Quotes About Being Motivated

#1. To learn how to learn, you have to love learning - or you have to at least enjoy it - because so much learning is about being motivated to teach yourself.

Thomas L. Friedman

#2. I personally cannot in good faith continue to contribute to a process [IPCC process] that I view as both being motivated by pre-conceived agendas and being scientifically unsound.

Christopher Landsea

#3. When you motivate others to be healthy, you can't help being motivated too.

Denise Austin

#4. I don't have the feeling of being motivated by anger, revenge or frustration.

Agnes Obel

#5. There's a difference between being obsessed and being motivated.

Mark Zuckerberg

#6. Beginning meditation is a process of unhooking ourselves from thought, being motivated to meditate. It is very exciting in the beginning because we see the tremendous jumps we make in awareness.

Frederick Lenz

#7. The basic concept of value to a private owner and being motivated when you're buying and selling securities by reference to intrinsic value instead of price momentum - I don't think that will ever be outdated.

Charlie Munger

#8. Being inspired is fine for a week, and being motivated might work for a month or so, but to make any lifestyle change last a lifetime, you need dedication.

John Bingham

#9. Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now see the capitalist system being discredited and destroyed all over the world, even though this system has given men the greatest material comforts.

Ayn Rand

#10. Please, I'm your friend -- inside that tough-girl shell is a really tough girl. But you're motivated by how much you care. Being part of Team Lois, it's an honor. There's nothing you wouldn't do for any of us.

Gwenda Bond

#11. As radical as it may seem, it is possible to do things only out of play. I believe that to the degree that we engage moment by moment in the playfulness of enriching life- motivated solely by the desire for its enrichment- to that degree are we being compassionate with ourselves.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

#12. I'm motivated by my love to share and teach. I love sharing things that inspire me, and I love connecting with people. Being a part of a community is in the millennial DNA.

Michelle Phan

#13. I've always been motivated to be a champion since the age of 13 and I love being a winner.

Joe Calzaghe

#14. Y'know, the real reason why I was such a failure in the sense of being unable to make any sort of a living was because I was really not motivated. I had no motivation.

Paul Twitchell

#15. NVC is interested in learning that is motivated by reverence for life, by a desire to learn skills, to contribute better to our own well-being and the well-being of others.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

#16. You're terrified of being alone. Anything you do now will be motivated by that fear. You have to stop worrying about finding love again. It will come when it comes. Get comfortable with being alone. It will empower you.

Jonathan Tropper

#17. I still love the preparation of the game. I think that actually helps you heal faster, still being around it; it keeps you motivated. It keeps you engaged, and I want to be around my teammates.

Jon Beason

#18. I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.

Leonardo DiCaprio

#19. There is no reason not to be motivated. You cannot always be the best. But you can do your best.

Sebastian Vettel

#20. I'm motivated by the laughter, honestly. It's really not about the money or being more famous. I really love creativity.

RuPaul

#21. If you depend on being emotionally inspired or newly motivated, you will need a new fix almost every day.

Richard Rohr

#22. I have to give credit to my trainer. He definitely kept me motivated in staying in shape ... I've always been naturally curvy, but of course I had to get used to being in the public eye.

Kate Upton

#23. I'm motivated by fear. Fear of fear. I hate being scared to do something. And I think what developed in my early days was the attitude that I started attacking things that I was scared of.

Will Smith

#24. The music is key. It has the power to transport you. I go from being a slightly insecure, shy kind of a person offstage, to this super-confident, motivated, entity onstage.

Neil Diamond

#25. Capitalism is a system that works extremely well for someone who is highly motivated and very energetic, but it is not a great system for someone who is not interested in working hard or for someone who feels no need to contribute to the economic well-being of their community.

Ben Carson

#26. The world would be a vastly better place if people saw their need for God and accepted Him as Savior and Lord. And then lived by His rule of Love being the most important thing. Can you imagine the world if everyone was motivated by love for others?

Mary Engelbreit

#27. Those who build and perpetuate mediocrity ... are motivated more by the fear of being left behind.

James C. Collins

#28. To you, being rich might mean owning a goat farm in South Carolina. For your best friend, it might mean being able to start her own business selling wine over the Internet. Whatever the case, youre probably not motivated by the money itself, but by what the money could let you be and do.

J.D. Roth

#29. I'm motivated by fear ... a fear of fear. I hate being afraid to do something.

Will Smith

#30. The quest for enlightenment illustrates the paradox of desire - the fact that you must have desire to be motivated to transcend being ruled by desire.

Paul O'Brien