Quotes about Motivation

for the hand can never execute any thing higher than the character can inspire.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm

The ancestor of every action is a thought. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is too short to waste In critic peep or cynic bark, Quarrel or reprimand: 'Twill soon be dark; Up, heed thine own aim, and God speed the mark!

The scholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge

Satan has obvious motives for fueling our denial of eternal punishment: He wants unbelievers to reject Christ without fear; he wants Christians to be unmotivated to share Christ; and he wants God to receive less glory for the radical nature of Christ's redemptive work.

It's possible for someone to act sacrificially and selflessly in the best interests of others while enjoying the fruit: feeling good about having done well and receiving God's approval and reward.

Satan need not convince us that Heaven doesn't exist. He need only convince us that Heaven is a place of boring, unearthly existence. If we believe that lie, we'll be robbed of our joy and anticipation, we'll set our minds on this life and not the next, and we won't be motivated to share our faith. Why should we share the "good news" that people can spend eternity in a boring, ghostly

He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages.' 

Legalism always breeds compliance over purpose.

knowing does not guarantee doing. Doing engages the will and a preset commitment.

Why are we so eager to prove to the world that we are the best at what we do and care not for why or who we are? How