“I maintain that the cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest motive for scientific research.”

“If hate motivates your life, you'll never know the meaning of true love”

“I came here when Judy was president, and that was definitely one of the things that kept me there. It was inspiring and motivating. . . . She was very who she was, and that sort of makes you comfortable being who you are. And know that you can succeed.”

“Our information from players over the long term is that while the top prize is a motivator for some to play, players are motivated for the entire experience of playing an instant ticket. They find fun in playing instant tickets. There's a thrill in the reveal.”

“Clint (Burgess) is a very strong player. He has great athletic ability and he's a player who will stay motivated throughout the season. The team will excel so much more with him because he'll keep them motivated.”

If I give with the motive to get, regardless of the degree to which that motive besets me, I will walk away impoverished and I will leave those to whom I have given just as impoverished as I have now found myself.

We will be judged according to the secret motives and the character of our work. If we have done our work for selfish motives or personal gain, even if the results looked noble to our friends and family, God knows our hearts.

I want my books to explore motives which make people think, 'Wow! Imagine the psychological state you'd have to be in for that to be your motive!' Whereas things like blackmail, jealousy - they're rational reasons for committing murder.

NASA's been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve, and it's sad that we are turning the program in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation it provides to young people.

Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous; without motivation, capacity is impotent; without capacity, understanding is limited; without understanding, knowledge is meaningless; without knowledge, experience is blind. Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities.