I survive at the edge of friends circles.

Trust not in Sprites nor the motivations of a Gnome.

If I give with the motive to get, regardless of the degree to which that motive besets me, I will walk away impoverished and I will leave those to whom I have given just as...

Life as a whole is simple, the complexities within it have to do with the motive of the human being.

Instruction would be wasted on me. Just to give me the form and I’ll sign on the dotted line.

Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human endeavor and human creations.

victimization” by the people to whom we are giving. We may be completely unaware of our expectations of those we assist, and our own anger and resentment may catch us off guard. This is why...

MotivoEu canto porque o instante existee a minha vida está completa.Não sou alegre nem sou triste:sou poeta.Irmão das coisas fugidias,não sinto gozo nem tormento.Atravesso noites e diasno vento.Se desmorono ou se edifico,se permaneço ou me...

Finding this, she was much perplexed as to Henchard’s motives in opening the matter at all; for in such cases we attribute to an enemy a power of consistent action which we never find in...

You don’t just have people who wake up in the morning and say, “What evil things can I do today, because I’m Mr. Evil?” People do things for what they think are justified reasons. Everybody...

When you are worried about thinking why you can’t, you are losing the reasons why you should.

The affairs of the world are no more than so much trickery, and a man who toils for money or honour or whatever else in deference to the wishes of others, rather than because his...

You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly – and that is a great thing. Never lose that honesty, Bobby – always be honest with yourself,...

Would you like to know your future?If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence —...

I won’t sacrifice my characters morals/intentions/motives for the sake of what I believe is right or wrong. If the action fits the character it will be written. That’s that.

Through our intentions, a place no power can influence, we have the power to oppose.

The governor has never been able to sell them on the idea and have questioned his motives,

The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot.

Bitter people are not interested in what you say, but what you hide.

What is strange is that we may remember what we have done, but not always why we did it.

Where there is desire, the means to fulfill it are endless.

Self-interest lies behind all that men do, forming the important motive for all their actions; this rule has never deceived me

Many people in a rather reckless context claim to ‘just tell it like it is’. In actuality, nobody really stresses what one says so much as the motive behind what one says; hence, he is...

polite” because they have low self esteem or hidden agendas. Sadly, they impolitely confuse the hell out of everyone, send mixed signals, which then makes people question their sanity and motives.

The fundamental characteristic of the scientific method is honesty. In dealing with any question, science asks no favors. … I believe that constant use of the scientific method must in the end leave its impress...

I cannot prevent supporters and journalists alike from reaching their own conclusions as to my motives,

I thought my heart was pure. We do like to have such good opinions of our own motives when we’re about to do something harmful, to someone else.

People will have their excitements, and a good rousing persecution used to stir things like the burning of Chicago or a Presidential election in our day.

You are people with a present and with a future. Don’t muff the ball. Be excellent.

The knee-jerk unbending and what I consider to be unfair attacks on Sen. Leahy’s motives were unjustified,

…we each harbor a shadow self with shadowy motives and murky desires…

Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.

Never go to another woman about your woman. Not unless you want an insidious form of advice.

Avoid the temptation of being drawn into silly debate. Don’t fall into trap set by those with hidden agendas. You have nothing to prove.

…our monsters walk the dark pathways of secret motives…

Constantly stopping to explain oneself may expand into a frustrating burden for the rare individual, so ceasing to do so is like finally dropping the weights and sprinting towards his goals. Those who insincerely misunderstand,...

You can’t be stop. Reach out for your dreams.

Men do not become tyrants in order that they may not suffer cold.

You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind.

We must not inquire too curiously into motives… They are apt to become feeble in the utterance: the aroma is mixed with the grosser air. We must keep the germinating grain away from the light.

This history of culture will explain to us the motives, the conditions of life, and the thought of the writer or reformer.

The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the same.

Education — whether its object be children or adults, individuals or an entire people, or even oneself — consists in creating motives. To show what is beneficial, what is obligatory, what is good — that...

At any cost, he was not going to be arrested, … This is a case about one of the oldest motives in the world: to get away.

There’s an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing anything. When actions are judged, they go before the bar of...

Statistics show that the nature of English crime is reverting to its oldest habits. In a country where so many desire status and wealth, petty annoyances can spark disproportionately violent behaviour. We become frustrated because...

Resolutely ignoring Banu’s dark mutterings, steeling herself against the barrage of harsh words that questioned her motives, her upbringing, and her morality