A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action. The desire for success implants 'success consciousness' which, in turn, creates a vigorous and ever-increasing 'habit of success'.
Research indicates that the desire to achieve the skills associated with success is more highly correlated with achievement than the desire for success itself.
Success breeds success and a strong educational foundation is the basis for the success of all Alabamians in the future.
EVERY intense desire is perhaps basically a desire to be different from what we are.
Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.
Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success.
There is no desire that anyone holds for any other reason than that they believe they will feel better in the achievement of it. Whether it is a material object, a physical state of being, a relationship, a condition, or a circumstance - at the heart of every desire is the desire to feel good. And so, the standard of success in life is not the things or the money - the standard of success is absolutely the amount of joy you feel.
Without my success in basketball, I'm nothing. My family, my daughter, my teammates, my foundation, my acting career - they all depend on that success.
It is a matter of spirit, not strength. It is a matter of doing your best each little moment. There's never a break. You must have desire, a very intense desire to keep going.
I do not know why I have always been fascinated by science or why I have been driven by the intense desire to make some original contribution. And although I have had some degree of success as a scientist, it is hard to say precisely why.
If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as the business foundation, and the experience foundation, then the building won't crumble.
In my opinion, long and intense study of the human figure is the necessary foundation for a sculptor.
The most intense joy, lies not in the having, but in the desire, Delight that never fades, bliss that is eternal, Is only your, when what you most desire, is just out of reach...Anthony Hopkins, from the movie Shadowlands, where he plays C.S. Lewis
Frankly, I never had any intense desire to go to India. I know that sounds a bit strange, but it just never was someplace I had a burning desire to visit.
The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.
Desire is everything, not talent. It's the degree of one's desire that will dictate the extent of one's success, in any endeavour.