“I was blown away. I knew the kids were really motivated. We had reached our goal before lunch and we only had two grade levels who came in with their money at that point.”
“I just saw it the whole way. The quarterback was giving it away and as soon as he threw it, I just broke on it at a nice 45-degree angle and took it to the house. I knew our boys needed that motivation.”
If you decide not to take action, you are going to fail, and even if you do take action, if you can’t keep up your motivation, you will simply end up back where you started.
The characters act for reasons that they can’t control and, as readers, we have to believe in their motivations, their sense of choice and in the reality of their suffering, even though, deep down, we know it’s all just puppetry on the part of the writer.
“This time of year, they have to want it. My job is pretty much done....(Having my head shaved) was just a one time thing to motivate them. My wife (Veronica) wasn't too happy about it.”
“Financially-motivated attacks have reached an unprecedented rate. There's an entirely new economy focused on the bartering and purchasing of confidential information. And with the higher stakes, we're seeing professional caliber efforts going into today's threats.”
“I think people know that politicizing will certainly not be a smart thing to do as far as inspiring people who want to call in and rally around this cause, which all of us in America are doing, not just the entertainment industry,”
“He gave me good advice. He told me to go out, to run the team and get a W. It gave me a lot of confidence. He is still motivated to be positive to me regardless of his situation.”
I have moments that aren't too bad, but there's always something I'm struggling with, or feeling guilty about. I just figured I needed to try harder, but I find it difficult to sustain that motivation.
“Those guys are the future. I just wanted to go out there and do good. If you can do it, it gives you that much more motivation to play in the big leagues and do well at the big-league level.”