“They kept telling me I wasn't worth as much as I thought I was. After a while, that affects your motivation. I have a clear mind now. I don't have those guys in my ear any more and I'm making more money than they ever paid me.”

“Torrance needs to be challenged. You had to find a way to motivate him for four years. Full potential, but sometimes he kind of falls back and becomes inconsistent. He's a senior, so I figured, what the hell. Guard the best player. And you know what, he did a good job.”

“There were some contributing things, but I made mistakes, and that's why I'm in this position. I'm not going to hide from it. If anything, it's going to make me that much more focused, that much more hungry. Some people think I won't be able to bounce back, but that's my motivation.”

“When you're 0-10, we only have one place to go and that's up. You have to have some type of motivation to go out and play. We go into every game thinking we can win, man, even though we've had all these close losses.”

“Basically, there hasn't been a lot of motivation for companies who have databases, like Oracle and IBM, to do anything to make it easy for people to not care about databases. I'm not sure you're going to see Oracle or IBM do anything any time soon in this area because it's against their interests.”

“Our players were not happy with the results from last year and the record was not indicative of the level of soccer they played. They have been working hard to do everything they can to correct that and a refuse to lose attitude is key entering this fall. They have the motivation to improve and don't want a repeat of what their record was last fall.”

“It's good, because now everyone knows it's possible. As coaches, you can always motivate that way. Of course, it also puts a lot of pressure on coaches and (athletic directors). They can say, 'We have all the resources they have, why can't we do that?' But it's great for college basketball.”

“This change is part of the management succession process designed to ensure that our Company will continue to grow well into the future. Mike Hyatt has served ably as President and Chief Operating Officer for the past 18 months, demonstrating a deep understanding of the publishing and operational sides of our business, as well as an inspiring talent for leadership.”

He has me pinned on my back in record time, his mouth crashing against mine as we frantically devour one another. “Awesome speech,” he murmurs, pushing my sweater up and planting his hot mouth against my equally hot skin. “Very motivational.

I do not think one can assess a writer’s motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in ... but before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape.