--- title: "3 Motivated People Quotes By Simon Sinek" description: "3 Motivated People quotes by Simon Sinek. Plus more from Simon Sinek and more Motivated People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/simon-sinek-349_motivation_great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-peopl_1276274.jpg" --- > [“Great companies don't hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-people-and-motivate-them-they-hire/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/simon-sinek-349_motivation_great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-peopl_1276274.jpg) > [“There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it. Very few people or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/there-are-only-two-ways-to-influence-human-behavior-you-can-2/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/simon-sinek-349_discipline_there-are-only-two-ways-to-influence-hum_2253060.jpg) > [Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-people-and-motivate-them-they-hire-2/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/simon-sinek-349_believe_great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-peopl_2666532.png) ## More by Simon Sinek > [Notoriously outspoken, his sentences always punctuated with profanities, General George S. Patton was the epitome of what a leader should be like - or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/notoriously-outspoken-his-sentences-always-punctuated-with/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [“When you are with Marines gathering to eat, you will notice that the most junior are served first and the most senior are served…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/when-you-are-with-marines-gathering-to-eat-you-will-notice-that-the/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/a-parent-does-not-do-everything-for-their-kid-a-parent-that-does/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/don-t-wait-for-perfection-before-you-start-start-somewhere-so-you-can/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [Followers want to be taken care of. Leaders want to take care of others. We can all be leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/followers-want-to-be-taken-care-of-leaders-want-to-take-care-of/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [“Goethe, the great nineteenth-century thinker, reportedly summed up, “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/goethe-the-great-nineteenth-century-thinker-reportedly-summed-up-you/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [Pursue the thing inside us and others will help us. Pursue the things outside us and others will compete with us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/pursue-the-thing-inside-us-and-others-will-help-us-pursue-the-things/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [“When a WHY goes fuzzy, it becomes much more difficult to maintain the growth, loyalty and inspiration that helped drive the original success. By…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/when-a-why-goes-fuzzy-it-becomes-much-more-difficult-to-maintain-the/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [“Without the protection of our leaders, everyone outside the inner circle is forced to work alone or in small tribes to protect and advance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/without-the-protection-of-our-leaders-everyone-outside-the-inner/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/any-great-and-inspiring-leader-or-organization-that-ever-existed-set/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/i-try-to-find-celebrate-and-teach-leaders-how-to-build-platforms-that/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [Instead of showing up to let everyone know how great we are, show up to find out how great everyone else is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/instead-of-showing-up-to-let-everyone-know-how-great-we-are-show-up/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [Knowledge is understanding based on what has been studied and learned. Wisdom is understanding based on what has been felt and experienced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/knowledge-is-understanding-based-on-what-has-been-studied-and-learned/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [There's only one of me. With you using the why in the center of your work helps me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/there-s-only-one-of-me-with-you-using-the-why-in-the-center-of-your/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) > [“they didn't examine the problem and accumulate data to figure out the best solution - they engineered the outcome they wanted from the beginning.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/they-didn-t-examine-the-problem-and-accumulate-data-to-figure-out-the/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/motivated-people/simon-sinek/#itemlist", "name": "3 Motivated People Quotes By Simon Sinek", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Great companies don't hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Simon Sinek" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-people-and-motivate-them-they-hire/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/simon-sinek-349_motivation_great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-peopl_1276274.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/simon-sinek-349_motivation_great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-peopl_1276274.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/simon-sinek-349_motivation_great-companies-don-t-hire-skilled-peopl_1276274.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Great companies don't hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire…” — Simon Sinek", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it. 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