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Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosopher, Writer

“I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom.”

Enough Motivation Valiant

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JS

Chef

“[We need] to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit and the tremendous untapped potential in our prisons.”

Needs Inspiration Motivation

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MD

Musician

“Motion Before Motivation: It means you get started FIRST, then FEEL the Inspiration to keep going.”

Mean Inspiration Motivation

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Mike Tyson

Professional Boxer

“I think the reality of prison is you don't get anything unless you want it in there. Whatever happens to you in prison, this is what you asked for. Nothing happens to you if you don't give that vibe.”

Reality Motivation Fear

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Mike Tyson

Professional Boxer

“I can quit boxing now and practically go into any kind of business and I'll be successful just as well as I was in boxing.”

Successful Motivation Fear

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Mike Tyson

Professional Boxer

“Everyone says "I wish I was in your shoes...", the hundreds of people that wish they were in my shoes don't know the tenth of it. If they were in my shoes they would cry like a baby.”

Baby Motivation Fear

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Mike Tyson

Professional Boxer

“One of my friends once saw another guy's (criminal) record and said, 'Look, this guy is a born troublemaker, just a loser.' I had to tell him, 'No, that's my record - and it doesn't include my juvenile history.'”

Motivation Fear Boxing

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Mike Tyson

Professional Boxer

“It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters [Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson], but I've proved since my career I've surpassed them as far my popularity. I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.”

Sports Motivation Fear

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MY

Social Entrepreneur

“Engaging in social business is beneficial to a company because it leverages on business competencies to address social issues, involves one-time investment with sustainable results, and produces other positive effects such as employee motivation and improved organizational culture.”

Issues Culture Motivation

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Dalai Lama

Spiritual Leader

“There is a true feminist movement in Buddhism that relates to the goddess Tārā. Following her cultivation of bodhicitta, the bodhisattva's motivation, she looked upon the situation of those striving towards full awakening and she felt that there were too few people who attained Buddhahood as women. So she vowed, 'I have developed bodhicitta as a woman. For all my lifetimes along the path I vow to be born as a woman, and in my final lifetime when I attain Buddhahood, then, too, I will be a woman.'”

People Motivation Buddhism

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Cameron Sinclair

Cameron Sinclair

Architect

“Forget your environmental footprint. Think about your ethical footprint. What good is it to build a zero-carbon, energy efficient complex, when the labor producing this architectural gem is unethical at best?”

Inspiration Motivation Zero

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Peter Drucker

Management Consultant, Author

“Do not measure your life by your goals but what you are doing to achieve them.”

Goal Motivation Achieve

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