Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.n― Donald J. Trump

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Intrinsic motivation is conducive to creativity; controlling extrinsic motivation is detrimental to creativity. — Daniel H. Pink

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Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. ― Richie Norton

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For artists, scientists, inventors, schoolchildren, and the rest of us, intrinsic motivation-the drive to do something because it is interesting, challenging, and absorbing-is essential for high levels of creativity. — Daniel H. Pink

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Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement, a sense of belonging, recognition, self-esteem, a feeling of control over one's life, and the ability to live up to one's ideals. Such feelings touch us deeply and elicit a powerful response. — John P. Kotter

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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience. ― George Washington

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It's the job of a manager not to light the fire of motivation, but to create an environment to let each person's personal spark of motivation blaze. — Frederick Herzberg

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Thus if we know a child has had sufficient opportunity to observe and acquire a behavioral sequence, and we know he is physically capable of performing the act but does not do so, then it is reasonable to assume that it is motivation which is lacking. The appropriate countermeasure then involves increasing the subjective value of the desired act relative to any competing response tendencies he might have, rather than having the model senselessly repeat an already redundant sequence of behavior.

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Motivation is not a thinking word; it's a feeling word. — John P. Kotter

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People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning. — W. Edwards Deming

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