Top 88 Motivating Quotes

The thought of my mortality – I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number’s up.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

It is immensely motivating to be given so much love and appreciation on IMDb, which is the biggest database for movies and celebrities in the world.

Coming to Nashville has been so motivating and inspirational. Just watching people live and breathe their music and create something that they can feel from start to finish.

The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning.

I think that money spoils most things, once it becomes the primary motivating force.

It’s motivating to think that you, as one person, can make a world of difference in someone else’s life.

Growing up, I was a big Red Sox fan and looked up to guys like Dustin Pedroia, who’s obviously not the biggest guy, but the way he competes, the way he works, it was motivating for me.

Our father is a hero for us and so I’ve always looked at him as somebody that I couldn’t wait to be, as well. So I can’t wait to be a father, and watching Maks become the father that he is has been very motivating for me, as well.

There’s always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don’t just dream.

Being able to hear someone say, ‘I found an incredible job on The Muse,’ or ‘It gave me courage to make a career change,’ that’s the motivating factor.

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others. There is no surprise in that, since the Lord proclaimed those as the first and great commandments.

Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn’t thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I’m just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn’t paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.

I love competition, it is so much fun and motivating.

As a writer, I was shaped by a desire to write for black people. That things were not being represented. That was my motivating force. That it has become what it has become is shocking to me. I just wanted to be able to take care of my kids.

What these guys are doing is great for Argentinean tennis. This is motivating other people.

I don’t know if it’s a uniquely American thing, but I associate it that way. People get excited by this idea of, ‘Let’s come together and defeat this huge enemy through innovation, by solving this crisis.’ I think that’s motivating and inspiring.

Leadership is loud. It is quiet. It is thoughtful and emotional and cerebral and nerdy and goofy and joyful and motivating.

Anything can become a big tune in Scandinavia because people decide what they want to listen to. So I think that’s very motivating because songwriters can really think outside the box. A great song – whether or not it’s radio-friendly – can really blow up here.

I think, in international cricket, your management is about motivating players.

I think the stress of being No. 1 in the world is more of a motivating factor for me just because I don’t want to lose it.

I have always been a design student and my mind focused on design from a very young age. So, for me, creativity is a very satisfying and motivating process.

I think it’s motivating and exalting when we defend ideas that are at the foundation of western civilization.

I just want the belt. That’s the only thing that’s pushing me, the only thing that’s motivating me.

Jurgen Klopp is actually more active on the sidelines than some of his colleagues. For us players, this is very motivating. He gives us extra energy on the pitch through his coaching.

You need new ways to keep motivating yourself, and creative ways are part of the formula.

There will always be people who think that money and benefits and even just having a job should be thanks enough. There are also those that think they do a great job without anyone having to thank them. But study after study has shown that no one is immune from the motivating effects of acknowledgement and thanks.

It is motivating seeing how powerful it is when people come together and show support for a fantastic organisation like the NHS. We are very lucky to have it. We should appreciate it and not take it for granted.

Icons like Nagarjuna sir and Jagapati Babu sir have been so encouraging and shared such great energy, welcoming me into the Telugu film industry. It is motivating.

I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can’t ignore it, but you’ve got to be very careful that it’s not motivating you.

I think it’s good to have a chip on your shoulder because it’s motivating.

I think all nonpresidential elections are won or lost by motivating your own voters.

I question myself every day. That’s what I still find motivating about this. I don’t have the answers, I don’t pretend that I do just because I won the match. Just keep fighting and maybe something good happens.

You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what your body could look like if you just don’t do anything all winter long. So that’s another motivating factor, our vanity.

It’s a very tough sport. It’s a fickle sport. The fans are definitely tough. But it’s also kind of motivating.

If you do something that’s going to get somebody a job, then they’ll be able to pay for their kid’s school, and then their kid is going to be a doctor, and then that doctor is going to probably help who knows how many other people, so it’s very motivating. Much more fun than going to the beach.

I know, a lot of the films I’ve done, it’s obvious I’m going to beat up six guys and just walk out the door. There’s not a lot of motivating factors – it’s just action for the sake of action.

I wouldn’t say being in a film with The Rock was ‘motivating.’ ‘Terrifying’ would be a more accurate description.

I definitely take it as a really big responsibility on my shoulders to make sure I’m motivating my generation and the people around me and, hopefully, inspire people to try something new.

I can’t imagine my life without a fitness regime and enjoy motivating others about the same.

My mom is proud of me. My pops proud of me. Everybody keeps motivating me.

Laverne Cox, Isis King, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Ryan Murphy, Steven Canals, the people I’ve met growing up, and even me – all have inspired me to see that it is possible to get far anywhere and that the capacity for positive and motivating influence is truly unlimited.

Sometimes I want to be a normal kid and go to the beach, but it’s so motivating to think about going to the Olympics again. I’ll only be 22 years old after Rio, and I can do whatever I want.

The perfect knowledge of events cannot be acquired without divine inspiration, since all prophetic inspiration receives its prime motivating force from God the creator, then from good fortune and nature.

Money is always a motivating factor, but money has never been my driving force. In my first fight, I paid the promoter in order for me to fight. I was in the hole 300 bucks for that. Money has always been a byproduct of me doing something I love.

Few people would doubt that Mark Zuckerberg would build a great product. But I, at least, would never have expected him to become so great at hiring, motivating, managing, and ultimately getting whatever it is his company needs from people.

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

People want to be part of something that’s bigger than themselves. It’s motivating. It helps all of us to work harder.

We have our own reasons for what’s motivating us right now.

I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person’s shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.

The majors and big events eventually bring the best players to the top so if I play well or not I always find playing the big events very motivating because it shows you where the game is at.

A sense of urgency is motivating.

The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.

Our philosophy at Zoom is to create a company that promotes self-motivation. I have told our managers not to spend too much time motivating employees. You have to create an environment where employees can motivate themselves. That is really important because self-motivation is more sustainable.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

It’s important that the Olympics are motivating to young people and inspiring to all, and the only way to do that is to ensure clean performances, free of cheating.

Well, when you’re playing a role, you have to think, ‘What is ultimately motivating the character?’