Quotes by Motive The motive of art comes to us not from what exists, but from the notion that there is something higher, something nobler, something richer, and that what exists corresponds only partially to all of this. Abraham Kuyper notion motive art Ready are we all to cry out and ascribe motives when our toes are pinched. Abraham Lincoln toes motive cry Conviction is a good motive, but a bad judge. Albert Einstein motive conviction judging People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware. Albert Ellis motive people A person who is keen to shake your hand usually has something up his sleeve. Alec Guinness sleeves motive hands I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the necessity of an inquest, and also let my friends know the motive that led me to take my own life. Alex Campbell motive my-own causes When we pray we link ourselves with an inexhaustible motive power. Alexis Carrel motive praying links The motive of success is not enough. Alfred North Whitehead motive enough success Actions whose motives he cannot understand that is, actions not prompted by the hope of profit. Andre Gide profit motive action I'm sorry you leftists, you're not the only people whose motives are pure. Andrew Breitbart motive sorry people You just can't tell or calibrate motive or intelligence or sense. So I don't read anything unless someone tells me that it's really smart or illuminating. I don't read any reviews anymore and it's been really liberating. Anna Quindlen reviews motive smart Motives are causes experienced from within. Arthur Schopenhauer motive causes Everybody who talks to a newspaper has a motive. That's just a given. And good reporters always, repeat always, probe to find out what that motive is. Ben Bradlee motive given newspapers The eternal ambiguity of human motives and memory. Ben Brantley ambiguity motive memories My motive has always been just to be who I am, and play what I love- if that doesn't get me anywhere then at least it wasn't because I tried to be something I'm not. Ben Howard motive who-i-am play Almost all education has a political motive. Bertrand Russell motive political Vanity is a motive of immense potency. Bertrand Russell potency motive vanity We do things when it is our time to do them. They do not occur to us until it is time; they cannot be resisted, once their time has come. It's a question of time, not motive. Bharati Mukherjee our-time motive Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God. Billy Graham glorify motive praying All men seek happiness. There are no exceptions.... This is the motive of every act of every man, including those who go and hang themselves. Blaise Pascal motive exception men 1234567»