Man Ray Quotes

Passion is the energy that love creates with no object other than itself.

Appetite as it relates to the human being, the person. How do you find appetite for what you do? How do you relate to appetite? How do you get appetite, not only for a meal but also to do the work you do?

Everything I've done I've done with enthusiasm and passion.

Desire is the key to motivation.

Desire is the mother of motivation because that is where your motivation is born.

Many people tell me what I ought to do and just how I ought to do it, but Few have made me want to do something.

I think if you don't have it [desire], you're not going to be pushed into anything. You've got to want to do something.

Will and energy sometimes prove greater than either genius or talent or temperament.

Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.

Chacun peut e prouver en soi ce double mouvement: de s ir de s'inte grer a' la socie te , besoin de se re aliser par soi-me" me en dehors d'elle. We all have this double impulse within ourselves: the desire to integrate into society, and the need to fulfil ourselves outside of it, through our own efforts.

Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Act because you need to act

To desire to be what one can be is purpose in life. There are no exterior forces. There are only interior forces. Who squanders talent praises death.

If I had to name a driving force in my life, I would name PASSION every time

Every effort under compulsion demands a sacrifice of energy. I never paid such a price.

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability... it is energy.

In this world the inclination to do things is of more importance than the mere power.

Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.

Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.

If you're not excited by it, why do you do it?

The key that unlocks energy is desire. It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.

Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.

I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire.

Ignore what a man desires and you ignore the very source of his power.

People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don't really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.

There are two brands of discontent: the brand that merely fosters greed and snarling and back-biting, and the brand that inspires greater and greater effort to reach the desired goal. Which is your brand?