Motivated Quotes

I'm hopeful because people are ready to step up and educate people, support peaceful protest, and make their voices heard. People are motivated to make a positive difference.

I think that the best way you can get honesty across in your music to connect and relate to people is to be motivated by personal emotions, stories and feelings.

When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.

I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.

I don't think school reform should be motivated by missionary zeal. I think it should be motivated by evidence of what works.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

I think that my fascination with clothes generally was motivated by trying to create the characters for the stage.

We're not motivated by money. We are into this thing that we're building.

I have learned how to observe, far better than most people observe. I am not blinded by the past or motivated by the future. I focus on the present, because that is where I am destined to live.

Everyone is motivated a little or a lot to do something or nothing. Motivation is the internalized drive toward the dominant thought of the moment. By definition, motivation is "motive in action."

When you motivate others to be healthy, you can’t help being motivated too.

Most women are motivated so I act accordingly But this is so refreshing that it means a little more to me

The more you work out, the more you get the energy to do it. And the more you get motivated to do it, especially when you start seeing results.

I think it's more important to concentrate on trying to be, simply, happy. Once you've known deep despair, you feel even more motivated to be as happy as possible. That's how I feel.

You either expect to win, so when you do win, you're relieved instead of excited and if you lose instead of being motivated, you're embarrassed.

Probably, on some subconscious level, I was motivated by not wanting to spoon-feed any similar flavors.

Nothing I've ever written has been motivated by trying to impact or influence anybody.

Beginning meditation is a process of unhooking ourselves from thought, being motivated to meditate. It is very exciting in the beginning because we see the tremendous jumps we make in awareness.

I have four kids in a private school who have not yet entered college. Their tuition is what keeps me motivated. Life is simple sometimes.

I'm not politically motivated. I used to be - passionately. I used to be very Left wing. Then I went very Right wing, and now I rest somewhere in the middle.

What keeps me motivated is going out to the field and seeing programs that incorporate a focus on both people and the planet, and seeing how mutually reinforcing they can really be.

There can be little doubt that many egalitarians are motivated at least partly by envy.

People are motivated to vote early, to defend core American values.

You should at all times be showing a well-motivated character overcoming obstacles in pursuit of a goal.

I think that most of the people running companies today are motivated and pay is a small portion of the motivation.

I can get motivated seeing a kid at my sons school overcome a learning disability.

Cash is always the deciding factor in such matters of moral politics; nothing ever gets done unless motivated by commerce or greed.

Revenge was the emptiest of emotions. Apparently it motivated people to do the stupidest things as well.

You have to make sure that people are still motivated and happy and creatively challenged so that it can all be stitched together. The voice acting starts after a lot of the storyboards are done.

If my team isn't motivated, it's my fault. I can't consider myself the best of the best until my team is able to get out of the first round.

Remember, the majority of Donald Trump supporters don't actually support him. They're mainly motivated by not liking Hillary Clinton.

When I moved into management, it was all about managing people and keeping them motivated - I didn't use sales metrics to drive my business. Now, everything comes from the numbers.

This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance, by a desire to control oil wealth, by a desire to implant our programs. (talking about the Iraq war)

I've always been motivated to be a champion since the age of 13 and I love being a winner.

To really become motivated to succeed, people need to believe they can win.

The more people see that they are being understood, they become more motivated to understand your point of view.

Lasting motivation proceeds forth from the heart. People can be temporarily motivated by other people and things around them. Permanent, enduring motivation, however, can only come from within.

Goals not only help you develop initial motivation by making your dreams obtainable, but they also help you continue to be motivated and that creates momentum.

I'm motivated by my passion for our basic values, protecting our interests, and for protecting the future.

The most extreme individuals and factions in Islamic countries are now more motivated than ever to kill Americans, and the number of potential terrorists has greatly expanded.

Like a raisin in the sun; that will swivel up and fade away. Your success dreams will swivel up and fade away, if you are not motivated enough to work for them.

People don't need to be paid to be motivated.

If I have a mission in life, it is to convince people that everyone is morally motivated - everyone except for psychopaths.

Donald Trump really has, truly has motivated the Latino community more than any other presidential candidate, I think, in generations, and motivated them in a negative way.

I have to give credit to my trainer. He definitely kept me motivated in staying in shape... I've always been naturally curvy, but of course I had to get used to being in the public eye.

I think the scale of the conflict [in Afghanistan] has dramatically changed in 2003. You're now facing a much more motivated, well-supported enemy. I don't see any quick end to this thing.

You think Ivy's a planner? She has nothing on a motivated elf with too much money.

There are days when I don't want to go to the gym or find myself not super motivated upon arriving. I would visualize myself playing at the Olympics.

People are still crying out for Lennox Lewis. They still want to see Lennox Lewis. That motivated me. I am still young. I have a couple fights left in me.

Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him.