Evolutionary psychologists seem to want to unmask our noblest motives as ultimately self-interested - to show that our love for children, compassion… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
I don't [know] what everybody else's motives are, I don't know what your motives are, but mine is to portray the real… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
During the Vietnam era, more than 30,000 draft dodgers and deserters sought harbor in cities like Montreal and Toronto, where public opposition… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
And yet the motives of women are so inscrutable. You remember the woman at Margate whom I suspected for the same reason.… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions. Jesus repeatedly emphasized the power of good thoughts and proper motives: 'Look unto me… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
Caretaking is different from care giving. Care giving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
In order to raise money from somebody, you have to understand who is this person, not to deceive them but to understand… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
If the Presidents Club had a seal, around the ring would be three words: cooperation, competition, and consolation. On the one hand,… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
Relationship ready? Hmmm. Maybe. Check your motives. If you're feeling desperate, you're probably just in a funk -- settling for any old… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
These illustrations suggest four general maxims[...]. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The greatest cause of evil included all human motives in one giant paradox. Good and bad were so inextricably mixed that we… — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
I do not think one can assess a writer's motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“But I must admit that my motives were no entirely noble; there were in me at least some elements of the anger… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
The motives and purposes of authors are not always so pure and high, as, in the enthusiasm of youth, we sometimes imagine.… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
“It is for the reader to see in the book the nature of the motives of human actions and perhaps learn something… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
Money destroys human roots wherever it is able to penetrate, by turning desire for gain into the sole motive. It easily manages… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
I can understand that people who have a very different view to mine are motivated by the purest of motives. All I… — Scott Morrison Copy Share Image
![“I don't [know] what everybody else's motives are, I don't know what your motives are, but mine is to portray the real life of an NBA player. And it's not all about I just do everything, like I'm the hardest worker, or I love to play basketball every day, I go to the gym at eight and don't leave…” quote by Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9de/kevin-durant-2143_basketball_i-don-t-know-what-everybody-else-s-motiv_2819605.png)
![“These illustrations suggest four general maxims[...]. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to yourself. The second is: don't over-estimate your own merits. The third is: don't expect others to take as much interest in you as you do yourself. And the…” quote by Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f03/bertrand-russell-69_desire_these-illustrations-suggest-four-general_3090726.jpg)
