Motivated Quotes

580 Motivated quotes by 468 unique authors

I have always felt that Judit was a relatively slow starter, though she is extremely motivated, diligent, hard-working, and disciplined towards her goals in chess… — Susan Polgar
I have been extremely pleased to support the Trust's work in the Lupus Unit ever since. Personal experience also motivated me to become involved to… — Elaine Paige
We would, however, perform an injustice to the bourgeois women's rights movement if we would regard it as solely motivated by economics. No, this movement… — Clara Zetkin
To accept struggle as part of life, to accept all of it, even the darkest moments of anguish; to be motivated by love rather than… — Nathaniel Branden
But, I swear, they're turning Donna into Annie Hall this season. More ties. More suits. But they're also keeping her really motivated, ya know? Like,… — Laura Prepon
Everyone is motivated a little or a lot to do something or nothing. Motivation is the internalized drive toward the dominant thought of the moment.… — Denis Waitley
It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine. — Venus Williams
Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law. That [affirmative action] programs may have been… — Clarence Thomas
The pursuit of learning is not a piece of content that can be taught. It is a value that teachers model. Only teachers who are… — Martin Haberman
A typical mathematician does not actively try to be useful. Individual mathematicians are motivated primarily by a subtle mixture of ambition and intellectual curiosity, and… — Timothy Gowers
Mathematicians can and do fill in gaps, correct errors, and supply more detail and more careful scholarship when they are called on or motivated to… — William Thurston
If I try to use human influence strategies and tactics of how to get other people to do what I want, to work better, to… — Stephen Covey
It is illuminating to note, here, how the daily rituals and working routines of prolific authors and artists - people who really do get a… — Oliver Burkeman
Inspiration is being motivated by a person or idea. Motivation is being inspired by an object. When people are inspired, they don't need motivation. — Thomas Leonard
The things that they're rejecting I can't change. I can't change my bra size. They're natural. I can work out and I can stay healthy… — Kate Upton
Gandhi rejects the Adam Smith notion of human nature as motivated by self-interest and brute needs and returns us to our spiritual dimension with its… — Nelson Mandela
Teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes are going to be very, very motivated to go for the titles. — Sebastian Vettel
Mastery requires endurance. Mastery, a word we don’t use often, is not the equivalent of what we might consider its cognate—perfectionism—an inhuman aim motivated by… — Sarah Lewis
Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve… — Chris Hadfield
If you depend on being emotionally inspired or newly motivated, you will need a new fix almost every day. — Richard Rohr
When we are no longer motivated by fear, we understand that every moment is perfect in its own way. We no longer dread what we… — Alberto Villoldo
I've never been motivated by money. My peers and colleagues inspire me. — Robin Chase
I’ve met a lot of men who were motivated to commit violence just like me. And without exception, without question, every one of them was… — Ted Bundy
The quality of a person’s life is the sum total of the character, good or not so good, of the people whom he has inspired… — Unknown Author
Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you're always more motivated, simply because you feel at home. — SebastiAn

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