Karl Lagerfeld Quotes

You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.

My only sure reward is in my actions, not from them.

I've never been motivated by the award thing. There's a certain thing that this fame thing does that makes my job harder, in a way. I'm still working with that. I don't think about it too much until somebody asks me a question, and then I think about it.

It all has to come from inside, though, I guess.

My motivation is internal.

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

Psychology is important but motivation is something that if you don't have it inside then you can't provide it.

I didn't need to be motivated by other people overlooking me. My motivation was internal, to be better every day.

Motivation should come from within each player; if not, it's difficult to get results.

People talk about great motivators, but I think motivation has to come from within the individual first, because if you haven't got that inner strength yourself, and belief and you want to do well, it doesn't matter what anybody else says. You have to have that; it has to be inbuilt.

I believe you're either intrinsically motivated or you're not.

The moment money becomes your motivation, you are immediately not as good as someone who is stimulated by passion and internal will.

Motivation is like love and happiness. It's a by-product. When you're actively engaged in doing something, it sneaks up and zaps you when you least expect it.

The only person who can really motivate you is you.

If I stayed in this game for individual achievements, I don't think I'd still be playing.

I don't think people do anything out of fear very well. So I think the only choice is to have them intrinsically motivated.

I find when somebody says to me, 'I'm going to motivate you,' more often than not, they're not going to get me.

I only really work when I want to.

All real freedom springs from necessity, for it can be gained only through the exercise of the individual will, and that will can be roused to energetic action only by the force of necessity acting upon it from the outside to spur it to effort.

The motivation is important for me to act it, but I don't necessarily want the audience to know my motivation.

I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging.

Now I don't work for the money or the glory. I just work because I like building businesses.

I like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money.

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.

I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.