Paulo Coelho Quotes

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

You need to realise that you must have something to aim for, something to drive you.

My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.

It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.

An idea is something you work on to make it work and a desire is much deeper in a way.

The big thing is that you know what you want.

Everything boils down to motivation.

I want to do more and more; it provides me with an incentive.

Dreams are the ones that really keep me moving all the time. That's what drives me.

Winning is motivation.

It is important to be clear about what you want and pursue that passionately.

All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.

There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim.

Never forget why you're really doing what you're doing.

Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement. Just as the electron is the last unit of matter discernible to the scientist. DESIRE is the seed of all achievement; the starting place, back of which there is nothing, or at least there is nothing of which we have any knowledge.

You have to know what you want to get it.

One needs to have some sense of purpose. Next, you need to have a vision that grows out of that purpose.

Anything can be achieved with a strong enough why!

Goals give purpose. Purpose gives faith. Faith gives courage. Courage gives enthusiasm. Enthusiasm gives energy. Energy gives life. Life lifts you over the bar.

I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action.

You need to have something to motivate you, something to give you an edge.

Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement.