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Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.

Les Brown

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Ayn Rand

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

Lou Holtz

(The season) was up and down but we really came together in the last five or six games and the girls are extra motivated for next year now.

Craig Brown

HIV-positive donations knowingly entered the plasma pool and were knowingly manufactured and distributed. This policy seems to be motivated by economics.

Dr. Michael Bernstein

I was a little more motivated for the win.

Antonio Mcdyess

I didn't learn a lot about business, because I've already run companies. I learned more about myself. I have always told people that they could do anything if they were motivated. But when we produced a children's book in 48 hours, I realized I really could do anything if I am focused.

Dawna Stone

It's always nice going into a game knowing you've got (to defend) one of the better players on the team. It gets you a little extra motivated before the game, definitely.

Jason Chappell

He was motivated. He was coming home, he had about 500 people coming to see him today, so he wanted to win the game and play well. We were able to accomplish both.

Byron Scott

She's a pretty motivated kid. She's always trained hard, but she really trained even harder all summer, even after she'd already committed to BYU.

Dorne Hall

We are in no rush to get married. And we're not motivated by having kids right now. Hopefully, one day but not right now.

Dermot O'leary

Everybody, including the newspapers doubted us and said we couldn't do it. Nobody gave us a fighting chance and that motivated us. Madison Central is back. It's not about me, it's about the whole team.

Reggie Hicks

Our focus has been defense from day one. And the girls were motivated. They remembered that loss.

Josh Grotting

He's the Smokey the Bear of the 21st Century. People may be motivated to save energy, but they may not know how.

Kateri Callahan

The board is highly motivated to make this work.

Rev. Ted Pierce

This is a great way to get ,and stay, motivated to reach your goals. This should be a very fun contest, and it's also an excellent way to get introduced to our facility.

Liberty Harper

I'm positive anytime anyone is here to interact -- when there is no energy here, it's hard to get motivated. I'm dreading the night shift.

Tommy Otterbine

After a while, I just got fed up with waiting, I wasn't improving. As I did a little more training, I didn't feel like the symptoms were going away, but I felt fitter and healthier, so that just kind of motivated me more.

Mike Ireland

He's brave and he just wants to have a normal life and it seems that he's very motivated to do well in his racing.

Steve Cameron

Our guys are very motivated to go. Some have already gone two times.

Maj. Kuido Pettai

There's kind of an ownership of this race that we've had in the last few years. The girls were motivated to keep the streak going.

Teri Mckeever

You have to play tricks with yourself to get motivated, ... It was another carrot to dangle in front of myself. Hopefully, it translates on the ice.

Scott Thornton

I feel more motivated when I am playing at home. A Romanian final seems much closer, but there are still some hard matches to be played.

Victor Hanescu

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

Trent Lott

There just aren't that many motivated sellers. It makes me think the overview is fairly positive.

Todd Clark

Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed. Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished.

John Gray

Everything was real, it motivated me to keep a positive attitude.

Gary King

He's a very talented player. He's very skilled and he's very fast. ... He came into the season extremely fit and he's motivated to do well.

Brandon Murphy

It's nearly impossible to do what he did. He's a very self-motivated kid.

Todd Barker

When we play with energy, we can play with anyone. I don't need to get our players up. They're self-motivated and they should be. We just know that we need to go in there and play our game.

Kelly Greenberg

I believe [Chavis] was a principal, just like Alex, ... I think he was the one that motivated the boys, he encouraged them, maybe even planted the idea in their mind. I certainly think he had something to do with it.

David Rimmer

It's clearly, in my view, a racially-motivated incident. In general, we as a Cornell community, and more specifically the black community, are very concerned - we condemn it.

Salah Hassan

George is as motivated as he has ever been. He's really excited about this season.

Laurie Fisher

I hold the view that they are all politically motivated.

Abdul Haq

I am so elated. It took this boy 13 years to make it back home. Those guys brought him home. He motivated those guys and they played for him to bring him back home.

