Our Motives Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

So long as we need to control other people, however benign our motives, we are captive to that need. In giving them freedom, we free… — Marilyn Ferguson
Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very… — John C. Maxwell
For many of us, conversion is an ongoing process and not a onetime event that results from a powerful or dramatic experience. Line upon line… — David A. Bednar
But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all. — C.J. Sansom
Even if our motives are presently misunderstood. We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Self-awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions, and our habits and… — Stephen Covey
Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
One principle I've been fighting for that doesn't endear me to a lot of people is that black people can be just as complicated and… — Henry Louis Gates
We like so much to hear people talk of us and of our motives, that we are charmed even when they abuse us. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
The thirst for education that comes with the change the gospel brings can be a blessing or a curse, depending on our motives. — Henry B. Eyring
It is possible to be honest every day. It is possible to live so that others can trust us-can trust our words, our motives, and… — Gordon B. Hinckley
How many times do we lose an occasion for soul work by leaping ahead to final solutions without pausing to savor the undertones? We are… — Thomas Moore
Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions. Jesus repeatedly emphasized the power of good thoughts and proper motives: 'Look unto me in every thought;… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
At the core, our motives are always self-serving, Kate. Altruism is a fog created by sly minds seeking to benefit from the energy and skill… — Ilona Andrews
I've learned that the universe doesn't care what our motives are, only our actions. So we should do things that will bring about good, even… — Wendy Mass
Our feelings of separation from God will diminish as we become more childlike before Him. That is not easy in a world where the opinions… — Henry B. Eyring
Annihilation, they say, is the product of our motives. But since the dawn of time our purpose and impulse was to destroy. — Jeremy Limn

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