“[Down the street from Klak's shop, up on the third floor of the landmark St. Mark's Church, dance company 7Dance is rehearsing for an upcoming show [for a preview, see p. 25].] There is a strong core of artists who have been working to preserve Frankford for a long time, ... It's been very inspiring and motivating for me to start to build relationships with them.”

“Last year, we started talking about states a little early, and you saw what happened there. None of us really say anything about it. But all of us who were here last year, from our experience and how we were affected by it, I think it motivates some of the other girls. It definitely motivates us.”

New karma is being made all the time. When one acts with a positive motivation, goodness is furthered. When one acts out of negative motivation, negativity is furthered. "We can recondition ourselves to act with wisdom. The important thing to understand here is that you are not a victim. You are your own master. 'As you sow, so shall you reap.

“Our team camaraderie plays an important motivational role, as we often train indoors together from January until the winter finally turns.”

“I was a little more motivated for the win. It was my first finals. To lose like we did, I'm going to remember it for the rest of my life.”

“We'll have 40 percent of the teaching force replaced by mid-career switchers and people with life experience, people with altruistic motives for coming into teaching.”

“If one got too concerned with motivation, his eyes would kind of roll. He and John have collaborated before, so there was a good shorthand there.”

“With the crowd out there and the motivation with charity and people being behind him, he will definitely finish. Even if he has to crawl, he is going to finish.”

“They stopped me on the one-inch line. On a personal level, it's been very frustrating. Very frustrating. But you have to keep motivating yourself.”

“What was painted on the B.U.C.K.S. side of the bridge with the black face crying white tears -- it's really hard for a person to say that's not racially motivated,”