Francis Collins Quotes

When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.

I will go to my grave believing that participation is best driven by the well-stocked shop window.

Behavior change is critical. While we’re working upstream, developing solutions, we’ve got to be thinking of delivery: How should we develop and deliver those solutions so that they will be adopted.

If governments want to encourage good citizenship, they should try making the desired behavior more fun.

If I can't play, there's no reason to go. To watch the game without me in it, is just no point doing that.

My work gives me a sense of purpose that I never really had before - it gives me a lot of joy, and it would be wonderful to invite other people to get involved.

I'd rather people turn up than not. And of course I'd rather have people be enthusiastic.

A good executive is one who makes people contentedly settle for less than they meant to get, in return for more than they meant to give.

Gamification is as important as social and mobile.*

Life needs penalties and rewards for people. You can't control people with only penalties. You have to think how to create rewards.

People don’t pay much attention to anything unless you give them reason to

When I'm starting to feel, "How many more people are there?" I go slower. I ask questions, and that person engaging with me gives me energy.

People will do odd things if you give them money.

I would like to inspire a lot of people to be active and give back.

I want people to be inspired to do what's in front of them. If you won't give a dime out of a dollar, don't talk to a billionaire about giving their money away because if you don't give a dime out of a dollar, I can promise you, you're not going to give a 100 million out of a billion. It's a lie.

In general, a little controversy isn't harmful: if anything, it gets people interested.

Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.

An Athenian citizen does not neglect his state because he takes care of his own household; even those of us who are engaged in business have a very fair idea of politics. We do not regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs as harmless. We do not say that such a man 'minds his own business'. Rather we say he has no business here at all.

It is very hard to enroll people in anything. And there is a very big difference between the words motivate and inspire.

I'm always inspired by people who raise the bar, whether in their field of work, parenthood, or giving back.

If I can stay [involved] with the sport, we can find different ways to motivate people and preach to them and explain to them that all they need is dedication to the sport.

Town meetings are to liberty what primary schools are to science; they bring it within the people's reach.

We need to give people more of an incentive to work, to save, to invest, to create a true future for themselves.

People get very creative if you include them.