Gladys Bettis

There's a lot of basketball left for us to play and as far as I'm concerned we can do this. I need to get this team motivated. It's my job to teach them how they need to get things done.

Theresa Grentz

He keeps me motivated, helping me when I need the help and coming to my practices and helping me.

Jordan Davis

Having a picture in the show has given me more confidence and motivated me to explore different types of photography.

Andrew Lapiska

I feel good things will happen this year. They've got me motivated and generally in better health than I've been in the past few years.

Tim Goebel

We're a well-trained organization, highly disciplined and highly motivated .. very technologically advanced here.

Peter Ryan

If you're a lawyer and you're not motivated by money, that would probably seem like the most important job there is.

Paul Hodgson

When I saw her jumping so well I was cheering her on, too. Back in the village, I told her if she kept with it, she could win a medal. I'm so proud of her, that really motivated me.

Sanya Richards

It's possible people are less motivated to make healthy food choices when they're really tired.

Tony Wells

I may be nearly 32 but I still feel young and motivated. I knew I had the capacity to win.

Thomas Grandi

We have 11 very motivated seniors, 11 seniors that have never won state and that really want to.

Kevin Czar

He doesn't seem like he's really motivated the Democratic voter, gotten anyone's juices up. He hasn't led any crusade, and that's what you've got to do if you're running against an incumbent.

John Maginnis

The last election was about the grand struggle for democracy and this motivated a lot of citizens to vote. This drama concluded and this gray democracy is not particularly exciting.

Federico Estevez

I'm definitely confident going in. I don't know where he's at. I'm sure he's motivated too. We're both going to have to be ready to go.

Cole Konrad

I think a big save gets everyone on the team motivated.

Greg Mackenzie

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.

Kenneth Hildebrand

I had a very happy childhood and very loving parents. We didn't have much money and I suppose therefore you felt that anything you did you'd have to do on your own, so it does make you quite motivated.

Terry Leahy

He was always there for me and kept encouraging me to just keep trying even when things did not seem to be going right. His encouragement kept me motivated to keep surging forward with the hopes this day would come.

Shawn Jones

A lost opportunity, ... only the very most motivated people will go to the Web and dig into this information.

Walter Willett

You can't tell me that some of these lawyers aren't motivated purely by greed.

Gretchen Schaefer

I think that kind of got everybody motivated to win. We wish him the best.

Pat Lawson

That gave me a lot of momentum. It got my name out there and motivated me to stick with it.

Ray Willette

Just because I am getting older doesn't mean that I have to accept a sedentary lifestyle. One has to have goals in life to stay motivated and keep moving ahead.

Werner Hoeger

He's always motivated when he plays us.

Perry Watson

He has provided motivated, enthusiastic and committed leadership, ... Today, our Chamber is more focused, better organized and the Board more engaged than five years ago through his leadership.

A.j. Davis

Marilyn restated the mission and really got the group motivated.

Rosemary Opbroek

I'm not really sure our guys were focused that much on Edwardsville beating us earlier. I think they were actually more motivated to repeat as champions.

John Theen

She just has that ability to get the girls motivated, ... She plays excellent defense and is always able to get to the ball. She has improved her defensive skills.

Sharon Green

(George Washington) is a talented ball club that plays very good defense. They come in fresh. They come in motivated. They love to break and get easy baskets, and we're going to have to form a cluster to rebound the ball.

John Chaney

These people are profit motivated. Members are not so profit motivated. We just want the lifestyle we bought into.

Robert Dion

We all know how quick David can be, when he is fully motivated. He still has it.

Dietrich Mateschitz

The kids came out really, really motivated and responded well. They played great pressure defense, and it led to a lot of easy baskets.

Tom Ferrier

The kids were motivated. They decided before they went out that they were going to have a big inning. They support and encourage each other until the end.

