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• I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn't want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn't want a boss.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Jobs, Two, Boss

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• Anyone in England who puts himself forward to be elected to a position of political power is almost bound to be socially or emotionally insecure, or criminally motivated, or mad.

  Auberon Waugh

  Insecure, Mad, Political

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• We call ourselves a "capacity building" organization; self-motivated and self-initiated capacity building. For example, in 30 years, I don't think I have signed a check for the company.

  Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

  Motivational, Thinking, Self

  "The Grass is Greener ... On Both Sides". Jordan Business magazine, December 2006.

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• Every action, thought, and feeling is motivated by an intention, and that intention is a cause that exists as one with an effect In this most profound way, we are held responsible for every action, thought, and feeling, which is to say, for our every intention.

  Gary Zukav

  Inspirational, Profound, Feelings

  FaceBook post by Gary Zukav from Mar 24, 2015

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• The Macintosh having shipped, his next agenda was to turn the rest of Apple into the Mac group. He had perceived the rest of Apple wasn't as creative or motivated as the Mac team, and what you need to take over the company are managers, not innovators or technical people

  Andy Hertzfeld

  Team, Apples, People

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• It's perfectly clear to me that religion is a myth. It's something we have invented to explain the inexplicable. My religion and the spiritual side of my life come from a sense of connection to the humankind and nature on this planet and in the universe. I am in overwhelming awe of it all: It is so fantastic, so complex, so beyond comprehension. What does it all mean -- if it has any meaning at all? But how can it all exist if it doesn't have some kind of meaning? I think anyone who suggests that they have the answer is motivated by the need to invent answers, because we have no such answers.

  Hugh Hefner

  Spiritual, Mean, Thinking

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• Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don't, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.

  Roger von Oech

  Inspirational, Trying Something New, New Day

  Roger Von Oech (1986). “A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge, & Warrior to Be More Creative”, Harper Perennial

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• I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative.

  Mira Sorvino

  Moving, Hard Times, Careers

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• If my life is motivated by my ambition to leave a legacy, what I'll probably leave as a legacy is ambition. But if my life is motivated by the power of the Spirit in me, if I live with the awareness of the indwelling Christ, if I allow His presence to guide my actions, to guide my motives, those sort of things. That's the only time I think we really leave a great legacy.

  Rich Mullins

  Ambition, Thinking, Legacy

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• One's self-image and image of the future have a great deal to do with what that person is motivated to do and able to do, as well as the extent to which he is able to change his behavior.

  Ellis Paul Torrance

  Change, Self, Able

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• In schools, including universities, most resources are spent to purchase the time and motivation of a limited number of people to take up predetermined problems in a ritually defined setting. The most radical alternative to school would be a network or service which gave each man the same opportunity to share his current concern with others motivated by the same concern.

  Ivan Illich

  Motivation, School, Opportunity

  Ivan Illich (1970). “The Dawn of Epimethean Man, and Other Essays”

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• In later years, it was common, and I was guilty in this respect, to question the motives of those who joined the new British armies at the outbreak of the Great War, but it must, in their honour and fairness to their memories, be said that they were motivated by the highest purpose, and died in their tens of thousands in Flanders and Gallipoli, believing that they were giving their lives in the cause of human liberty everywhere, including Ireland.

  Sean Lemass

  Memories, War, Believe

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• Smart people in rural areas, the handicapped, people looking for companionship, they love it. But you have to be highly motivated to get on and learn to use it.

  Philip Rosedale

  Smart, People, Use

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• Place a picture of someone that looks like what you want to look like when you reach your weight loss and fitness goal somewhere nearby. However, be sure to keep it realistic to your own body type. This is a visual reminder of what the end result of your fitness and weight loss program will be, helping to keep you motivated.

  Jackie Warner

  Loss, Goal, Body Types

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• You know, I began my life as a creative person writing true things for magazines and telling some very honest, straightforward personal essaying for This American Life, but until someone forces you, with a deadline, to really observe your life - unless you're motivated to do it yourself - there's so many stories that you miss.

  John Hodgman

  Writing, Creative, Missing

  Interview with Greg Hunter, therumpus.net. October 21, 2013.

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• I don't believe in inspiration that arrives like a bolt from the blue ... It seems to me that the more motivated I am by what I film, the more objectively I film.

  Agnes Varda

  Inspirational, Believe, Blue

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• Because my great-grandparents were enslaved people, the legacy of slavery was something that didn't seem impersonal or disconnected. That's what motivated me to get into law.

  Bryan Stevenson

  Law, People, Grandparent

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Critics of the global warming agenda are motivated... by a love of freedom and civil liberties. They want a discussion based on logic and facts that will address any problems without depriving us of liberty and personal choice. They do not want to sacrifice our way of life based on fears of an unproven theory. After all, the loss of liberty is a greater cause of alarm than global warming.

  Deneen Borelli

  Loss, Sacrifice, Choices

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• People will be most creative when they feel motivated primarily by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction and challenge of the work itself.

  Teresa Amabile

  Creativity, People, Creative

  Teresa Amabile (1989). “Growing up creative: nurturing a lifetime of creativity”, Crown Pub

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• But, I swear, they’re turning Donna into Annie Hall this season. More ties. More suits. But they’re also keeping her really motivated, ya know? Like, wanting to be a rock journalist. Wanting to be the first woman president.

  Laura Prepon

  Ties, Rocks, Annie Hall

  "TV Q&A: “That ’70s Show”‘s Laura Prepon". Hollywood Interview, www.hollywood.com. February 13, 2007.

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• Everyone is motivated a little or a lot to do something or nothing. Motivation is the internalized drive toward the dominant thought of the moment. By definition, motivation is "motive in action."

  Denis Waitley

  Motivation, Definitions, Littles

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• The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

  Trent Lott

  Military, America, People

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• he things that they’re rejecting are things that I can’t change. I can’t change my bra size. They’re natural! I can work out and I can stay healthy and motivated, but I can’t change some things. I really just live my life. I love my body. It’s what God gave me! I feel confident with myself, and if that inspires other women to feel confident with their bodies, great.

  Kate Upton

  Love Life, Work Out, Inspire

  "Vogue Wants You to Know Kate Upton Is Not Fat" by Charlotte Cowles, www.thecut.com. May 10, 2013.

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• A Creator is vision-focused and passion-motivated. To really live into your Creator self, you are called to do the inner work necessary to find your own sense of purpose-whatever touches your heart and holds meaning for you.

  David Emerald Womeldorff

  Passion, Heart, Self

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• In the past, most wars were motivated by the idea of nationhood. Today, however, wars are incited above all using religion as an excuse.

  Shimon Peres

  War, Past, Ideas

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