Quotes about Motivation

Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.

The principle? Let Charles Schwab say it in his own words: "The way to get things done," says Schwab, "is to stimulate competition. I do not mean in a sordid, money-getting way, but in the desire to excel.

we only move toward what moves us.

Without purpose, the days would have ended, as such days always end, in disintegration.

PRINCIPLE 3 Arouse in the other person an eager want.

encouragement is a much more effective teaching device than punishment.

Such was the spirit of the immortal Caesar. Why not make it yours, too, as you set out to conquer your fear of audiences? Throw every shred of negative thought into the consuming fires and slam doors of steel upon every escape into the irresolute past.

Schwab says that he was paid this salary largely because of his ability to deal with people.

We have all read the golden rule and the Sermon on the Mount. Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.

You may be very sure that if your sincere intent is to glorify God and bless others in your efforts, and you are not motivated by unloving attitudes, you will see the hand of God move with you as you expectantly do your work. Your part is simply to expect it, watch for it, give thanks as you see it, and, on the basis of your experience, encourage others to do the same.

Love, as Paul and the New Testament presents it, is not action—not even action with a special intention—but a source of action.

First, we must learn from him the reason why we live and why we do the things we do.