Willy Child

There are some people who are so motivated that I know approximately what time it is when I see them in here. That's rare.

Bernie Vanmiddlesworth

The tablet PC is a generally good idea, and Microsoft is especially motivated to have a success in this form factor.

Roger Kay

He has a lot to prove. He's a guy that is very motivated. He has a big challenge in front of him and he's looking to face it head on.

Brendan Morrison

The move was politically motivated and followed other aims (than the nuclear dispute).

Javad Vaidi

He's really gotten motivated, and he's really hoping for a top-five finish this weekend. He's got a good motor and great technique.

Travis Moore

I don't sell myself short. I'm very motivated and consider myself a hard worker.

Dana Reisert

We have reason to believe it was racially motivated.

Shelly Williams

(Harding) is an excellent classroom instructor who relates very well with his students. He is organized, intense, motivated and successful.

Mike Tracey

It's all right. I'll get motivated in college.

Corey Brown

I enjoy the course and the town and I feel ready to go. Sometimes just driving in the front gate of a place will get you motivated, even if you have not been playing well.

Mark Mcnulty

It's a very tough meet for the girls. I feel the guys have a slight advantage. It's a much faster pace and energy is there. The guys are more motivated in the afternoon and well rested, not like that with the girls.

Greg Snyder

We don't usually do that before games. It was different, but I think it motivated everybody because we didn't look too well against them last year.

Nicole Wolff

The decision was politically motivated, and I don't respect the attorney general one iota.

Don Bowers

I play basketball because I love it. This was enjoyable, and I'm still motivated to get to the finals.

Dawn Staley

And one thing I really like about him is how much of a competitor he is. The guy comes out here and every day you can just tell he's trying to get better. He's so motivated.

Marco Rivera

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person -- they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.

Russell Crowe

Trent kept us motivated. I wasn't discouraged but I was getting antsy. Eventually things opened up.

Antonio Bryant

I can't say I could do all that they do; they are really motivated.

Alexis Adamjee

The last meet really motivated everybody. We already knew that we could compete with everybody, but that solidified it. We know that we can beat anybody if we just put it together.

Tim Mcneill

They're far more motivated than the general population here, and they have stronger family values.

Dave Penry

It motivated us. I was always looking for an orange shirt.

Luke Witkowski

He's very motivated. There is a little more motivation for him to show he's not done.

Deshaun Foster

I'm motivated. The spirit hits me and I just keep going and don't stop. The more I play, the more I can invent, the more ideas come to me.

Lionel Hampton

My dad has had the biggest effect on me. He played Division III basketball in college. He got me into it early and coached me when I was younger. He's supported me all along and has really kept me motivated.

Kyle Bogucki

This year's team is self-motivated. I think there's enough guys on this team that are self-motivated to get those that are not, motivated.

Marcedes Lewis

If she stays on the path she is, then yea. As long as she stays healthy and motivated, she certainly has the potential to do so.

Lynne Roberts

I am sure he is at home feeling motivated by watching this, and wanting to step up again.

Grant Hackett

But he was also always never fully satisfied. He was always commanding more and when we did play well he told us. He motivated us to play for him.

Paige Moore

As long as people are coming together, they're motivated and anxious to do good things. We have to believe that these are positive things.

Julian Fantino

People usually get more motivated when they get that first terrible bill.

Rozanne Weissman

Somebody who doesn't have a lot of self-confidence, ... Somebody who feels the need to have some kind of pep talk, who's not self-motivated.

Joanne Ciulla

My wife and I have had a good deal of good luck and success. We wanted to contribute something and this is something we were both motivated by.

Peter Warrian

You can just tell he puts his heart into it. It's just something inside of him that just gets him motivated.

Leon Hall

These charges are clearly motivated by internal Texas political rivalries.

Bob Beauprez

Jenn has not let her injuries discourage her. In fact, I think it has motivated her. She has discovered how much the game means to her and has comeback at a level that is improved from when she was last healthy. She is a very smart and tough player and will help our defense.

