Quotes about motivation
motivational smart boys
He never pays attention, he always knows the answer, and he can never tell you how he knows. We can't keep thrashing him. He is a bad example to the other pupils. There's no educating a smart boy. Terry Pratchett
motivation stupid believe
The Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid; given proper motivation almost anyone will believe almost anything. Terry Goodkind
motivational winning boys
As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, boy... there's something about winning a Super Bowl. Terry Bradshaw
motivational leadership art
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. Tony Blair
motivational inspiring leadership
If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything. Tom Rath
motivational mother sacrifice
Would anybody be offended if we gave a $150 million bonus to Gandhi? How about a $250 million bonus to Mother Teresa? Do we have an issue with that? None at all. Great leaders would never sacrifice the people to save the numbers. They would sooner sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Simon Sinek
motivational sacrifice organization
When a leader makes the choice to put the safety and lives of the people inside the organization first, to sacrifice their comforts and sacrifice the tangible results, so that the people remain and feel safe and feel like they belong, remarkable things happen. Simon Sinek
motivational believe world
Your work is your own private megaphone to tell the world what you believe. Simon Sinek
motivation learning-something-new long
My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had - everyday I'm learning something new. Richard Branson
motivational art track
The art form is to become one with the hurdle, to make it your friend, and I embraced that process. Renaldo Nehemiah
motivational running track
You're a dancer; don't strain, don't force it. Be one with the hurdle, let it happen, relax while running fast. Renaldo Nehemiah
motivation fun work
If you do something for fun and create the best possible product, then the profit will come. Richard Branson
motivation inspiration kids
If you're bringing up kids, you just want to smother them with love and praise and enthusiasm. So I don't think you can mollycoddle your kids too much really. Richard Branson
motivation ideas differences
If you get into entrepreneurshi p driven by profit, you are a lot more likely to fail. The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances. The desire to change things for the better is the motivation for taking risks and pursuing seemingly impossible business ideas. Richard Branson
motivational inspiring ideas
To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials. Richard Branson
motivational heart soul
Those who work at a thing heart and soul not only achieve success in it but through their absorption in that they also realize the supreme truth-Brahman. Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from God. Swami Vivekananda
motivational patience perseverance
Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work - this is the only way. Go on; remember - patience and purity and courage and steady work. . . . So long as you are pure, and true to your principles, you will never fail. Swami Vivekananda
motivational strong men
Strength, strength is what the Upanishads speak to me from every page. This is the one great thing to remember, it has been the one great lesson I have been taught in my life; strength, it says, strength, O man, be not weak. Are there no human weaknesses? - says man. There are, say the Upanishads, but will more weakness heal them, would you try to wash dirt with dirt? Will sin cure sin, weakness cure weakness? Strength, O man, strength, say the Upanishads, stand up and be strong. Swami Vivekananda
motivational powerful lying
What makes you weep, my friend? In you is all power. Summon up your all-powerful nature, O mighty one, and this whole universe will lie at your feet. It is the Self alone that predominates, and not matter. Swami Vivekananda
motivational men blood
Brave, bold men, these are what we want. What we want is vigor in the blood, strength in the nerves, iron muscles and nerves of steel, not softening namby-pamby ideas. Avoid all these. Avoid all mystery. There is no mystery in religion. Is there any mystery in the Vedanta, or in the Vedas, or in the Samhitâs, or in the Puranas? What secret societies did the sages of yore establish to preach their religion? What sleight-of-hand tricks are there recorded as used by them to bring their grand truths to humanity? Swami Vivekananda
motivational new-life vigor
Everything will come right if you are pure and sincere. We want hundreds like you bursting upon society and bringing new life and vigor of the spirit wherever they go. Swami Vivekananda
motivational mother sleep
For the next fifty years this alone shall be our keynote - this, our great Mother India. Let all other vain gods disappear for the time from our minds. This is the only god that is awake, our own race - "everywhere his hands, everywhere his feet, everywhere his ears, he covers everything." All other gods are sleeping. What vain gods shall we go after and yet cannot worship the god that we see all round us, the Virât? When we have worshiped this, we shall be able to worship all other gods. Swami Vivekananda
motivational running long
Advaita is the only system that gives us complete control over ourselves, takes off all dependence and its associated superstitions, thus making us brave to suffer, brave to do, and in the long run, attain to absolute freedom. Swami Vivekananda
motivational independence misery
Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness. Swami Vivekananda
motivational hero no-fear
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. The moment you fear, you are nobody. Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear'. Tell this to everybody-'Have no fear'. Swami Vivekananda
motivational running mind
Let the mind be cheerful but calm. Never let it run into excesses, because every excess will be followed by a reaction. Swami Vivekananda
motivational people west
Bold has been my message to the people of the west, bolder is my message to you, my beloved countryman. Swami Vivekananda
motivational strong giving-up
I love my nation, I cannot see you degraded, weakened any more than you are now. Therefore I am bound for your sake and for truth's to cry, "Hold!" and to raise my voice against this degradation of my race. Give up these weakening mysticism and be strong... Swami Vivekananda
motivational war evil
For a warrior, nothing is higher than a war against evil. The warrior confronted with such a war should be pleased, Arjuna, for it comes as an open gate to heaven. But if you do not participate in this battle against evil, you will incur sin, violating your dharma and your honor. Swami Vivekananda
motivational hands salvation
The truths of Upanishadas are before you. Take them up, live up to them, and the salvation of Bharat will be at hand. Swami Vivekananda
motivational men feet
We have wept enough. No more weeping, but stand on feet and be men. Swami Vivekananda
motivational pride past
I am one of the proudest men ever born, but let me tell you frankly, it is not for myself, but on account of my ancestry. The more I have studied the past, the more I have looked back, more and more has this pride come to me, and it has given me the strength and courage of conviction, raised me up from the dust of the earth, and set me working out that great plan laid out by those great ancestors of ours. Swami Vivekananda
motivational ignorance humble
To me the thought of oneself as low and humble is a sin and ignorance. Swami Vivekananda