Motivating Quotes
144 quotes by 130 authors
-
NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve. It's sad that…
— Neil Armstrong
-
I question myself every day. That's what I still find motivating about this. I don't have the answers, I don't pretend that I do just…
— Andre Agassi
-
I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the…
— Madeleine Albright
-
I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force.
— John Cleese
-
Every scientist, through personal study and research, completes himself and his own humanity. ... Scientific research constitutes for you, as it does for many, the…
— Pope John Paul II
-
The best motivating is self-motivating. The guy says, "I wish someone would come by and turn me on. "What if they don't show up? You've…
— Jim Rohn
-
If compassion was the motivating factor behind all of our decisions, would our world not be a completely different place?
— Sheryl Crow
-
It is the satisfaction of doing it for yourself and motivating others to work with you in bringing it about. It is about the fun,…
— Richard Branson
-
Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.
— Edward de Bono
-
The only real failure in life is the failure to try.
— Sven-Goran Eriksson
-
It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to…
— Thomas a Kempis
-
...one of my motivating forces has been to recreate the world I know into a world I wish I could be in. Hence my optimism…
— Kristin Hunter
-
To this day, we see all around us the Promethean drive to omnipotence through technology and to omniscience through science. The effecting of all things…
— Gerald Holton
-
Normativity, I believe, is very different from motivating force. Neither includes, or implies, the other. Other animals can be motivated by their desires and beliefs.…
— Derek Parfit
-
I found the sections on aging, relationships, and procrastinating especially helpful. I really found the tips and suggestions very helpful, inspiring, positive, and motivating. Yes,…
— Karen Lewis
-
The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.
— John C. Maxwell
-
And here's what management is: motivating people and putting them in places where they can succeed.
— Donny Deutsch
-
The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It…
— Daniel Goleman
-
What is ultimately motivating the character?
— Matt Bomer
-
If you're 70th or 80th on the money list, it's not very motivating.
— Stacy Lewis
Who Wrote These Motivating Quotes
130 authors contributed a total of 144 Motivating Quotes, led by these top contributors: