public Servant

"Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other"

Nora Roberts, Author

"I sat down with my trainers to check my past seasons and to see what could be done to keep me motivated and in good shape. I had to find a new motivation, a new momentum"

Hermann Maier, Athlete

"Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different"

Hans Blix, Diplomat

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