Lauren Lukis

Maybe it got some attention. It could have motivated some guys.

Nick Punto

I'm motivated and focused to make it three titles in a row, but it won't be easy.

Carlos Moya

I was very happy with the way the girls came out and played in the first half. There might be a little frustration (by not scoring), but it was minimal. If anything, that propels them to be even more motivated to score.

Lisa Bechtel

That's what got him motivated. He seems to care about people, and the City Council is definitely out of touch with people. He wants to be a candidate that people can trust and go to.

Matt Howard

[Boland] just always tells us to keep our heads high. We still have the big one left, so that's what our main goal is. He always does a great job keeping the guys motivated. [He tells us that] it doesn't matter if we take a few bumps in the road as long as you keep getting better.

Somdev Devvarman

When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life.

Greg Anderson

We can't mow the grass in a lot of areas and there's a lot of standing water. The weather's been so lousy, people aren't really motivated to come out.

Nate Allen

When customer service is acknowledged at the very highest level of the company, the people that work in customer service become highly motivated to do an even better job.

Bill Rose

You're always motivated to play the best teams in the world.

Melody Davidson

We knew we needed to stick it. Seeing everybody else stick it just motivated me more.

Courtney Kupets

They will be motivated as to what they should in the future to help each other.

Paul Kim

I'm motivated by what is going to happen next in a scene, ... I just enjoy playing off of what the others are going to do.

Tom O'donnell

Older workers are not as motivated by income but by meaning.

David Delong

I'll put something in that is fun when they've worked hard late in the season. It helps keep them motivated to finish the season strong.

Jen Zimmerman

It is a challenge to keep them motivated, but they motivate themselves. We just approach it that everybody that swims brings out the best in each other.

Matthew Williams

The girls are highly motivated and they have been conditioning harder this year.

Dan Hogan

They all dedicated themselves to summer training. They were motivated. These guys were focused. They want to be the Class B champs.

Greg Govan

The guys came out fired up. They knew Rossville had a chance to tie us for the conference if we let it slip away. They were a little embarrassed about what happened (Thursday) night. That got them motivated to come out and not let it happen again.

Dave Barrett

It's a highly motivated England team that will come to Paris.

Raphael Ibanez

As a matter of law, it is unnecessary and improper for this Court to determine whether the reason for the challenged distinction actually motivated the legislature.

Lawrence King

What motivated the comments is players not getting what they thought they were paying for.

Pete Anderson

No matter how their year is going, they always get motivated to play here. I think they love the challenge of going against the big crowds here and always play us really tough.

Katie Montgomery

Generally, kids learn more quickly when they're having fun. Adults learn to learn; kids have to go through a different process at first. As a kid you have to have your interest pulled in. You're not motivated in the same way.

John Lewandowski

I'm pretty motivated, I'm sick of this crap.

Chris Legh

I think they're super-motivated. ... They're not afraid to pay top dollar to get customers in.

Thomas Ken

Nobody should be cheated just because they're motivated to sell soon.

Robert Irwin

I really came down hard after that. I was having quite a hard time getting motivated for training. But this is a really competitive time and in there with the Americans.

Stephanie Rice

I really busted my tail in (the 1,600). I got a PR (personal record) by about five seconds. This meet really motivated me.

Anna Jarvis

We know there's always someone better out there, and that keeps us motivated. Somebody somewhere is better than us, and we remember that.

Rebecca Gray

This is all politically motivated. He's trying to look like he's doing something, but he's not doing anything but pass the buck.

Philip Van Cleave

"I'll be happy when...." is the way many people think they are living their lives. Yet, happiness is not something that happens to you. Happiness is inside you now. You are motivated from within. You only have to allow happiness to surface.

John G Agno

When the argument came as to whether or not we belonged, quite frankly I loved it. I think everybody loves the David and Goliath story. But most of the time, no one cheers for Goliath. No matter who we faced, it was going to be something that we were expected to lose. It was something that it motivated our guys.

