Motivational Psychology Quotes

Prudence never kindled a fire in the human mind; I have no hope for conservation born of fear.

I actually think that self-interest is overrated as an all-purpose guide to political motive. It leaves out something at least as powerful and immovable - individual psychology.

Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.

As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated.

Everyone who has observed human behavior for more than thirty continuous seconds seems to have noticed that people are strongly, perhaps even primarily, perhaps even single-mindedly, motivated to feel happy.

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.

Showing up to games year after year, no matter what the product on the field gives you back, is a learned behavior - sort of like rats in a maze searching for cheese. The rat learns the maze, learns where the cheese is placed and eventually goes to it without thought, even when the cheese is taken away. The rat doesn't know anything else.

I believe you're either intrinsically motivated or you're not.