Internal Drive Quotes

Energy can't be created or destroyed, and energy flows. It must be in a direction, with some kind of internal, emotive, spiritual direction. It must have some effect somewhere.

I'm not someone who is driven by big external stories. I like big emotional stories.

I'm generally competing with the ideal I have set for myself, and I've found that served me very well.

I just put pressure on myself to work hard.

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

The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.

I've been in a competitive situation almost all my life. I've been having a competition with myself and trying to be the best I could be.

I'm not an awards-driven person in anything. Anytime you do get caught up in that, you usually end up getting whacked.

Pressure is there with any release of mine. It's more my own, as I need to surpass my own expectations.

I don't do things to try and get publicity or anything like that.

Motivation is an inner force that compels behavior. Your inner drives will propel you further and faster than external perks.

I feel like trying to write a song in order to be a big hit is just not something I'm interested in because it's not going to come from an authentic place of expression.

If I saw the art around me that I liked, then I wouldn't do art.

I find when somebody says to me, 'I'm going to motivate you,' more often than not, they're not going to get me.

I'll never do a film because it's a massive budget and I'm gonna get lots of publicity for it and it will bring something else.

I should be able to look at my accolades and go, "Come on, Paul. That's enough." But there's still this little voice in the back of my brain that goes, "No, no, no. You could do better. This person over here is excelling. Try harder!" It still can be a little bit intimidating.

I am not running after gold medals; I am running after time. And once I get that, gold medals will run after me.

Of all the reasons for wanting to write, the only one that nurtures us through time is love of the work itself.

Lasting motivation proceeds forth from the heart. People can be temporarily motivated by other people and things around them. Permanent, enduring motivation, however, can only come from within.

Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.

I've always been a guy to put pressure on myself.

My whole football life is pressure. If I don't get pressure from outside I put pressure on myself.

I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.

Real motivation is that drive from within: You know where you are going because you have a compelling image inside, not a travel poster on the wall.

I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews.