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“There's a tendency in politics to attribute bad motivation much too quickly, and the sooner you attribute bad motivation to someone you disagree with, the harder it is to find some common ground to make some progress that would give people confidence that you got it more right than wrong.”

People Giving Motivation Common Progress Harder Tendencies Disagree Attributes Common Ground

Author:Peter Welch

“There's only one thing that all the successful companies in the world have in common: None was started by one person.”

World Persons Inspiration Motivation Common Company Successful One Thing Collaboration Successful Company

Author:Ernesto Sirolli

“As well as many subspecies, the main blocks are fear of failure after previous success, fear of success due to a sense of unworthiness, lack of potential venue, jaded attitude, crisis of confidence, evidence of persistent poor quality, lackadaisical motivation, and common everyday shortage of ideas.”

Wells Ideas Motivation Poor Common Attitude Quality Evidence Crisis Everyday Dues Block Persistent Fear Of Failure Shortage Venues Jaded Fear Of Success Poor Quality Lackadaisical

Author:Robert Genn

“In organizations where nothing much happens regardless of whether you do something exceptional or just show up in the morning, the best people lose heart and motivation is reduced near the lowest common denominator.”

People Heart Shows Happens Motivation Loses Common Morning Organization Lowest Exceptional Common Denominator Lowest Common Denominator

Book:Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business

Source: Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business

“The common wisdom is that ... managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.”

People Motivation Common Managers Employee Nonsense

Book:A passion for excellence

Source: A passion for excellence

“The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.”

Government Pain Motivation Interest Common Security Produce Instant Association Formal Common Interests

Book:Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution

Source: Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution

“The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it's so easy to be motivated.”

Form Motivation Easy Common Folks Motivated Counting

Author:Jeff Bezos

“Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses.”

People Character Inspiration Motivation Interesting Common Nice Common Sense Former Spouse Interesting Characters Nice People

Author:Isabel Allende

“The common denominator for success is work.”

Motivational Motivation Common Workplace Common Denominator

Author:John D. Rockefeller

“My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.”

“The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.”

Men Purpose Motivation Three Common Vision Army Self Awareness Officers Deprived Common Man

Book:Lunyu

Source: Lunyu

“Success is uncommon, not to be found by the common man. I'm looking for uncommon people.”

People Men Motivation Found Common Uncommon Common Man

Author:Cal Stoll

“What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.”

Motivational Desire Motivation Common Share Discovery Perseverance Gender Backgrounds Astronaut Voyages Dedication And Perseverance Voyages Of Discovery Ethnic Background

Author:Ellen Ochoa