Gymnastics, for me, gave me a lot of self-pride: that drive to want to be great at something for myself. But it… — Amanda Borden Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I think there's a lack of ambition in me. But then sometimes, I think, no, you can, like William Blake said,… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
Obviously, my daughter keeps me motivated, but I've got a really great support system. Having my husband and my mother and my… — Jamie Lynn Spears Copy Share Image
“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… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
Don't get hung up on the hard times, the challenges. Tell your story by highlighting the victories. Because it's your victories that… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
Thus if we know a child has had sufficient opportunity to observe and acquire a behavioural sequence, and we know he is… — Urie Bronfenbrenner Copy Share Image
Moving is what the deal is. I wish I could spend more time in places, but I find I either want to… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
“People who discipline themselves to get up and do things they don’t necessarily love or like doing, but do it regardless to… — Jeanette Coron Copy Share Image
“The process doesn’t end there. Stories are more than just images. As you continue in the tale, you get to know the… — Livia Blackburne Copy Share Image
I had to do this album. I tried thinking, "I'm not going to do it." But then I'm sitting there getting all… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
“Real change is difficult at the beginning, but gorgeous at the end. Change begins the moment you get the courage and step… — Roy T. Bennett Copy Share Image
Alone of prejudices, anti-Zionism is sacrosanct. How very dare we distinguish the motivation of one sort from another? Or question, in any… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
“The Paddock was one of those medium-sized houses with a goodish bit of very tidy garden and a carefully rolled gravel drive… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
“A Gallup Study completed in 2008 asked followers which qualities they most wanted from their leaders. The expected descriptors—vision, purpose, drive, ambition,… — Jerry Colonna Marie R. Miyashiro Copy Share Image
It's not about the fish; it's not about the pollution; it's not about the climate change. It's about us and our greed… — Jeremy Jackson Copy Share Image
At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you’ll have to find the inner motivation to… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
“All of the above scenario's (wars and atrocities) were caused by the robot's possession of human emotions and thus motivation. ISMAIL has… — Steven Warr Copy Share Image
By the time I was 14, my most burning ambition was to leave my home, leave my neighborhood, leave my city. I… — Scott Spencer Copy Share Image
I feel passionately about how I express myself. Language is the greatest motivating force. You can phrase something positively and inspire people… — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
Their [those with eating disorders'] task is to rescue themselves from a drive that is destroying them. Food embodies the false values… — Marion Woodman Copy Share Image
“Do Something! I was sitting on a plane after a long, tiring business trip. I was a bit grouchy and irritable because… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
I believe the ultimate source of blessings is within us. A good motivation and honesty bring self-confidence , which attracts the trust… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The best stroked putt in a lifetime does not bring the aesthetic satisfaction of a perfectly hit wood or iron shot. There… — Al Barkow Copy Share Image
Before anyone ever cared where I would play basketball, I was a kid from Northeast Ohio. Its where I walked. Its where… — LeBeon James Copy Share Image
What keeps me motivated to create new music is the joy of songwriting. The joy of being creative. The joy of writing… — Nick Heyward Copy Share Image
“Law 10: Embrace your quest. Extraordinary minds are motivated by a quest or calling—a drive to create some positive change in the… — Vishen Lakhiani Copy Share Image
I can't say that I am not driven by success or have a fear of being successful. But for me, the ultimate… — Kano Copy Share Image
Me and my wife have been on the same kind of routine since we got married, man. Just praying together in the… — Chris Harris, Jr Copy Share Image
“We have discussed your definition, analyzed its ramifications to a reasonable depth, and accept it," said the expendable. "Meaning I gave you… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
It takes a MAN and WOMAN, To lay down together to conceive a child, The MAN becomes a FATHER, The WOMAN becomes… — Becka Miller Copy Share Image
Sometimes writers or writer-directors can get nuts about words, but you know and I know that it's the thought process behind the… — John Kapelos Copy Share Image
“The bat-and-ball problem, the flowers syllogism, and the Michigan/Detroit problem have something in common. Failing these minitests appears to be, at least… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“USB drive mode. Your Kindle will continue to charge in this mode. If the charge indicator light on the bottom edge of… — Amazon Copy Share Image
“The conquest of the soul is not marked by the clash of swords, but by the tender touch of kindness and the… — Shree Shambav Copy Share Image
Not only do the majority of senior women executives have sports in their background, they recognize that the behaviors and techniques learned… — Beth Brooke Copy Share Image
Obsessive devotion to creating can spark that which is called 'genius.' Smarter or more gifted? The 'madness' is the insatiable drive to… — Paul Russo Copy Share Image
“The need to win, is less about the trophies than about beating the other girls. I can get fancy and sweet about… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
The press, that goiter of the world, swells up with the desire for conquest and bursts with the achievements which every day… — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
A simple phrase yet, so unfamiliar with a lot of people. What is the true meaning of life? It's not about having… — Brian Young Copy Share Image
Normativity, I believe, is very different from motivating force. Neither includes, or implies, the other. Other animals can be motivated by their… — Derek Parfit Copy Share Image