--- title: "12 People Motivate Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 People Motivate quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best People Motivate sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/jenna-ortega-5985_better_you-need-people-to-root-for-you-need-peo_1510319.jpg" --- > [You need people to root for, you need people who motivate you to be better and also hold you accountable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-ortega/you-need-people-to-root-for-you-need-people-who-motivate-you-to-be/) [Jenna Ortega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-ortega/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/jenna-ortega-5985_better_you-need-people-to-root-for-you-need-peo_1510319.jpg) > [You have to have people around you that motivate you that you want to play really hard for and always play at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-taurasi/you-have-to-have-people-around-you-that-motivate-you-that-you-want-to/) [Diana Taurasi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-taurasi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/diana-taurasi-5019_always_you-have-to-have-people-around-you-that_1823612.jpg) > [Sometimes, the simple messages are the best thing music can do, really. Sometimes, songs can stir people up, motivate them to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-johnson/sometimes-the-simple-messages-are-the-best-thing-music-can-do-really/) [Jack Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/jack-johnson-4207_best-things_sometimes-the-simple-messages-are-the-be_1722338.png) > [In a strong relationship, both people motivate each other to go further in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-a-strong-relationship-both-people-motivate-each-other-to-go/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/anonymous-1_influence_in-a-strong-relationship-both-people-mot_759013.jpg) > [When you believe in people, you motivate them and release their potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/when-you-believe-in-people-you-motivate-them-and-release-their/) [John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/470/john-c-maxwell-113_believe_when-you-believe-in-people-you-motivate_834512.jpg) > [Life; a time you get to make the most of yourself and surround yourself with good people that motivate you to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-a-time-you-get-to-make-the-most-of-yourself-and-surround/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/anonymous-1_good-people_life-a-time-you-get-to-make-the-most-of_983421.jpg) > [Some days I'm just flipping through the iPod trying to get pumped, some days I don't want to listen to anything and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-polamalu/some-days-i-m-just-flipping-through-the-ipod-trying-to-get-pumped/) [Troy Polamalu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-polamalu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eae/troy-polamalu-7387_all-kinds_some-days-i-m-just-flipping-through-the_679739.jpg) > [Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-cain/nobody-motivates-today-s-workers-if-it-doesn-t-come-from-within-it/) [Herman Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-cain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/herman-cain-3645_barriers_nobody-motivates-today-s-workers-if-it-d_2109253.jpg) > [Leaders do not motivate per se. They create conditions for people to motivate themselves. They do it by communicating clearly, setting clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-baldoni/leaders-do-not-motivate-per-se-they-create-conditions-for-people-to/) [John Baldoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-baldoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/john-baldoni-21711_communicate_leaders-do-not-motivate-per-se-they-crea_2370048.png) > [“What motivates some people will not motivate others, a fact that provides all the more reason to understand the needs of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nir-eyal/what-motivates-some-people-will-not-motivate-others-a-fact-that/) [Nir Eyal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nir-eyal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ca/nir-eyal-1258_goals_what-motivates-some-people-will-not-moti_416581.jpg) > [Good people are found not changed. They can change themselves, but you can't change them. You want good people, you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/good-people-are-found-not-changed-they-can-change-themselves-but-you/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/jim-rohn-243_can-t-change_good-people-are-found-not-changed-they-c_538877.jpg) > [“Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allie-brosh/most-people-can-motivate-themselves-to-do-things-simply-by-knowing/) [Allie Brosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allie-brosh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/allie-brosh-12906_accurate_most-people-can-motivate-themselves-to-d_270676.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-motivate/#itemlist", "name": "People Motivate Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You need people to root for, you need people who motivate you to be better and also hold you accountable.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jenna Ortega" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-ortega/you-need-people-to-root-for-you-need-people-who-motivate-you-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/jenna-ortega-5985_better_you-need-people-to-root-for-you-need-peo_1510319.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/jenna-ortega-5985_better_you-need-people-to-root-for-you-need-peo_1510319.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/jenna-ortega-5985_better_you-need-people-to-root-for-you-need-peo_1510319.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You need people to root for, you need people who motivate you to be better and also hold you accountable.” — Jenna Ortega", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have to have people around you that motivate you that you want to play really hard for and always play at the highest level.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Diana Taurasi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-taurasi/you-have-to-have-people-around-you-that-motivate-you-that-you-want-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/diana-taurasi-5019_always_you-have-to-have-people-around-you-that_1823612.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/diana-taurasi-5019_always_you-have-to-have-people-around-you-that_1823612.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/diana-taurasi-5019_always_you-have-to-have-people-around-you-that_1823612.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You have to have people around you that motivate you that you want to play really hard for and always play…” — Diana Taurasi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes, the simple messages are the best thing music can do, really. 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They do it by communicating clearly, setting clear expectations, following through and recognizing performance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Baldoni" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-baldoni/leaders-do-not-motivate-per-se-they-create-conditions-for-people-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/john-baldoni-21711_communicate_leaders-do-not-motivate-per-se-they-crea_2370048.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/john-baldoni-21711_communicate_leaders-do-not-motivate-per-se-they-crea_2370048.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/john-baldoni-21711_communicate_leaders-do-not-motivate-per-se-they-crea_2370048.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Leaders do not motivate per se. They create conditions for people to motivate themselves. 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