A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line. - Desi Arnaz Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different. - Hans Blix The motivation of all religious practice is similar: love, sincerity, honesty. The way of life of practically all religious persons is consistent. The teachings of tolerance, love, and compassion are the same. - Dalai Lama I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration. - Orson Scott Card It was all about wanting to get revenge. Pathetic, really, but it still is the motivation. - Julian Clary These were the moments when I was disappointed and frustrated, when I got so low because it seemed all my hard work had been wasted. But the moments passed, and the motiva...

Well, yeah. At a certain point, you've got to be really honest with yourself. Like, 'Why am I doing this? What are my motivations?' Like, if you get into it because you want to be famous? Then you've got a long row to hoe. But if you really feel like it's a labour of love and it's something you're actually legitimately good at, then it's not that hard to keep plugging away. - Will Arnett Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me. - Ahmed Ben Bella It's tough when you're No. 1. You don't have any private life, you can't even walk anywhere. I think that was one reason why I lost my motivation to play tennis. - Bjorn Borg It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive. - Louise Bourgeois My m...

NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve. It's sad that we are turning the programme in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation and stimulation it provides to young people. - Neil Armstrong One of the things I have tried to do with this book and with all of them really is avoid that simple, easy, reductionist view of motivation and to show we do things for a complex net of reasons, a real braid of reasons. - Russell Banks Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. - Bo Bennett The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it's so easy to be motivated. - Jeff Bezos When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game. - Michael Jordan Government has three primary functions. It shoul...

Moments of sadness, grief, unhappiness and lack of motivation are results of stepping back, just move on and challenge your limits, you will do it. - Santosh Kalwar Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government-- in pursuit of good intentions tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player. - Milton Friedman

I've been through hell in this life, yet risen up and survived. I felt pity after heard that boy's preaching about motivation. - Toba Beta It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations. - Jeb Bush People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time. - Mike Ditka There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think. - Kimi Raikkonen I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility. - Eliot Spitzer