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Motive Quotes

Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice, that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without any very accurate inquiry whether it is right Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as an exact synonym and no such thing as an unmixed motive Picture Quote #1

He died right after he retired, and seeing that made me feel more conscious of a man needing a motive to live. If I ever got out of coaching, I would have to get a job somewhere, or I’m afraid I’d wilt on the vine, too Picture Quote #1

Love turns all the wheels of human industry, is the motive power under the world’s machinery, makes worthwhile every enterprise on the earth, is coequal with life, outlasts death, and reaches onward into heaven Picture Quote #1

Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination, with the right motive, are the levers that move the world Picture Quote #1

Ultimately we must concern ourselves with pulling out by its roots the decadence that controls our culture, the profit motive that controls our culture Picture Quote #1

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People instinctively know the difference between something done with a profit motive and something done with a love motive Picture Quote #1

We publish only to satisfy out craving for fame; there’s no other motive except the even baser one of making money Picture Quote #1

Getting ahead cannot be the only motive that motivates people. You have to imagine what a good life is Picture Quote #1

Evidence of defendants lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer Picture Quote #1

Love is the spirit that motivates the artist’s journey. The love may sublime, raw, obsessive, passionate, awful. or thrilling, but whatever its quality, it’s a powerful motive in the artist’s life Picture Quote #1

... we are most of us brought up in the notion that the highest motive for not doing a wrong is something irrespective of the beings who would suffer the wrong Picture Quote #1

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To take pride in a library kills it. Then, its motive power shifts over to the critical if admiring visitor, and apologies are necessary and acceptable and the fat is in the fire Picture Quote #1

An action is essentially good if the motive of the agent be good, regardless of the consequences Picture Quote #1

Sincerity of conviction and purity of motive will surely gain the day; and even a small minority, armed with these, is surely destined to prevail against all odds Picture Quote #1

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history Picture Quote #1

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? Picture Quote #1

To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all Picture Quote #1

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When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive Picture Quote #1

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone Picture Quote #1

Exile, for no other motive than ease, would be the last defeat, with no seed of future victory in it Picture Quote #1

The good opinion of our fellow men is the strongest, though not the purest motive to virtue Picture Quote #1

A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman’s life, and exalts habit into partnership with the soul’s highest needs, is not to be had where and how she wills Picture Quote #1

What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect Picture Quote #1

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No woman dares to refuse love without a motive, for nothing is more natural than to yield to love Picture Quote #1

My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them Picture Quote #1

Because we are saturated with life, because we are human, our strongest motive is life, humanity; and the stronger the motive back of the line the stronger, and therefore more beautiful, the line will be Picture Quote #1

Good composition is like a suspension bridge; each line adds strength and takes none away... Making lines run into each other is not composition. There must be motive for the connection. Get the art of controlling the observer – that is composition Picture Quote #1

The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive Picture Quote #1

The root of the matter is a very simple and old fashioned thing... love or compassion. If you feel this, you have a motive for existence, a guide for action, a reason for courage, an imperative necessity for intellectual honesty Picture Quote #1

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Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice, that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without any very accurate inquiry whether it is right (Motive Quotes) There is no such thing as an exact synonym and no such thing as an unmixed motive (Motive Quotes) He died right after he retired, and seeing that made me feel more conscious of a man needing a motive to live. If I ever got out of coaching, I would have to get a job somewhere, or I’m afraid I’d wilt on the vine, too (Motive Quotes) Love turns all the wheels of human industry, is the motive power under the world’s machinery, makes worthwhile every enterprise on the earth, is coequal with life, outlasts death, and reaches onward into heaven (Motive Quotes) Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination, with the right motive, are the levers that move the world (Motive Quotes) Ultimately we must concern ourselves with pulling out by its roots the decadence that controls our culture, the profit motive that controls our culture (Motive Quotes) People instinctively know the difference between something done with a profit motive and something done with a love motive (Motive Quotes) We publish only to satisfy out craving for fame; there’s no other motive except the even baser one of making money (Motive Quotes) Getting ahead cannot be the only motive that motivates people. You have to imagine what a good life is (Motive Quotes) Evidence of defendants lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer (Motive Quotes) Love is the spirit that motivates the artist’s journey. The love may sublime, raw, obsessive, passionate, awful. or thrilling, but whatever its quality, it’s a powerful motive in the artist’s life (Motive Quotes) ... we are most of us brought up in the notion that the highest motive for not doing a wrong is something irrespective of the beings who would suffer the wrong (Motive Quotes) To take pride in a library kills it. Then, its motive power shifts over to the critical if admiring visitor, and apologies are necessary and acceptable and the fat is in the fire (Motive Quotes) An action is essentially good if the motive of the agent be good, regardless of the consequences (Motive Quotes) Sincerity of conviction and purity of motive will surely gain the day; and even a small minority, armed with these, is surely destined to prevail against all odds (Motive Quotes) The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history (Motive Quotes) That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? (Motive Quotes) To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all (Motive Quotes) When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive (Motive Quotes) The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone (Motive Quotes) Exile, for no other motive than ease, would be the last defeat, with no seed of future victory in it (Motive Quotes) The good opinion of our fellow men is the strongest, though not the purest motive to virtue (Motive Quotes) A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman’s life, and exalts habit into partnership with the soul’s highest needs, is not to be had where and how she wills (Motive Quotes) What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn’t deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect (Motive Quotes) No woman dares to refuse love without a motive, for nothing is more natural than to yield to love (Motive Quotes) My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them (Motive Quotes) Because we are saturated with life, because we are human, our strongest motive is life, humanity; and the stronger the motive back of the line the stronger, and therefore more beautiful, the line will be (Motive Quotes) Good composition is like a suspension bridge; each line adds strength and takes none away... Making lines run into each other is not composition. There must be motive for the connection. Get the art of controlling the observer – that is composition (Motive Quotes) The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive (Motive Quotes) The root of the matter is a very simple and old fashioned thing... love or compassion. If you feel this, you have a motive for existence, a guide for action, a reason for courage, an imperative necessity for intellectual honesty (Motive Quotes)

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