Jim Larranaga

I won't lie. That game motivated us.

Matt Winkler

Just to be a part, it gets you so motivated. That's what keeps me in the game.

Nick Clark

The usher will tell me to sit down 30 to 40 times each game, but I can't. I'm motivated.

Brian Gibson

I was motivated to try to beat him and break his records.

Jonathan Bryant

In the past, of course, when we had these kind of church burnings in Alabama, they seemed to be racially motivated. At least here, that doesn't seem to be the case, which is something.

Jerry Wilkins

Dealers were motivated to stock more cars before the new taxes took effect, which fueled the sales increase.

Rao Da

It was simply motivated by a desire to engage students more, and to make our education more relevant.

Calvin Baker

Again, a funny question. I said to you that Rubens is with us until the 31st of December, so does that mean I put Rubens with you in Istanbul not doing something and just for the pleasure of having him? No, he will drive and honestly he is doing a very good job. He's very motivated, very dedicated. We have been very fair to him and I'm expecting him to be very fair to Ferrari.

Jean Todt

Only by rewarding managers with bonus shares can they be motivated to run companies better.

Lu Xingqian

It wasn't anything that bugged me or motivated me.

James Hall

The appointments are unconstitutional, motivated and a barrier to the development of democracy, which cannot be accepted, and we reject it.

Abdul Jalil

It must be shown that something that is already criminal was motivated by bigotry or bias because of, in this case, racial factors.

David Waren

We're more motivated than ever. We're going up there [Hershey] and we're going to give whoever we're playing a run for their money.

Ryan Brooks

At the beginning of the first half, we played well. We stayed with it and pushed hard. We stayed motivated.

Belinda Stone

I was a little more motivated for the win. It was my first finals. To lose like we did, I'm going to remember it for the rest of my life.

Antonio Mcdyess

I guess they try to keep you motivated and not put you to sleep. They give you something else to cheer for.

Ryan Skinner

We asked them how motivated are you to stay off drugs, how much are you craving drugs, how likely is it that you may use drugs. Women who got incentives were more motivated.

Dace Svikis

She's very motivated and even after getting hurt she brought a lot of qualities to the team.

Karissa Carey

It's an intensive treatment and monitoring regimen, so we're looking to find people who are highly motivated.

Lisa Mahnke

He was just on fire. He was obviously motivated to get that jersey.

Bill Ellis

It was a great race. After finishing fourth at the Worlds I was motivated to do my best.

Tyson Gay

I was motivated from the crowd, I came out and hit a few shots early.

Patrick Thornhill

Playing at home, we don't need anything to get motivated.

Mike Thull

The kids get motivated because this is the parish tournament. They think they should be in the top two seeds, no ifs, ands or buts.

Thad Dickey

The guys are really motivated.

Todd Hursey

You have to make sure the students are highly motivated to pursue their academic interests.

Dan Berman

It got us very excited and motivated. He's so much fun and he embraces C-3PO.

Colleen Messing

We came out pretty intense. We had a bad game (against Northeast). That motivated us even more.

Lateef Williams

Who knows? He might also have been motivated to do an extra-special effort to get that raise.

Alan Sklover

I was blown away. I knew the kids were really motivated. We had reached our goal before lunch and we only had two grade levels who came in with their money at that point.

Kyle Rigsby

We're very highly motivated to get back up and running ASAP, ... The Army needs these vehicles.

Richard Millman

All good teams make a run, but that tip-in by (Coleman) really motivated us.

Ceedrick Ware

It's stressful. There's a high workload - lots of deadlines to meet. This is a special group of kids. They have to be motivated.

Angie Murphy

Everyone on the team is very, very motivated.

Scott Lynch

It will be just huge on DVD. This is part of what motivated the studio to make a sequel all these years later.

