#motivation

Motivation aside, if people get better at these life skills, everyone benefits: The brain doesn't distinguish between being a more empathic manager and a more empathic father. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#being #benefits #better #between #brain

A lot of the motivation for doing the 'Make 'Em Laugh' on SNL was because I had just finished shooting 'Inception,' where there were zero-gravity scenes and I got into really good shape and was training and did all these stunts. Coming off of that, that instilled me with the confidence to do 'Make 'Em Laugh.' ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#coming #confidence #did #doing #finished

It's what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs and just trying not to be boring. That was their main motivation and it worked for them. I remember reading that and thinking that was the way to do it. ↗

— Jonny Greenwood

#always #boring #i #i remember #just

When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.' ↗

— Alfred Hitchcock

#character #comes #discuss #his #i

Other people's success spurs me on to do well and gives me motivation. ↗

— Nicholas Hoult

#me #motivation #other #people #spurs

Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#control #empowerment #inspirational #letting-go #life

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis. ↗

— Zig Ziglar

#humor #motivation #humor

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#motivation #inspirational

Perhaps, in retrospect, there would be little motivation even for malevolent extraterrestrials to attack the Earth; perhaps, after a preliminary survey, they might decide it is more expedient just to be patient for a little while and wait for us to self-destruct. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#motivational

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#dedication #got #how #i #involved