Marina and the Diamonds Quotes

The man without a purpose is a man who drifts at the mercy of random feelings or unidentified urges and is capable of any evil, because he is totally out of control of his own life. In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose-a productive purpose.

We have our own reasons for what's motivating us right now.

A man must drive his energy, not be driven by it.

I think motivation is a thing that is inside of you.

I think purpose is the most important thing because once you understand that, everything else becomes easy.

Following your own vision is one of the only things that will sustain you.

Me, I say those are all great things to live for, if they're what happens to float your boat, but at the end of the day, there's got to be somebody you're doing it for. Just one person you're thinking of everytime you make a decision, everytime you tell the truth, or tell a lie, or anything. I've got mine. Do you?

Do you depend on others for motivation - or can you motivate yourself?

Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for.

When you don't have people in your life pushing you, can you push yourself?

What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.

I only really work when I want to.

I don't set a whole lot of goals. It smacks a little bit of will to me, and I find that will is not the way to go for me.

Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

I am trying to be guided by my passion.

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

They have to have an internal motivation. They have to have an inner conviction.

Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.

It's hard for me... If I don't have a project going, I don't feel like I'm connected to anything. I don't even think it's that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.

My motivation is internal.

I can't force myself to do anything I don't wanna do, really. I never have.

Everybody has a purpose.

By the time I was 14, I had become self-motivated. Whatever raced inside me was more demanding than any pressure applied by parents or teachers.

I want to live a life full of purpose and intention. Sometimes when we play sports and athletics you can lose your purpose.