Quotes about motivation
motivational long people
Science has now confirmed what philosophers, mystics, and other intuitive people have long declared: every human being has been literally "engineered for success" by his Creator. Every human being has access to a power greater than himself. Maxwell Maltz
motivational jobs goal
It is the job of conscious rational thought to decide what you want, select the goals you wish to achieve-and concentrate upon these rather than upon what you do not want. To spend time and effort concentrating upon what you do not want is not rational. Maxwell Maltz
motivational real thinking
Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a 'real' experience. In either case, it reacts automatically to information which you give to it from your forebrain. Your nervous system reacts appropriately to what you THINK or IMAGINE to be 'true. Maxwell Maltz
motivational children self-esteem
The biggest secret of self-esteem is this: Begin to appreciate other people more; show respect for any human being merely because he is a child of God and therefore a thing of value. Maxwell Maltz
motivational change path
Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman. Maya Angelou
motivation father years
My father Big Max told me many years ago that 'anything you are good at will contribute to your happiness'. Great advice. Max Walker
motivational followers outstanding
The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Max de Pree
motivation decision labels
Existence permeates sexuality and vice versa, so that it is impossible to determine, in a given decision or action, the proportion of sexual to other motivations, impossible to label a decision or act ‘sexual’ or ‘non-sexual’ . There is no outstripping of sexuality any more than there is sexuality enclosed within itself. No one is saved and no one is totally lost. Maurice Merleau-Ponty
motivation vanity fairs
Vanity is great motivation, to be fair. Matthew McConaughey
motivational strong gay
I think change is possible, but only for individuals who were never truly gay in the first place and who have a strong personal motivation to recover their heterosexuality. Marilyn vos Savant
motivation writing discipline
Acedia is a danger to anyone whose work requires great concentration and discipline yet is considered by many to be of little practical value. The world doesn't care if I write another word, and if I am to care, I have to summon all my interior motivation and strength. Kathleen Norris
motivational prayer thinking
Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine. Kathleen Norris
motivation inspiration important
We don't really have a place in the universe, as far as on a timeline. But nothing else does either. Therefore every moment really is the most important moment that's ever happened, including this moment right now. Kaki King
motivation trying harder
Try harder every day to be better than the day before. Julia Gillard
motivational recovery new-beginnings
Wherever you are is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are. Julia Cameron
motivation believe self
I don't believe we're only motivated by our own self-interests. Often out of crisis comes this enormous wellspring of generosity and motivation. Josh Fox
motivation goal excellence
Personal excellence can be achieved by a visionary goal, through planning, dedicated execution, and total follow-through. Gerald R. Ford
motivational luck trying
There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck. Gerald R. Ford
motivational eye victory
Success through the eyes of one once defeated, is true VICTORY. Jim Cramer
motivational monday sight
No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one. Jessica Savitch
motivational education being-yourself
The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time. Jiddu Krishnamurti
motivational people journal-writing
People who keep journals have life twice Jessamyn West
motivation real believe
All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character-what we believe-none of it is real; it's all part of the story we tell. But here's the thing: it's our goddamned story! Jess Walter
motivational encouraging cheerful
Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate. Gilbert K. Chesterton
motivational ifs
Like what you do. If you don't like it, do something else. Paul Harvey
motivation energy playoffs
When it comes to playoff time, I pull the energy and the motivation. Pau Gasol
motivational dream pride
I've got hope, I've got dreams and I have aspirations. I don't need to climb mountains; I don't need to build nations. What I do need is the courage to look deep inside, Cos I'm me and from me I know I can't hide. I don't wish to fly, I'm quite happy to glide. I am who I am and I'll be me with pride. Patrick Kelly
motivational basketball games
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
motivational basketball children
I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
motivational basketball guy
Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
motivational basketball sacrifice
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
motivation thinking each-day
The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that's good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day. Julia Roberts
motivation inspiration simply-you
[Richard Feynman] truly believed that if you couldn't explain something simply, you didn't understand it. Leonard Susskind