“No one gets me more motivated than Venus because I don't want her to catch up with me yet. She's at five (Grand Slam tournament titles) now. I still have seven. So I got to keep ahead.”
“Maybe the All-Star Game sparked something in him. It's really inspiring to watch someone who just goes out there, you know he puts up amazing numbers anyway, but he's been going above and beyond his normal play.”
“It's good and it's bad and it's kind of all of the above. It's rough being on the road and not making a lot of money and sleeping in a van. But it's also pretty inspiring to travel around and meet new people and see new things and visit old friends.”
“We know how it feels to be that close (to advancing to state). We had (the district championship) taken away from us. We had it stolen from us, basically. That will motivate us to win it this year. I'm a senior and I don't want to experience that again.”
“Heather and I have gone up there [to the homes] and just hung out, ... The kids are great. They're really motivated and it's something they want to do. One kid was doing junior senator stuff and working at camps. It's really fun to hang out with them.”
“I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.”
“I am a journalist and, under the modern journalist's code of Olympian objectivity (and total purity of motive), I am absolved of responsibility. We journalists don't have to step on roaches. All we have to do is turn on the kitchen light and watch the critters scurry.”
“[Her initial interest in performing was motivated partly by artistic curiosity, partly by a desire to rock.] I was really into Warhol and pop art, and I thought the next step was to actually be working within popular culture. ... I guess I played some tasty licks.”
“Everybody wants to hear what he has to say because he stimulates people to act to do things. That's one of his key motivations. He's a self-described pragmatist. He wants you to act. He wants to stir you up.”
“This exciting new campaign provides a compelling and uniquely Australian invitation to the world that celebrates our personality, our lifestyle and our place. It has been carefully designed to cut through the clutter and motivate international tourists to stop putting it off and visit Australia now.”