Motives Quotes
Motives Quote of the day
Men do not become tyrants in order that they may not suffer cold.
This history of culture will explain to us the motives, the conditions of life, and the thought of the writer or reformer.
A man who loves others based solely on how they make him feel, or what they do for him, is really not loving others at all - but loving only himself.
You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind.
Instruction would be wasted on me. Just to give me the form and I'll sign on the dotted line.
In the end, only God can see the heart of an individual and distinguish the difference between legalistic deadweight and the passion of holy solemnity.
You are people with a present and with a future. Don't muff the ball. Be excellent.
Be wary of someone who has never failed, or seem to have no faults... Too good to be true usually is. Perfection hides something.
We have nothing less to do than to get inside of whole peoples and change their motives and dispositions.
I wonder, with all the flowers in the garden, how many of them ever think of hanging themselves with the garden hose, if ever they can.
I won't sacrifice my characters morals/intentions/motives for the sake of what I believe is right or wrong. If the action fits the character it will be written. That's that.
Every soul is a soul. It is the motives, deeds and actions that define the personality of each soul.
When you are worried about thinking why you can't, you are losing the reasons why you should.
Never go to another woman about your woman. Not unless you want an insidious form of advice.
There is no music that can't be used politically, but the motives behind the creation of that music can be non-political.
Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion
People will have their excitements, and a good rousing persecution used to stir things like the burning of Chicago or a Presidential election in our day.
The man who pursues moral ends with unmoral means is involved in acontradiction of motives, and nullifies the object at which he aims, since he denies it by his actions.
That's how it's always been: I was always in the clear so long as I was truly guilty. But the minute my motives were honest someone would finger me.
...we each harbor a shadow self with shadowy motives and murky desires...
Passion for knowledge, motivation for continuous learning.
Resolutely ignoring Banu's dark mutterings, steeling herself against the barrage of harsh words that questioned her motives, her upbringing, and her morality
I'd rather be befriended as an aimless lost soul than be befriended for adornment, gain or goal.
We reflect God's character the most when we give freely of ourselves with no strings attached, no secret motives, no hidden agenda.
We are, or rather our natural desire to evade pain and to attain pleasure is, the primary reason we do or say every single thing we do or say.
What is strange is that we may remember what we have done, but not always why we did it.
I thought my heart was pure. We do like to have such good opinions of our own motives when we're about to do something harmful, to someone else.
The truth is, most people who do what you'd call 'wrong' do it for what they call 'right' reasons.
Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.
The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot.
