Two purposes in human nature rule. Self-love to urge, and reason to restrain. Alexander Pope
Two purposes in human nature rule. Self-love to urge, and reason to restrain.MotivationQuotations by Alexander Pope
Year: 2008
I’ve always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best. Akeem Olajuwon
I’ve always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best.MotivationQuotations by Akeem Olajuwon
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life — or am I mass-motivated? Earl Nightingale
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life — or am I mass-motivated?MotivationQuotations by Earl Nightingale
I usually need a can of beer to prime me. Norman Mailer
I usually need a can of beer to prime me.MotivationQuotations by Norman Mailer
What we see depends mainly on what we look for. Sir John Lubbock
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.MotivationQuotations by Sir John Lubbock
We talk on principal, but act on motivation. Walter Savage Landor
We talk on principal, but act on motivation.MotivationQuotations by Walter Savage Landor
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. Donald Laird
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.MotivationQuotations by Donald Laird
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.MotivationQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. Lou Holtz
Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.MotivationQuotations by Lou Holtz
Some of us are like wheelbarrows, only useful when pushed and easily upset. Jack Herbert
Some of us are like wheelbarrows, only useful when pushed and easily upset.MotivationQuotations by Jack Herbert
A wife encourages her husband’s egoism in order to encourage her own. Russel Green
A wife encourages her husband’s egoism in order to encourage her own.MotivationQuotations by Russel Green
A message prepared in the mind reaches a mind; a message prepared in a life reaches a life. Bill Gothard
A message prepared in the mind reaches a mind; a message prepared in a life reaches a life.MotivationQuotations by Bill Gothard
Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.MotivationQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is in human nature to relax, when not compelled by personal advantage or disadvantage. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is in human nature to relax, when not compelled by personal advantage or disadvantage.MotivationQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Instruction does much, but encouragement does everything. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Instruction does much, but encouragement does everything.MotivationQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Make sure you visualize what you really want, not what someone else wants for you. Jerry Gillies
Make sure you visualize what you really want, not what someone else wants for you.MotivationQuotations by Jerry Gillies
The mechanics of industry is easy. The real engine is the people : Their motivation and direction. Ken Gilbert
The mechanics of industry is easy. The real engine is the people : Their motivation and direction.MotivationQuotations by Ken Gilbert
One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire. John W. Foster
One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.MotivationQuotations by John W. Foster
You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. David Harold Fink
You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do.MotivationQuotations by David Harold Fink
If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground. Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.MotivationQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.MotivationQuotations by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. Finley Peter Dunne
Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.MotivationQuotations by Finley Peter Dunne
We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it. Peter F. Drucker
We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it.MotivationQuotations by Peter F. Drucker
The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves. Mike Ditka
The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.MotivationQuotations by Mike Ditka
I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being. Confucius
I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.MotivationQuotations by Confucius
No one does anything from a single motive. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
No one does anything from a single motive.MotivationQuotations by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What comes from the heart, goes to the heart. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What comes from the heart, goes to the heart.MotivationQuotations by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The ultimate inspiration is the deadline. Nolan Bushnell
The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.MotivationQuotations by Nolan Bushnell
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. Harriet Braiker
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.MotivationQuotations by Harriet Braiker
There are two levers for moving men — interest and fear. Napoleon Bonaparte
There are two levers for moving men — interest and fear.MotivationQuotations by Napoleon Bonaparte
You cannot raise a man up by calling him down. William Boetcker
You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.MotivationQuotations by William Boetcker
Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one’s own Trojan horse. Rebecca West
Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one’s own Trojan horse.MothersQuotations by Rebecca West
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names. Alice Walker
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names.MothersQuotations by Alice Walker
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. Source Unknown
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.MothersQuotations by Source Unknown
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. Mark Twain
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.MothersQuotations by Mark Twain
Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.MothersQuotations by Harriet Beecher Stowe
There was never a great man who had not a great mother. Olive Schreiner
There was never a great man who had not a great mother.MothersQuotations by Olive Schreiner
God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers. Jewish Saying
God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers.MothersQuotations by Jewish Saying
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. Spanish Proverb
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.MothersQuotations by Spanish Proverb
A busy mother makes slothful daughters. Portuguese Proverb
A busy mother makes slothful daughters.MothersQuotations by Portuguese Proverb