Quotes on Motivation

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.

The pavilion that seems to intercept divine aid does not cover God but occasionally covers us. God is never hidden, yet sometimes we are, covered by a pavilion of motivations that draw us away from God and make Him seem distant and inaccessible.

One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

The way to succeed is to double your error rate.

When I sing, I think mostly about the music. But I know that, through singing, my body shows everything that I am. I am a very passionate man and I suffer a lot and have a lot of joy also. In my opinion, it is very important for me to find this stimulus and motivation for singing.

Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

There are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action - to try to balance out those effects.

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don't back down.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

By getting an opportunity to serve society, we get a chance to repay our debt.

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

Love for family and friends, great as it may be, is much more profound when anchored in the love of Jesus Christ. Parental love for children has more meaning here and hereafter because of Him. All loving relationships are elevated in Him. Love of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ provides the illumination, inspiration, and motivation to love others in a loftier way.

Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. That's the Law of Consistency. It doesn't matter how talented you are. It doesn't matter how many opportunities you receive. If you want to grow, consistency is key.

Followers are always watching what you do. And people do what people see! If you are a leader seeking to make your vision come alive, then there is no better way to accomplish this than by living it: Modeling your expectations, setting the example by your actions, and showing the way through leading. Your followers, who are watching, will see in you the living picture of the vision, and you will produce the energy, motivation and passion to keep it going.