Motivational Quotes

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my great duty to establish small tasks as if they were great and noble.--Helen Keller

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride-and never quit, you'll be a winner. The cost of victory is high, but so are the rewards.--Paul "Bear" Bryant

You learn you can do your best, even when it is hard, even when you're tired and hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage. --Joe Namath

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent, or the strength, or the endurance, or the committment?--Nelson Mandela

I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.--Bette Davis

This has always been a motto of mine: attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.--Bette Davis

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, the be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of my life. The money is the gravy.--Bette Davis



I find the quotes by Bette Davis interesting, because she shows both internal and external motivation regarding her work in film. In her quote about grocery money, she is using the external motivator of financial security as a motivation for making motion pictures, while in her quote about improving her work, she internalizes her motivation by disclosing her desires to do high-quality work. The meat and potatoes quote is my favorite, because she expresses the motivation that most of us feel in regards to our careers, internally we may feel the need to work hard, but we are also motivated by the "gravy" or monetary rewards that come from working.


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