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| I've always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best. | Akeem Olajuwon | American Basketball Player |
| Two purposes in human nature rule. Self-love to urge, and reason to restrain. | Alexander Pope | 1688-1744, British Poet, Critic, Translator |
| Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections. | Archibald Alexander | |
| A message prepared in the mind reaches a mind; a message prepared in a life reaches a life. | Bill Gothard | |
| You are what you think. You are what you go for. You are what you do! | Bob Richards | American Olympic Pole Vaulting Champion |
| All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time. [When Surrounded By 8 Enemy Divisions During WW2] | Chesty Puller | 1898-1971, American Marine Officer |
| I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the centre of your being. | Confucius | BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher |
| There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it. | Dale Carnegie | 1888-1955, American Author, Trainer |
| You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. | David Harold Fink | |
| To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. | Donald Laird | |
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| The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy. | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1890-1969, Thirty-fourth President of the USA |
| MOTIVATION is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1890-1969, Thirty-fourth President of the USA |
| Am I motivated by what I really want out of life -- or am I mass-motivated? | Earl Nightingale | 1921-1989, American Radio Announcer, Author, Motivator, Speaker |
| Whatever touches the nerves of motive, whatever shifts man's moral position, is mightier than steam, or calorie, or lightening. | Edwin Hubbel Chapin | 1814-1880, American Author, Clergyman |
| Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. | Finley Peter Dunne | 1867-1936, American Journalist, Humorist |
| The most important thing about MOTIVATION is goal setting. You should always have a goal. | Francie Larrieu Smith | American Runner |
| We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears. | Francois De La Rochefoucauld | 1613-1680, French Classical Writer |
| We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them. | Francois De La Rochefoucauld | 1613-1680, French Classical Writer |
| We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely¨ change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now. | George Sheehan | |
| Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. | Harriet Braiker | American Psychologist and Management Consultant |
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| God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas. | Henry Ward Beecher | 1813-1887, American Preacher, Orator, Writer |
| Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to motivate themselves. | Herman Cain | American Businessman, Founder of Godfather Pizza |
| When the leader passes over all alike, not making a distinction, then the endeavours of those who are capable of exertion are entirely lost. | Hitopadesa | 600?-1100? AD, Sanskrit Fable From Panchatantra |
| I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated. | Howard Stern | 1954-, American TV Talk Show Host, Singer |
| Some of us are like wheelbarrows, only useful when pushed and easily upset. | Jack Herbert | |
| We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them. | Jean Jacques Rousseau | 1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist |
| It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them. | Jean Paul Richter | 1763-1825, German Novelist |
| Make sure you visualize what you really want, not what someone else wants for you. | Jerry Gillies | American Author, Speaker |
| MOTIVATION is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. | Jim Ryun | 1947-, American Athlete |
| Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat. | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | 1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist |
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| Instruction does much, but encouragement does everything. | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | 1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist |
| It is in human nature to relax, when not compelled by personal advantage or disadvantage. | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | 1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist |
| I never criticize a player until they are first convinced of my unconditional confidence in their abilities. | John Robinson | 1576-1625, American Clergyman |
| One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire. | John W. Foster | 1770-1843, British Clergyman, Essayist |
| I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn. | John Wesley | 1703-1791, British Preacher, Founder of Methodism |
| The mechanics of industry is easy. The real engine is the people : Their MOTIVATION and direction. | Ken Gilbert | |
| Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. | Leo Buscaglia | American Expert on Love, Lecturer, Author |
| Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner. | Les Brown | 1945-, American Speaker, Author, Trainer, Motivator Lecturer |
| It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary MOTIVATION to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them. | Lou Holtz | 1937-, American Football Coach |
| MOTIVATION is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. | Lou Holtz | 1937-, American Football Coach |
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| There is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do. | Marquis De Vauvenargues | 1715-1747, French Moralist |
| You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character. | Marquis De Vauvenargues | 1715-1747, French Moralist |
| Why did I want to win? because I didn't want to lose! | Max Schmelling | |
| The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves. | Mike Ditka | American Football Player, Coach of Chicago Bears |
| There are two levers for moving men -- interest and fear. | Napoleon Bonaparte | 1769-1821, French General, Emperor |
| The ultimate inspiration is the deadline. | Nolan Bushnell | American Businessman, Founder of Atari Computer |
| I usually need a can of beer to prime me. | Norman Mailer | 1923-, American Author |
| There's always the MOTIVATION of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a MOTIVATION above and beyond winning. | Pat Riley | 1945, American Basketball Coach |
| A champion needs a MOTIVATION above and beyond winning. | Pat Riley | 1945, American Basketball Coach |
| Help people become more motivated by guiding them to the source of their own power. | Paul G. Thomas | |
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