William Godwin Quotes

He didn't work for money. He worked because he loved kids and education.

When you think in terms of public service, I heard so much about what Mother Theresa had done in her life. And I was fortunate enough to get a chance to meet her and talk to her a lot about what motivates her and what drives her. And that, to me, is a person that really is an extraordinary role model.

I know it might sound weird, but empathy is one of the greatest creators of energy. It's counterintuitive because it's selfless.

Working with people who have a lot of heart is just the best. You can hire it, but you cannot teach it. It's either there or it's not.

My friends, how desperately we need to be loved and to love. With it we are creative. With it we march tirelessly. With it, and with it alone, we are able to sacrifice for others.

Believe in your dreams and ideals and pursue them with determination and motivation. Always find the time to do something for other people. Indeed, there is nothing more rewarding than making someone else happy.

To be a teacher you have to have a very giving, selfless personality. I don't think I'm that selfless and giving.

That's why I wrote 'Fighter'. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.

Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster.

I go into meetings with some film-makers and they literally have nothing to say, they're almost bored by their own material. I'd rather work with people who are very passionate and very animated about what they want to do. People who just want to tell stories.

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

I always want to remain inspired.

I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.

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

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.

All I can say is, hey, if you have fun doing what you do, if you have fun playing soccer, the creativity is just going to come as time goes on.

The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all.

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

The great instrument of moral good is the imagination.

A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.

I have enough love to last me a lifetime! Thank God I'll never lose my imagination and my passion. That's really what it is. I'm still passionate about what I do.

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

It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope.

I love the passion you go through while you're creating.