Consuming Quote by Ada Louise Huxtable

“four principles of human endeavor: • The effort that we put into something does not just change the object. It changes us and the…

— Dan Ariely

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

— Aesop

The intensity of your desire governs the power with which the force is directed.

— John McDonald

“When the first force, social feeling and community expectation, is ignored or affronted, the person concerned will reveal certain aggressive character traits: vanity, ambition,…

— Tom Butler-Bowdon

Gentle persuasion succeeds where force fails.

— Aesop

One is distracted by this notion that there is such an thing as inspiration, that it comes fast and easy. And some people are…

— Leonard Cohen

Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it enables us to fulfill our longing to achieve our goals while letting us boldly recognize and…

— Derrick Bell

“When trying to get people to change familiar ways of doing things, social pressures and constraints exerted by the informal peer group represent the…

— Lee Ross

I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job…

— Scott Adams

“Motivation is getting a hand on an idea and carrying it out; through a push from a force within.”

— ANIKOR Daniel

Motivation is an inner force that compels behavior.

— Denis Waitley