Richard Horgan

We're trying to keep it interesting and keep motivated to new stuff-especially with vocalists. It's good to be doing new things.

Hankus Netsky

Heather and I have gone up there [to the homes] and just hung out, ... The kids are great. They're really motivated and it's something they want to do. One kid was doing junior senator stuff and working at camps. It's really fun to hang out with them.

Mark Prior

You didn't have to get Pat motivated. Pat was motivated 24 hours a day. No matter what was going on in practice, Pat said something to lighten the mood.

Jim Wehner

He's very intense, kind of the glue for the team. He's motivated every player on the court. He's definitely a huge asset, not just skill-wise.

Miguel Cabrita

Everybody is for Grambling. We don't like going anywhere without the band. We love the band because it keeps us motivated.

Bruce Eugene

It actually motivated me to keep going and work that much harder.

Dana Ramsden

We're definitely both on a roll. Our kids are very motivated and they want to stir things up.

Bryan Smith

Horses are naturally competitive animals. They enjoy racing against one another. They're self-motivated.

Tom Gey

I'm not going to say forget him because that's none of my business. That's what motivated me to take a look.

Jorge Nieto

That loss in that first game burns. It was a dagger. Throughout the postseason it motivated us.

Lauren Bechtold

99.9 percent of the services out there are seller-motivated.

Linda Goldberg

We talked about how important this last conference meet is to our seniors. We motivated the kids by emphasizing the importance of our seniors wrestling well in their last conference tournament.

Bob Dyer

They've stayed motivated. I've never had to worry about not having a great practice or a great game. They always knew they had to do — to win.

Pam Wilkins

We've got a motivated player who wants to be here and wants to perform here. Our interests converged - he's here to win and we're happy to have him.

John Ferguson

We're happy to see it because it just makes us more motivated to be the best.

David Kim

Instead of just getting another piece of (exercise) equipment, it's better to get the knowledge. Getting the know-how and getting motivated for an individualized fitness program is better than getting more equipment that'll only gather dust.

Todd Durkin

The bombings have not been categorically tied together yet. Of course the last bombing was aimed at an abortion clinic. It's a possibility that this one was motivated by hate.

Jay Spadafore

What we had was a group of people, roughly 125 people involved. And we felt, through our investigation that night, that they were motivated by race.

Chuck Harmon

I'm indignant. Berlusconi is not at all involved in this. I don't know if this was motivated by elections but you have to emphasize the timing.

Niccolo Ghedini

Part of it, I think, was fate but it was also a different approach that helped. They were more motivated. What helped so much was their compassion and understanding, but they also made some overt actions to find a buyer.

Tom Cain

When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.

Venus Williams

There's no basis for a lawsuit, and you can't stop someone from operating in Hawaii. I don't think this is going to slow us down. It's definitely motivated me.

Jonathan Ornstein

In general, I have a dream job. These students are bright, motivated and well behaved. They are the kind of people I like to work with, and I am just here to try and help the best I can.

John Bohac

Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.

Jim Davis

It became obvious that Sun was not interested in learning the truth about our technology. Instead, it was competitively motivated and was inevitably going to file a lawsuit against us.

Scott Sellers

Anytime we play those guys we know it's going to be a battle. I think our kids were pretty motivated to come over here and get one.

Mike Wilkinson

We were more motivated this summer,? said the head coach.

The Vikings

I gotta give Mike (MacDonald) credit because they played motivated basketball from the beginning.

Bobby Gonzalez

Eugene should help solidify our defense and help create some aggressiveness at that end of the field. Scott and Jon bring some experience to the defense. Scott is a very hard worker, and all the kids look up to him, so he can really get his teammates motivated.

Andy Zantow

It was in the area my client wanted, and I knew from the price the buyer was motivated.

Scott Jackson

A lot of utilities have loan financing programs because air conditioners, from their perspective, are a big energy drain during the summer. The utilities are very motivated.

N'ann Harp