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Motive Quotes (page 11)

Graham Greene quote: "I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble..."
I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused. Graham Greene
There is no more compelling motivation to worthwhile endeavor than the knowledge that we are children of God, that God expects us to do something with our lives, and that He will give us help when help is sought. Gordon B. Hinckley
I could not sit seriously down to write a serious Romance under any other motive than to save my life, & if it were indispensable for me to keep it up & never relax into laughing at myself or other people, I am sure I should be hung before I had finished the first chapter. No - I must keep my own style & go on in my own way; and though I may never succeed again in that, I am convinced that I should totally fail in any other. Jane Austen
She expected from other people the same opinions and feeling as her own, and she judged their motives by the immediate effect of their actions on herself. Jane Austen
Seth Godin quote: "The librarian is the interface between reams of data and the..."
The librarian is the interface between reams of data and the untrained but motivated user. Seth Godin
The most paradoxical aspect of neurotic shame is that it is the core motivator of the superachieved and the underachieved, the star and the scapegoat, the righteous and the wretched, the powerful and the pathetic. John Bradshaw
On Broadway it was still bright afternoon and the gassy air was almost motionless under the leaden spokes of sunlight, and sawdust footprints lay about the doorways of butcher shops and fruit stores. And the great, great crowd, the inexhaustible current of millions of every race and kind pouring out, pressing round, of every race and genius, possessors of every human secret, antique and future, in every face the refinement of one particular motive or essence - I labor, I spend, I strive, I... Saul Bellow
I know that sometimes people fake on each other out of genuine motives to hold onto the object of their tenderest feelings. They see themselves as so inadequate that they feel forced to wear a mask in order to continuously impress the other. I do not want to "hold" you, I want you to "stay" out of your own need for me. Eldridge Cleaver
By interpreting freedom as the propagation and immediate gratification of needs, people distort their own nature, for they engender in themselves a multitude of pointless and foolish desires, habits, and incongruous stratagems. Their lives are motivated only by mutual envy, sensuality, and ostentation. Fyodor Dostoevsky
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity. Dale Carnegie
None of our hearts are pure, we always have mixed motives. Are self deceivers, but the worst of all. Deceits is to murmur 'Lord, I am not worthy'And, lying easy, turn your face to the wall. Louis MacNeice
One of the deepest motives (as you are aware) in the human beast (so deep that many have failed to detect it) is Alliteration. Lewis Carroll
Our body remains alive, yet sooner or later our soul will receive a mortal blow. The perfect crime--for we don't know who murdered our joy, what their motives were, or where the guilty parties are to be found. Paulo Coelho
Rick Warren quote: "Knowing your purpose motivates your life."
Knowing your purpose motivates your life. Rick Warren
After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world. I am strongly of the opinion that the great majority of people will always find these are the moving impulses of our life. But it is only those who do not understand our people, who believe that our national life is entirely absorbed by material motives. We make no concealment of the fact that we want wealth, but there are many... Calvin Coolidge

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