Gwen Stefani Quotes

I want to do it because I want to do it.

You cannot make a person want to fight.

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.

Money is not a motivating factor. I do what comes to me at that moment.

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.

My parents never pushed me to ski race. It was my choice and something I really wanted to do. I would have rebelled if they had pushed me, and I wouldn't have had the same passion.

I talk often about being intrinsically motivated by learning. It's the primary driver of most of my activity.

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

I never jumped into anything, and I never liked being cajoled into anything. I've pretty much always done things because I wanted to do them.

I'm hugely intrinsically motivated and have always believed that I'm fueled and motivated by learning.

It's not about motivation. It's about what's driven inside of you.

When you are training, you are doing what you want to do.

One of the things we know is that you cannot motivate other people, but you can remove the obstacles that stop them from motivating themselves. All motivation is self-motivation.

The key to motivation is motive. It's the why. It's the deeper yes! burning inside that makes it easier to say no to the less important.

unless the sun inside you is burning your gut, don't do it

My mom never really pushed me into doing something. It was kind of whatever I wanted to do, and that was what made me continue and have the longevity that I had in my career. I went through ups and downs in the pool when I loved it and when I hated it.

There are parents, siblings, teachers and friends, but counting on them to motivate you isn't fair. They've all got their own lives, and while the may be able to help you out, if you can motivate yourself, then you're golden.

Real motivation is that drive from within: You know where you are going because you have a compelling image inside, not a travel poster on the wall.

Only when I follow my love for my objective is it I myself who act.

Everybody's motivation comes from the core of who they are.

No alarm clock needed. My passion wakes me up.. !

When people are inspired, they don't need motivation.

Most people know what to do, but they don't do what they know - because they haven't found their inner drive. Their passion.

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

The best motivation is self-motivation.