motivation Quotes
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My first degree was in mathematics. That was great, but it didn't help with many of the things that puzzled me. I became a philosopher because I wanted to understand everything, especially those things that didn't make sense. And that has continued to be my philosophical motivation. That's one reason I have such a roving philosophical eye - once I have figured out a philosophical topic to my satisfaction, I find myself moving on to new problems.
David Papineau
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I think what I try to do with all the naysayers, negative comments, or even people that think you can't do it, I'm trying very hard to use it as motivation and to add to that chip on my shoulder.
Erin Andrews
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The motivation is in my heart to work toward my goals and my dreams.
Nonito Donaire
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Progress is the ultimate motivation.
Anthony Robbins
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There are unseen objects that await us, if we as architects begin to think about designing not the object, but a process to generate objects.
Michael Hansmeyer
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You've got to be careful against classy fighters, especially counter-punchers because if you go for the finish too early, you can end up getting finished yourself.
Carl Froch
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Joe Calzaghe was using the excuse, no one knows who I am in America. Now everyone knows who I am in America.
Carl Froch
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I'm going to use this disappointment as motivation for getting better, ... It was a hard year, the whole year, I'm not going to lie. I don't feel that I have played like I'm capable of playing.
Alana Beard
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"Events," I say to the Captain, "events control our lives, although we have no understanding of them nor do they have any motivation. Everything is blind chance, happenstance, occurrence; in an infinite universe anything can happen. After the fact we find reasons.
Barry Malzberg
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Are we at some kind of evolutionary equipoise as a species? Or, are we destined to become something different - something, perhaps, even better adapted to the environment?
Harvey V. Fineberg
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I take a lot of personal pride and motivation to be able to make a difference in areas that may fall through the cracks in R&D across the industry.
Vivek Ramaswamy
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In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything.
Bill Clinton
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The journey of consciousness, of mysticism, is to come to know yourself and your own motivations.
Caroline Myss
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Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned, whether I knew I was learning them or not, through sports.
Mia Hamm
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That was the first time I've drawn anything for seven years. I feel like I had been held underwater, and someone finally reached down and pulled my head up so I could breathe.
Mick Ebeling
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I have been compared to Mao since we were both junior skaters. We've felt the rivalry since then, so we wanted to avoid each other. However, she has been my motivation.
Kim Yuna
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Sports have always been a big part of my life. At school, I played a lot of different sports, and I was competing with other schools. I did everything: running, volleyball, basketball, soccer, Olympic-style gymnastics, and more! My history with sports gave me good concentration, focus, strength, and motivation to stay healthy.
Izabel Goulart
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The least amount of info actors get, the better. Actors are always like, 'What is my motivation for this?' You didn't write it. Just say the lines.
Steve Howey
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Lack of emotion causes lack of progress and lack of motivation.
Anthony Robbins
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I'm personally not a Muhammad Ali fan.
Carl Froch
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When we face problems with compassion, sincerity, and good motivation, our solutions may take longer, but ultimately they are better.
Dalai Lama
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My work is aimed at creating a world in which I wish to live. Consequently, it is about creating ideals with the aid of realistic techniques. My most fundamental motivation is a desire for unity, fusion and sense of community.
Wolfgang Tillmans
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Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.
Stephen Covey
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Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.
Les Brown