“It is damaging to the legitimacy of the confirmation process to suggest the examination of a nominee's record, as well as support for or opposition to a nominee, is in any way religiously motivated,”

“Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.”

“My whole motivation to get to this point was because I didn't want my little brothers to live the life that I lived,”

“We would need to know more about the circumstances and motives behind the killings before we can evaluate what to do.”

“This is a pretty complicated process and there is this mixed motive. People really need to work out why they want to give money in the first place.”

“For some of them it's going to be their last go-round for an international event. I think that's going to be all the more motivation.”

“It was a little bit of a motivation, but I never let it get to me, ... I knew if I work hard, good things will happen.”

“The last election was about the grand struggle for democracy and this motivated a lot of citizens to vote. This drama concluded and this gray democracy is not particularly exciting.”

“It shows how politically motivated both the administration in the United States are and the new Labor government are in pursuing their critics over the Iraq war.”

“I'm not going to say forget him because that's none of my business. That's what motivated me to take a look.”