Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.

Poetry empowers the simplest of lives to confront the most extreme sorrows with courage, and motivates the mightiest of offices to humbly heed lessons in compassion.

The best leaders have the ability to align people to their vision and motivate them to work passionately towards its fulfillment as if it were their own.

Leaders motivate people to understand that they can do better than they’ve already done and go farther than they’ve reached.

“He's very idealistic, very politically minded and a very motivated kid. It started as a research idea, but it became almost a dream for him.”

“Given the circumstance that (God) didn't preserve the words, the conclusion seemed inescapable to me that he hadn't gone to the trouble of inspiring them.”

“If she stays on the path she is, then yea. As long as she stays healthy and motivated, she certainly has the potential to do so.”

“The fact we lost (at home) was a big motivation for winning here. (Monroe) is a great place to play. The crowd is great and the atmosphere is fun.”

“Coming from the United States, where intolerance is generally racially motivated, you wonder why it is they can't be nice to each other,”