Spur Quotes

125 Spur quotes by 117 unique authors

The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having… — James Payn
Much like the conservationists who previously have received the Audubon Medal, including Stewart Udall, Rachel Carson and Ted Turner, I realize that this recognition cannot… — Louis Bacon
Tax incentives might spur hiring in the short run, but how lasting are those gains if the jobs expire with the tax credits and they… — Myron Scholes
My husband and I have enjoyed many summer holidays on the Continent, and many people say that their most memorable trips have been the journeys… — Margaret Beckett
Indebted countries can only grow out of their debt troubles through strong economic growth; austerity measures alone cannot work. It is imperative to engage in… — Lou Jiwei
Private sector development and the creation of small businesses spur investment, jobs, opportunity, and hope. It empowers the market to meet local needs, whether for… — Robert Zoellick
Words outlive people, institutions, civilizations. Words spur images, associations, memories, inspirations and synapse pulsations. Words send off physical resonations of thought into the nethersphere. Words… — Inga Muscio
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger. — Francis Quarles
The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry. — Henry Taylor
For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more… — Xenophon
I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it. — David Mallet
There would be no idling in a co-operative workshop. Each workman, being an employer, has a spur to his own industry, and has a pecuniary… — Leland Stanford
I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before - and from other years, too - to spur you to do… — Tony Romo
That tax relief can spur the economy and thereby benefit all Americans is something that Washington Democrats used to understand. President Kennedy, for example, aggressively… — Mike Bouchard
Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set… — John Locke
You think it horrible that lust and rage Should dance attendance upon my old age; They were not such a plague when I was young;… — William Butler Yeats
It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to… — Harold W. Dodds
There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a subway… — Michael Ritchie
These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament in prosperity, a consoling refuge in adversity; they are pleasure… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
After hours, four hoes, flying spur, four-door, Stay strapped, 4-4, I can never go broke. — French Montana
I have a good balance between tattoos that mean a lot to me and are well thought out, and tattoos that I got spur of… — Kat Von D
I know how you feel,(whn I'm around you ) in mind its like a spur wheel, i hav a little ego ideal, but , i… — Mercy
There is no better Samaritan job than to spur up employment avenues. — Anuj Somany
Avarice, the spur of industry, is so obstinate a passion, and works its way through so many real dangers and difficulties, that it is not… — David Hume
Many failures are traceable to the lack of proper commitment. Very often we make a beginning on the spur of the moment, neglecting the important… — Joseph Benziger

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