Quotes about motivation
motivation school yale
With my academic achievement in high school I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores were not comparable to that of my classmates. And that's been shown by statistics, there are reasons for that - there are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action to try to balance out those effects. Sonia Sotomayor
motivation inspiration government
The British government - any government - is potentially the worst [architectural] client in the world. Thomas Heatherwick
motivation negativity stronger
I'll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger. Tim Tebow
motivation inspiration play
It's not an 'either/or,' it's an 'and.' You can be serious and play. Tim Brown
motivational two people
People told me I couldn't kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice. Tim Burton
motivation people needs
When people are inspired, they don't need motivation. Thomas Leonard
motivation heart rewards
The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain. Thomas Kinkade
motivational success business
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm. Thomas J. Watson
motivational leadership business
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.
motivation failure inspiration
The way to succeed is to double your error rate.
motivation inspiration thinking
Think about what artists, novelists and poets have in common: the ability to engage in metaphorical thinking, linking seemingly unrelated ideas, such as, 'It is the east, and Juliet is the Sun.' Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
motivational believe priorities
I believe one of the most important priorities is to do whatever we do as well as we can. Victor Kiam
motivational success being-strong
People do not lack strength; they lack will. Victor Hugo
motivational book reading
Many of us knock on the door but remain outside, because knocking and entering are entirely different actions. Knocking is necessary, consisting of reading books, attending meetings, asking questions. But entrance requires much bolder action. It requires one to enter into himself, to uncover hidden motives, to see contradictions, and to realize his actual power for self-change. Vernon Howard
motivation keys motive
The key to motivation is motive. Stephen Covey
motivational children believe
Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don't see - their potential.
motivational change choices
My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings.
motivational character patterns
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.
motivational fitness taste
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
motivational thinking people
People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently.
motivational track borders
We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations
motivation focus important
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.
motivational team climbing
The greatest and most inspiring mountain climbing achievements in history are not so much stories of individual achievement, but are stories of the extraordinary power of a unified, talented, prepared team that stays loyally committed to one another and to their shared vision to the end.
motivational self-confidence winning
In our own lives, having a mind-set of expecting to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results. And better results help us increase our credibility and self-confidence, which leads to more positive self-expectancy, and more winning - and the upward cycle continues. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
motivational character emotional
You will never be able to truly step inside another person, to see the world as he sees it, until you develop the pure desire, the strength of personal character, and the positive Emotional Bank Account, as well as the empathetic listening skills to do it.
motivational business knowledge
An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.
motivation keys important
The key to motivation is motive. It's the why. It's the deeper yes! burning inside that makes it easier to say no to the less important.
motivational people surround-yourself
Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
motivational circumstances ability
Response-ability is the ABILITY to choose our response to any circumstance or condition.
motivational trust priorities
It's better to be trusted than to be liked.
motivational change emotional-appeal
Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.
motivational thinking keys
The key to the 99 is the one. Or, put another way, the key to the group is the one individual. Think about the one, talk to the one, regard the one, serve the one. If you are sincere and constant, you will discover that gradually your influence with the many will be magnified.
motivational mistake humility
The reality is that everybody makes mistakes. The issue isn't whether you will make them, it's what you will do about them. It's whether you will choose the path of humility and courage or the path of ego and pride.