“"Events," I say to the Captain, "events control our lives, although we have no understanding of them nor do they have any motivation. Everything is blind chance, happenstance, occurrence; in an infinite universe anything can happen. After the fact we find reasons.” ReasonFactsHappensMotivationUniverseUnderstandingChanceOur LivesEventsInfiniteBlindCaptainsAnything Can HappenHappenstanceInfinite Universe Author:Barry N. Malzberg
“The circumstances of our lives actually matter less to our happiness than the sense of control we feel over our lives.” FeelsMatterInspirationMotivationOur LivesCircumstances Author:Rory Sutherland
“To face the realities of our lives is not a reason for despair-despair is a tool of your enemies. Facing the realities of our lives gives us motivation for action. For you are not powerless... You know why the hard questions must be asked. It is not altruism, it is self-preservation-survival.” KnowsGivingSelfHardReasonRealityActionFacesLife IsMotivationEnemyOur LivesDespairSurvivalToolsAltruismPreservationPowerlessSelf PreservationHard Questions Author:Audre Lorde
“We weren't lucky enough to sacrifice our lives for our country, but at least we can live for our country!” CountryEnoughMotivationOur LivesSacrificeLuckyIndiaOur Country Author:Narendra Modi
“All we do our prayers our work our suffering is for Jesus. Our life has no other reason or motivation.” ReasonMotivationSufferingJesusPrayerOur LivesOur Prayers Book:My Life for the Poor Source: My Life for the Poor
“Living our lives of faith or motivation with enthusiasm and excitment, convincing each other, dialoguing with each other about important moral issues of the day, but on fundamental issues of morality, we should let women make their own decisions.” ShouldImportantMotivationDecisionMoralIssuesOur LivesMoralityFundamentalsEnthusiasmConvincingMoral Issues Author:Tim Kaine