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“Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel.”

May Two Motivation Certain Liberty Easier Gains Constant Mindset Fuel Expenses Temporary Uncertain Chimneys

Book:Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818

Source: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818

“It is helpful to think of people as having two fundamental motivations: the desire to see ourselves as honest, good people, and the desire to gain the benefits that come from cheating - on our taxes or on the football field.”

People Thinking Two Desire Motivation Honest Fields Football Taxes Benefits Gains Fundamentals Helpful Cheating Good People Football Field

Author:Dan Ariely

“Most people are just fat and because most bodybuilders juice, they can get away with eating what they want and just monitoring calories. It's a horrible misconception and often sends people down a path of fat gain that might ruin their motivation and drive. Fat cells never go away once created.”

People Want Might Motivation Path Eating Gains Horrible Fats Ruins Cells Get Away Going Away Juice Misconception Calories Monitoring Bodybuilder Motivation And Drive

Author:Scott Herman

“I am not interested in dry economic socialism. We are fighting against misery, but we are also fighting against alienation. One of the fundamental objectives of Marxism is to remove interest, the factor of individual interest, and gain, from people's psychological motivations. Marx was preoccupied both with economic factors and with their repercussions on the spirit. If communism isn't interested in this too, it may be a method of distributing goods, but it will never be a revolutionary way of life.”

“The disciples had nothing to gain by lying and starting a new religion. They faced hardship, ridicule, hostility, and martyr's deaths. In light of this, they could never have sustained such unwavering motivation if they knew what they were preaching was a lie. The disciples were not fools and Paul was a cool-headed intellectual of the first rank. There would have been several opportunities over three to four decades of ministry to reconsider and renounce a lie.”

Ifs Firsts Has Beens Light Lying Motivation Three Opportunity Four Fool Intellectual Gains Starting Decades Hardship Ministry Preaching Disciple Ridicule Martyr Hostility Renounce Unwavering

Author:J.P. Moreland

“It is good to LOOK to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the FUTURE. It is good to look upon the VIRTUES of those who have gone before; to gain STRENGTH for whatever lies ahead. It is good to REFLECT upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose DREAMS and early pains, so well nurtured, has come a great gravest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous EXAMPLE can become a compelling MOTIVATION for all of us. ~Gordon B. Hinckley”

World Wells Looks Littles Hard Dream Pain Past Lying Motivation Gone Virtue Example This World Perspective Gains Appreciation Compelling Beneficiaries

Author:Gordon B. Hinckley

“The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of work.”

Motivational Motivation Goal Work Half Habit Victory Gains Convinced Setting Setting Goals Life Goal Goal Achievement Goals And Life Inspirational Goal Setting Motivation Goal Setting Realistic Goals Victory And Success

Author:Sarah T. Bolton

“The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them.”

Source: The Greatest Salesman in the World, Part II: The End of the Story

“Each one of us has some goal we want to reach, and we must work toward that goal one step at a time. You can’t reach toward that goal and expect it on the first try. All your small steps will bring you just a little closer. You must continue to work toward this goal. You may take a few steps back or be at a standstill, but you will be learning from each step. Through hard work, self-confidence and motivation, you will find ways to move ahead. You alone can help yourself to move ahead in life and gain personal satisfaction. You only get out of life what you put into it.”

“When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and respects their own parents and children as well as the parents and children of others. The old are cared for, adults have jobs, children are nourished and educated. There is a means of support for all those who are disabled or find themselves alone in the world. Everyone has an appropriate role to play in the family and society. Devotion to public duty leaves no place for idleness. Scheming for ill gain is unknown. Sharing displaces selfishness and materialism.”

“As we think of power in the 21st century, we want to get away from the idea that power’s always zero sum — my gain is your loss and vice versa. Power can also be positive sum, where your gain can be my gain.”

Thinking Want Ideas Inspiration Motivation Loss Century Gains Vices Get Away Zero 21st Century Vice Versa Being Positive Your Loss

Author:Joseph Nye