Motivation Quotes

"I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles."
-Scott Adams

"Until victory always."
-Ernesto 'che' Guevara

"Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way."
-Les Brown

"An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots."
-Charles F. Kettering

"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you."
-William Arthur Ward

"Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated."
-Lou Holtz

"I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there."
-Bob Hope

"No one can motivate you to do anything. You motivate yourself, based on information you receive and how directly you can relate it to your own potential achievement."
-Mark Barnes

"Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss."
-Lee Iacocca

"In all our quest of greatness, like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care, we follow after bubbles, blown in the air."
-John Webster

"Losing a pound isn't necessarily a reward. Being healthy and feeling good about yourself is the reward."
-Nancy Peterson

"While we must remain determined to defeat terrorism, it isn't only terrorism we are fighting. It's the beliefs that motivate terrorists. A new ideology of hatred and intolerance has arisen to challenge America and liberal democracy."
-Senator John Kerry

"The motivation part is all essential in keeping my voice, but there are the human factors of discipline."
-Jerome Hines

"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them."
-John C. Maxwell

"There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught."
-Irish Sayings

"A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning."
-Pat Riley

"The mug is a tool. My ace in the hole. To have looks is the bonus on top of what motivates me to be an actor. Not to realize they're an asset would be counterproductive to the cause; they serve the common good."
-Alexis Carrel

"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul."
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing—that's why we recommend it daily."
-Zig Ziglar

"I had a goal this year, to make the NCAA (Championship). I was training for that aspect; that was my motivation."
-Vanessa Duenas

"I feel like I was closing the chapter on the whole New Mexico thing. The motivation was definitely there, with a guy I used to play for, former teammates."
-Jamaal Williams

"It was real frustrating seeing my team get beat and me not being on the court with them. It was a lot of motivation."
-Clark Williams

"It's good motivation to work harder in the practice room. My conditioning needs a little work."
-Brett Rosedale

"If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday."
-Noel Coward

"I love to keep busy. The challenge of fitting all of my activities into each day is my motivation."
-Sarah Kochik

"We want to use the end of last season as motivation for this one."
-John Runion

"The fact we lost (at home) was a big motivation for winning here. (Monroe) is a great place to play. The crowd is great and the atmosphere is fun."
-Shane Kieler

"It gives me motivation because I know where I need to be. I'm hungry."
-Shana Cox