A Quote by William Arthur Ward

Do you depend on others for motivation - or can you motivate yourself?

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
American - Writer
1921 - 1994

One of the things we know is that you cannot motivate other people, but you can remove the obstacles that stop them from motivating themselves. All motivation is self-motivation.

Brian Tracy

You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.

Homer Rice

It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.

Lou Holtz

You can't motivate a group of people or a Team. You have to motivate people individually, and that motivation has to be in an environment in which that person has a goal - something they want to accomplish in their lives.

Lou Holtz

Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.

Joe DiMaggio

Others can challenge and motivate us, but we must reach down deep into our souls and call forth our God-given intelligence and capabilities. We cannot do this when we depend on the efforts of someone else.

James E. Faust

No one can motivate you to do anything. You motivate yourself, based on information you receive and how directly you can relate it to your own potential achievement.

Mark Barnes

Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do.

Vince Poscente

When you're in trouble don't depend on yourself. Don't depend on people. Depend on God.

Yasmin Mogahed

You cannot motivate anyone but yourself. To enhance or cause action in another person, you must create an atmosphere around them wherein they will want to motivate themselves.

Hyrum W. Smith

Don't depend on others to give you strength....Find it within yourself

James Patterson

Are you angry that others disappoint you? Remember you cannot depend upon yourself.

Benjamin Franklin

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?

Timothy Keller

There are parents, siblings, teachers and friends, but counting on them to motivate you isn't fair. They've all got their own lives, and while the may be able to help you out, if you can motivate yourself, then you're golden.

Shannon Miller

The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's why it's important for us to examine our motivation in our day to day life. If we cultivate respect for others and our motivation is sincere, if we develop a genuine concern for others’ well-being, then all our actions will be positive.