“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.” PeopleGivingMotivationCommonProgressHarderTendenciesDisagreeAttributesCommon Ground Author:Peter Welch
“The progress of science is tremendously disorderly, and the motivations that lead to this progress are tremendously varied, and the reasons why scientists go into science, the personal motivations, are tremendously varied. I have said ... that science is a haven for freaks, that people go into science because they are misfits, and that it is a sheltered place where they can spin their own yarn and have recognition, be tolerated and happy, and have approval for it.” PeopleSaidReasonMotivationProgressHavensScientistRecognitionReason WhyFreakApprovalMisfitsYarnPersonal Motivation Author:Max Delbruck
“Youngsters inspired by Maoism have taken the gun and are spilling blood on streets, but our land needs the colour of progress not the colour of blood. Maoists must not have the gun in their hands, instead they must have agriculture tools and pens so that they can serve others. Raasta kalam, hal aur pasine ka hai, khoon ka nahi.” NeedsHandsMotivationTakenProgressBloodStreetsLandGunToolsInspiredColourPensAgricultureYoungstersSpilling Author:Narendra Modi
“You're always a work in progress. Flexibility. Personality. Motivation. There's always room to improve.” MotivationRoomsProgressPersonalityFlexibilityWork In Progress Author:Chalene Johnson
“Well, my motivation behind Tesla is really to do as much good as possible for the environment and the electric-vehicle revolution. I think there is still a lot of work to do and if we were to sell to a big company, I'm not sure it would progress at the same pace.” IfsThinkingWellsStillsBigsMotivationBehindsCompanyEnvironmentProgressRevolutionSellsNot SurePaceVehicleElectricBig CompaniesTeslaElectric Vehicles Author:Elon Musk
“I usually focus on the whole group of characters in any given work-in-progress, and as a result they become particularly dear to me as I delve into their innermost motivations and live out their lives.” WholeCharacterMotivationGivenResultsFocusProgressGroupsDearWork In Progress Author:Vera Nazarian