Motivation Factor Quotes

Winning isn't everything, but losing isn't anything.

Fear is always a good motivator.

I like seeing my physical progress through a volume, particularly if it's a big book.

I wouldn't have went to school if I wasn't playing football.

Take the great example of the four-minute mile. One guy breaks it, then all of a sudden everyone breaks it. And they break it in such a short period of time that it can't be because they were training harder. It's purely that it was a psychological barrier, and someone had to show them that they could do it.

All successes begin with Self-Discipline. It starts with you.

The only driver stronger than an economic argument to do something is the war argument, the I-don't-want-to-die argument.

Most of the time, the things that really change the world exist for something fundamentally selfish and then the world-changing ends up being a side-effect of that.

A dog is the only exercise machine you cannot decide to skip when you don't feel like it.

What you measure and reward is what you're going to get.

It's a fear of failure which drives me on.

With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential.

One thing that's really important for me to be creatively motivated is to find an angle. Some people refer to that as a concept, which it is, in a sense, but not overtly. It's just something I need to focus and hone in on, and the trajectory of what might be seen as a 'concept' gives me creative momentum.

Everyone has to have the same targets, and the fans are very important for every team, for the motivation of the players. It's the same in every club.

I'm not saying I like to be kicked, but it's good for me to feel I am in the game. Definitely. A motivation.

As a creative person, you want to have a foothold and sense of progress.

Nothing motivates an 18-year-old like being disrespected.

I got fitter when I did 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.' I wore a loincloth - that's a lot of motivation!

I just knew that economics had never been my big motivation.

Real-time feedback and coaching promotes learning. When feedback is connected to compensation, feedback is muted, distorted, and given less frequently.

The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile minds.

Voters are more motivated when someone takes something away from them.

You see it all the time, in all divisions, that teams raise themselves and apply themselves that little bit more when they play a 'bigger team.'

I think you are wrong if you play a Champions League game, and you don't find motivation.

If people are really excited about their music, and that's their primary motivation, then that comes through in demo tapes. That's the most important ingredient.