 The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (Oct 5, 1958 -) |
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Tag Archives: motivation
Wayne Dyer – Regrets and what you have done, or have not done
 You’ll seldom experience regret for anything that you’ve done. It is what you haven’t done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you’ve lost them forever.
– Wayne Dyer (1940-2015) |
Zig Ziglar – People say that motivation doesn’t last
 People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That?s why we recommend it daily.
– Zig Ziglar (Nov 6, 1926-Nov 28, 2012) |
David Hume – An incurable and inflexible human passion
 Where ambition can be so happy as to cover its enterprises even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most incurable and inflexible of all human passions.
– David Hume (1711-1776) |
Thomas Scott – To succeed
| A man, to succeed, must possess the necessary equanimity of temperament to conceive an idea, the capacity to form it into some tangible shape, the ingenuity to put it into practical operation, the ability to favorably impress others with its merits, and the power of will that is absolutely necessary to force it to success.
– Thomas Scott (1823-1881) |
Bill Gates – Getting kids motivated and working together
 Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
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Jim Rohn – Motivation alone is not enough
 Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot.
– Jim Rohn (1930-2009) |
Thomas Jefferson – Don’t ask, act!
 Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
– Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
Dale Carnegie – Building confidence and courage
 Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
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Bruce Lee – Something to aim at
 A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.
– Bruce Lee (1940-1973) |
Ayn Rand – The motivated man
 A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
– Ayn Rand |
Neil deGrasse Tyson – Becoming better at something
| Whether or not you can never become great at something, you can always become better at it. Don’t ever forget that! And don’t say I’ll never be good. You can become better! and one day you’ll wake up and you’ll find out how good you actually became.
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (Oct 5, 1958 -) |
