Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

- John C. Maxwell

There's a lot of things I want to do. I want to learn Italian. I want to learn to play tennis better. I want to motivate the world, basically.

- Magnus Scheving

To just tell a story from beginning, middle and end doesn't motivate me that much.

- Michael Mann

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.

- Mike Ditka

I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me.

- Magic Johnson

Setbacks motivate me.

- Lindsey Vonn

That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!

- Kurtis Blow

I try to motivate people and align our individual incentives with organizational incentives. And then let people do their best.

- John Liu

I try to motivate people and inspire them, to let them know that they're not alone.

- Jason David Frank

I find when somebody says to me, 'I'm going to motivate you,' more often than not, they're not going to get me.

- Jason Alexander

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

- Andrew Carnegie

You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That's how you know you're still alive.

- Jerry Seinfeld

I like to motivate and inspire people.

- George Allen

Relationships are about helping motivate each other to be all that you can be.

- David Archuleta

I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.

- Dwayne Johnson

Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.

- Chip Conley

I guess other people's compliments motivate you.

- Benjamin Stockham

Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.

- Barry Bonds

I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.

- Adam Beach

Expressions of disobedience naturally encourage terrorist organizations and motivate them to intensify their actions.

- Ariel Sharon