Quotes about motivation
motivational stories morality
Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant. Michael Shermer
motivation inspiration believe
Belief is the natural state of things. It is the default option. We just believe. We believe all sorts of things. Belief is natural; disbelief, skepticism, science, is not natural. Michael Shermer
motivation goal people
My experience indicates that most people who've accumulated a great deal of wealth haven't had that as their goal at all. Wealth is only a by-product, not the original motivation. Michael Milken
motivation thinking feelings
Motivation is not a thinking word; it's a feeling word. John P. Kotter
motivational progress belief
Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible. Norman Cousins
motivational wisdom entrepreneur
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences. Norman Cousins
motivational death inspiration
The ultimate inspiration is the deadline. Nolan Bushnell
motivational friday thinking
If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday. Noel Coward
motivational laughing tape
A smile and a laugh are the duct tape of life; they can fix anything. Mike Wallace
motivation fear kids
I'm gonna make sure you talk about me, and your grandkids and kids after that gonna know about me...your great grandkids will say "wow, wasn't that a bizarre individual?" Mike Tyson
motivation fear reality
I think the reality of prison is you don't get anything unless you want it in there. Whatever happens to you in prison, this is what you asked for. Nothing happens to you if you don't give that vibe. Mike Tyson
motivation fear guy
One of my friends once saw another guy's (criminal) record and said, 'Look, this guy is a born troublemaker, just a loser.' I had to tell him, 'No, that's my record-and it doesn't include my juvenile history. Mike Tyson
motivation fear fighting
I'll fight anybody my trainer puts me in with because I'm confident I can beat any fighter in the world. If anybody can see I'm almost a master at evading punches coming at me. Mike Tyson
motivation fear successful
I can quit boxing now and practically go into any kind of business and I'll be successful just as well as I was in boxing. Mike Tyson
motivation fear successful
It's good to be successful and have financial status but if you're only gonna live for the money, you're only gonna reach a certain status and I'm in there for greatness and peace of mind. Mike Tyson
motivation fear believe
We wanna believe that we're different than the average guy that's working 9-to-5, that our thoughts are different than his. Our inspirations and desires are different than his, that's why we succeed and he didn't cos we wanna believe we're different, but he just didn't get the break that we had...or he wasted it on something else. Mike Tyson
motivation fear years
These pigeons have been living with each other for 10 or 15 years, but when I throw feed down, they kill each other to get it, and it's the same with the fighters. We love and respect each other...but we need that money. Mike Tyson
motivation fear ocean
If they don't have that extreme addict personality, you can never understand how a guy can blow 300 or 400 million dollars. If I have to live at the top of the world, I also have to live at the bottom of the ocean. I don't know how to live in the middle of life. Mike Tyson
motivational skills boxing
How dare these boxers challenge me with their primitive skills? It makes me angry. Mike Tyson
motivation fear book
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson
motivation fear people
I don't understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don't bother no one. Mike Tyson
motivational boxing realms
My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It's ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm. Mike Tyson
motivation fear stuff
I had to persevere because this was my life. This championship, this was the stuff I dreamt of all my life, and I wasn't gonna be denied. Mike Tyson
motivational workout hate
Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it. Mike Tyson
motivational sports perseverance
As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want. Mike Tyson
motivational kindness people
Great people create great acts of kindness. Miguel de Cervantes
motivational victory kind
Get the better of yourself - this is the best kind of victory. Miguel de Cervantes
motivational inspiring success
Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not. Neil deGrasse Tyson
motivation successful people
The most successful people recognize that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. Neil deGrasse Tyson
motivation philosophy successful
The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you. Neil deGrasse Tyson
motivation military fighting
We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for training central American forces, but the primary motivation for doing that was to be able to bolster the quality, improve the quality of the El Salvadoran fighting forces. John Negroponte
motivational dog nature
Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way. John Muir
motivational
Confidence! Confidence! Confidence! That is your capital. John Wanamaker