Motive Quotes

782 Motive quotes by 561 unique authors

We have a Father, and He cares about our internal world - issues of motive, issues of fear, issues of validation. — John Eldredge
A desire of gain is common to mankind, and the general motive to business and industry. — Oliver Ellsworth
Getting ahead cannot be the only motive that motivates people. You have to imagine what a good life is. — Henry Giroux
Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. — Eric Hoffer
If interstellar travel is as time- or energy- demanding as the above figures indicate, it is far from obvious what the motive for colonization might… — Unknown Author
I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the necessity of an inquest, and also… — Alex Campbell
What appeared to the earlier physicists to be the constant quantity of heat is nothing more than the whole motive power of the motion of… — Hermann von Helmholtz
The atmosphere is much too near for dreams. It forces us to action. It is close to us. We are in it and of it.… — Cleveland Abbe
By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act. — Claude Adrien Helvetius
I think the motive is to establish in federal law the personhood from conception forward and try and alter the Constitution through statute. — Zoe Lofgren
Profit per se is not my motive. — Chris Hughes
I have to know the killer, the victim and the motive when I begin. Then I start to create the characters and see how the… — Elizabeth George
I wish for you all, each of you, to have your own motive for indignation. This is precious. When something outrages you as I was… — Stephane Hessel
My books are love stories at core, really. But I am interested in manifestations of love beyond the traditional romantic notion. In fact, I seem… — Khaled Hosseini
People instinctively know the difference between something done with a profit motive and something done with a love motive. — Philip Yancey
It's motive alone that gives character to the actions of men — Jean De La Bruyere
The root of the matter½ the thing I mean½ is love, Christian love, or compassion. If you feel this, you have a motive for existence,… — Bertrand Russell
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting… — Mark Twain
When the shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise, they ignore the fact that it is an economic support… — Dwight David Eisenhower
Circling your head, contemplating everything you ever said. Now I see the truth, I got doubt. A different motive in your eyes and now I'm… — Trapt
People look AT you, God looks IN you! — Kenneth W Griffin
It appears that your intellect has not yet grasped the contexts at hand or even anticipate the conclusion of the subject/ you and me engaging… — Londa Ntombela
My motive for today is to live one day at a time. What ever happens good or bad? It still good with me! I still… — Glen Rambharack
The eager to learn is what can give you a motive to success — Simphiwe
Assumptions can be a hurtful thing. No one knows the motive in someones heart. — The Joker

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