“Bitter people are not interested in what you say, but what you hide.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
The value the world sets upon motives is often grossly unjust and inaccurate. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
If the outcome is good, what's the difference between motives that sound good and good, sound motives? — Laurence J. Peter Copy Share Image
“Humble me so I do what is right. Break me so I cling to You. Expose me so my motives stay pure.” — alisa hope wagner Copy Share Image
Hunger, love, vanity, and fear. There are four great motives of human action. — William Graham Sumner Copy Share Image
People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives. — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives.” Within” — Kevin Nichols Copy Share Image
“If you press people to identify the motives behind their self-interest it usually boils down to four items: money, power, status, and… — Marshall Goldsmith Copy Share Image
You become what you give your attention to...If you yourself don't choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
We should often blush for our very best actions, if the world did but see all the motives upon which they were… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
To presume a want of motives for such contests . . . would be to forget that men are ambitious, vindictive, and rapacious. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
“And now, no matter what I thought I had done or why I did it, it has become completely untrue because of… — Tony Burgess Copy Share Image
If tempted by something that feels 'altruistic,' examine your motives and root out that self-deception. Then, if you still want to do… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The beauty and riddle in studying the motives of any politician is in trying to decide what is idealism and what is… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error is that… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Get to know two things about a man. How he earns his money and how he spends it. You will then have… — Robert McCracken Copy Share Image
“Often people that tell others they are "extremely polite" when the situation calls for tact and bluntness are not actually polite people.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
There are three motives for which we live; we live for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the… — Wallace D. Wattles Copy Share Image
You can drive yourself crazy trying to peer into a person's soul--or you can do the sensible thing: ask not what inner… — Paul Begala Copy Share Image
The motives to actions and the inward turns of mind seem in our opinion more necessary to be known than the actions… — Sarah Fielding Copy Share Image
The next humans to walk on the moon may be Chinese. Only China seems to have the resources, the dirigiste government, and… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can… — African Spir Copy Share Image
World events are the work of individuals whose motives are often frivolous, even casual. — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Building trust is key to discovering and understanding your buyers' motives. — Grant Cardone Copy Share Image
“Instruction would be wasted on me. Just to give me the form and I'll sign on the dotted line.” — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“When you constantly question the motives of others you can't see them in their truest form.” — Jayce O'Neal Copy Share Image
I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused. — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
Everyone has motives. Let's acknowledge that and get on with the interesting part. — Stephen C. Meyer Copy Share Image
if you want to create art, you'd best have a deep belief in yourself and no ulterior motives. — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
“motives for greed and selfishness are often attributed to toil and source of riches.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Getting down to the nitty-gritty, most people are motivated by unconscious motives most of the time. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“What is strange is that we may remember what we have done, but not always why we did it.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Upon examination of a people’s history, beware the story teller’s motives.” — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
The most terrible of motives and the most unanswerable of responses: Because. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“In life, as in chess, it is always better to analyze one's motives and intentions.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“You don’t ever need motives, Lana. Anything you want, anything that makes you happy… just ask.” — Alessandra Torre Copy Share Image
