Quotes about motivation
motivation giving-up school
In the school of boxing that I come from, that's frowned upon, giving up free shots, cos we know what those kinda shots do to a man's career, regardless of whether it shows up now, or shows up when you least need it. It takes a toll. Andre Ward
motivation years feet
I got knocked down, I don't know how many years ago and I haven't been off my feet since, and I responded again against the best in division without the respect of having the chin I'm supposed to have. Andre Ward
motivation men fighter
He's built up to be invincible and no man is invincible, any man can be knocked out. Andre Ward
motivation lazy fighter
I don't rest on my laurels and start getting lazy. It makes me just wanna keep working. Andre Ward
motivation winning way
That's what makes a fighter. I got dropped and I got back up, and I found a way to get the win. Andre Ward
motivation fighting challenges
Every fighter is my toughest challenge to date. After I get done with one fight, the next challenge is the toughest. Andre Ward
motivation winning thinking
I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation. Andy Murray
motivation self outcomes
The effects of outcome expectancies on performance motivation are partly governed by self-beliefs of efficacy Albert Bandura
motivation self quality
Expected outcomes contribute to motivation independently of self-efficacy beliefs when outcomes are not completely controlled by quality of performance. This occurs when extraneous factors also affect outcomes, or outcomes are socially tied to a minimum level of performance so that some variations in quality of performance above and below the standard do not produce differential outcomes Albert Bandura
motivation opportunity behavior
Behavior is motivation filtered through opportunity. Clay Shirky
motivation journey men
But television affords you, what you just described, to - over the course of 18 hours, now that we're doing a third season - tell the story of this man. You're not under any obligation, really, to do massive expositional stuff at the beginning. You're at liberty to say, "Come with us on this journey," and, gradually, you become aware of what his motivations are, what drives him, what his weaknesses are, what his strengths are. That's what I think's sucking people into these worlds, because it is kind of like a novel, you just go really, really deep. Cillian Murphy
motivational thinking fog
I think setting a goal, getting a visual image of what it is you want. You've got to see what it is you want to achieve before you can pursue it. Chuck Norris
motivation matter different
There are different kinds of motivation, and the kind matters more than the amount. Alfie Kohn
motivation punishment rewards
Punishment and reward proceed from basically the same psychological model, one that conceives of motivation as nothing more than the manipulation of behavior. Alfie Kohn
motivation hate inspiration
We all hate moral ambiguity in some sense, and yet it is also absolutely necessary. In writing a story, it is the place where I begin. Amy Tan
motivation inspiration thinking
How do I create something out of nothing? And how do I create my own life? I think it is by questioning, and saying to myself that there are no absolute truths. Amy Tan
motivation inspiration what-if
What if we could make energy do our work without working our undoing? Amory Lovins
motivation effort rich
We're so absorbed in the effort to get rich, we no longer recognize when we are rich. Andy Stanley
motivation inspiration fake
Don't fake it till you make it. Fake it till you become it. Amy Cuddy
motivation character purpose
Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation. Ang Lee
motivation business inspiration
Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. Robert Foster Bennett
motivation desire limits
What drives me? In every mission I'm on, the thing that drives me most is the desire to find my limits-and extend them. Richard Marcinko
motivation inspiration islamic
I think for most Americans, knowledge of the Islamic world was pretty slight before 9/11, and then it was thrust upon us in one of America's darkest hours. Thomas P. Campbell
motivation psychology behaviour
A theory of motivation is defective if it renders intelligible behaviour which is not intelligible. Thomas Nagel
motivation serious affront
It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance. Thomas Paine
motivation pain nicknames
Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title. Thomas Paine
motivation ideas justice
There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice. Thomas Paine
motivation law religion
Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. Thomas Paine
motivation men teach
Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad. Thomas Paine
motivation reason possibility
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities. Thomas Paine
motivation mean soul
Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society. Thomas Paine
motivation ignorance knowledge
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it. Thomas Paine
motivation patriotic people
To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not. Thomas Paine