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Esther Perel Psychotherapist, Author
Motivation

"Most of us will get turned on at night by the very same things that we will demonstrate against during the day - the erotic mind is not very politically correct."

Night Inspiration Motivation
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Clint Eastwood Actor, Director, Producer
Motivation

"What happened is I was going to college in 1950. L. A. City College. A guy I knew was going to an acting class on Thursday nights. He started telling me about all the good-lookin' chicks and said, "Why don't you go with me?" So I probably had some motivation beyond thoughts of being an actor. And sure enough, he was right. There were a lot of girls and not many guys. I said, "Yeah, they need me here." I wound up at Universal as a contract player."

Girl Player Motivation
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Elon Musk Entrepreneur, Business Magnate
Motivation

"I think that's an important thing to do, to really pay attention to negative feedback, and solicit it, particularly from friends. This may sound like simple advice, but hardly anyone does that, and it's incredibly helpful."

Inspiration Motivation Negative
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Tony Parker Professional Basketball Player
Motivation

"When there is talk about the best point guards, sometimes they dont talk about me. But that is not my main motivation. They can talk about Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, and Chris Paul. I still have the most rings."

Sometimes Motivation Jason
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Timothy Keller Pastor, Author
Motivation

"Christians tend to motivate others with guilt. We tend to say: You would do this if you were really committed Christians, indicating that we are committed and all that is needed is for others to become as good as we are! This is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?"

Christian Motivation Shoes
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Steve Jobs Entrepreneur
Motivation

"My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products. Everything else was secondary. Sure, it was great to make a profit, because that was what allowed you to make great products. But the products, not the profits were the motivation."

People Passion Motivation
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Mike Tyson Professional Boxer
Motivation

"You can’t be disturbed by anything. There’s no emotion involved. You can’t feel sorrow, you can’t feel pity, there’s nothing you feel. The job has to be done."

Jobs Motivation Fear
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Abraham Maslow Psychologist
Motivation

"Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values."

Self Reality Motivation
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Terence McKenna Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
Motivation

"The pro-psychedelic plant position is clearly an antidrugs position. Drug dependencies are the result of habitual, unexamined, and obsessive behavior; these are precisely the tendencies in our psychological makup that the psychedelics mitigate. The plant hallucinogens dissolve habits and hold motivations up to inspection by a wider, less egocentric, and more grounded point of view within the individual."

Views Motivation Drug
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