As long as I know that my motives are good, I'm Seldom very concerned with the opinions of others.-Mandorallen, Baron of Vo Mandor.

...unless you value yourself, you won't have the motivation to exercise, get enough sleep, eat healthfully, and care for yourself.

If you examine your motive for doing anything, you'll soon discover that your reason is that you believe it will make you happy.

You can't really teach a kid anything: you can only show him the way and motivate him to learn it himself.

Skepticism is my nature. Free Thought is my methodology. Agnosticism is my conclusion. Atheism is my opinion. Humanitarianism is my motivation.

What if, when we are feeling less than happy, we were prescribed two genuinely inspiring experiences each day?

Desire is inspired by motivation, which gives us hope to believe in ourselves that we can set goals and pursue them successfully.

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated.

Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work.