Cicely Tyson Quotes

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?

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

If you try to be better every day, more miracles happen in your life.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it.

It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.

I think we all have demons, but my demons aren't that bad. They're productive demons. They keep me focused on the man I want to be and the life I want to live.

I think you should always push yourself to want to grow and learn more and be inspired and develop.

I actually sat down and started three Alexanders at the same time. Two of them went in the trash and got stomped on because I hated the idea so much. And the one I came up with, I got very excited by. And that's 'Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever'.

If I lose touch with that... the reason why I act... then I'll leave it all. I don't do it for fame or money.

I will keep - try - to be, like, on a new level every day.

I say it's easier to write for other people than write for myself.

Keeping myself motivated is not hard.

Obviously when you challenge yourself you learn a lot about yourself, and ultimately you're going to get better in whatever field.

At the end of the day, I continue to think I can get better, and that's always my focus.

You need new ways to keep motivating yourself, and creative ways are part of the formula.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

I went to a motivational training course once, a course of self-discovery, and I found out after a week that my fear - it was not a fear of not being accepted - was a very violent fear of failure.

I get angry if I do things wrong, but that's what keeps me going. I want to do my best.

Sometimes you have to find the passion. It comes from the inside... Everyone has to find it for themselves.

I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.

I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.

I don't know if I'm so much fueled by trying to one-up myself so much as passionate about coming up with new and greater challenges. I don't see it as a contest, but as a natural progression.

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation.

The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the ones who want to learn new skills.