Maya Moore Quotes

Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.

Competition is all in numbers; it's a numbers game, but I looked at it like it's a passion, and it's art.

The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.

I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do.

I try to play the best I can every time I play. But there's just some folks that seem to draw a little bit of that extra special out of you.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

It's seen as dirty to be ambitious. What if U2 weren't ambitious? We wouldn't have that gift we have from them.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.

Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius.

My job is to inspire the people, to be on top of my game and push my culture forward.

For me, competition is good; that is what keeps me on my toes and keeps me going. I am always trying to better my own work, do better than my earlier films... do films that are challenging and exciting for me.

Genius is always accompanied by enthusiasm.

Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

I feel pressures to stay relevant. To stay interesting and interested. To stay at the top of my game and expand.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

The people that impress me are Bob Dylan. The ones who keep working, year in and year out, and keep coming up with stuff.

Inspiration is the key to everything.

Passion means finding a way.

Every time I make a record, it's make-or-break time. I hope I always have that mentality - that's what keeps me fired up.

I remember seeing an interview from the Bee Gees and they were like, 'The biggest competition to the Bee Gees is the Bee Gees.' They just kept trying to top themselves and write better songs, and I'm just always trying to do that.

The work ethic behind everything Kanye does is crazy. It's greatness. He told me, 'We're not just rappers, we're artists.'

To be the top guy throughout my life and my career, to have people coming at me every game, giving me their best shot - that's part of the reason I went to Duke. I love that stuff.

Kanye inspires me through his work ethic and his approach.