We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner.
I want to read philosophers.
Saul Kripke
Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.
Samuel Richardson
Philosophers are adults who persist in asking childish questions.
Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
Only the contemptible fear contempt.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I don't have contempt for Tiger Woods.
Dan Jenkins
Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Compassion is contempt with a human face.
Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.
President Obama has contempt for real money.
The gimmicky thing I'm not very keen on.
Manolo Blahnik
I've never been that keen on Shakespeare.
Joan Collins
And I think he's been very keen to do that.
Robbie Coltrane
I'm in my 80s and not a keen television fan.
Nigel Kneale
I was a very keen reader of science fiction.
I am very keen to do a film that's female-led.
I'm not keen on the Internet. I don't trust it.
Wonder is involuntary praise.
Edward Young
Their silence is praise enough.
Terence
Praise the sea, on shore remain.
John Florio
Neither blame or praise yourself.
Plutarch
Usually we praise only to be praised.
The sweetest of all sounds is praise.
False praise is worse than no praise.
I'm confident, motivated.
Rafael dos Anjos
I'm motivated to be No. 1.
Jason Day
I'm motivated by entertaining people.
Ray William Johnson
I have never been motivated by money.
Robin Chase
I've always been very self-motivated.
I'm motivated by very small successes.
I am motivated by trying to win trophies.
Genres are just names.
Jimmy Iovine
I am terrible with people's names.
Rob Lowe
I'm, like, really bad at remembering names.
Dasha Zhukova
People's fates are simplified by their names.
Elias Canetti
There are names I do not want mentioned in my home.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
I confused things with their names: that is belief.
I'm just basking in the glory.
Johnny Knoxville
I always want more glory. Always.
Adolfo Cambiaso
I never went out looking for glory.
Don Rickles
Surviving is the only glory in war.
Samuel Fuller
I'll always be chasing you... Glory.
We rise in glory as we sink in pride.
Simplicity is the glory of expression.
I'm always being inspired .
Boy George
I am so inspired by new media.
Tamra Davis
I'm very inspired by past music.
Adam Lambert
I just like seeing kids inspired.
will.i.am
I'm very inspired by outer space.
I always want to remain inspired.
Music is supposed to be inspired.
I'm very, very modest.
Angie Harmon
I'm very, very blessed.
Bailee Madison
I feel very, very blessed.
Carly Rae Jepsen
I dote on his very absence.
William Shakespeare
I'm very, very pro-defense.
I'm so secluded. Very alone.
I am very, very anti-slasher.
Desire is important.
Eric Cantona
Desire creates the power.
Raymond Holliwell
God's desire is that we excel.
Joel Osteen
Desire creates its own object.
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
When desire dies, fear is born.
Desire is the essence of a man.
My desire for fame is infinite.
I love books.
Matthew Macfadyen
I love books.
Gail Porter
I love my books.
Elizabeth Edwards
Books always help.
Aung San Suu Kyi
I don't read books.
Books are finished.
I don't read books.
Bigness is better.
Thomas Leonard
Rich is not better.
Nell Carter
Live music is better.
Neil Young
I wish I sang better.
Warren Zevon
Bigger is always better.
I'm better than Olivier.
Fail again, fail better.
I over-write!
Michaela Coel
I love to write.
Connor Jessup
I love to write.
Kara Hayward
I write my music.
T-Pain
I wanted to write.
I write very slowly.
I don't write songs.
I don't even have a TV.
Amy Winehouse
I don't even own a car.
Bill Nighy
Don't get even, get mad.
Frank Sinatra
I don't even own a bike.
Christian Cooke
Even my stuntman is old.
Even the ears must dance.
I am a very even-keeled guy.
I'm a goof, man.
Kurt Elling
I am a just man.
Fidel Castro
I am a free man.
Michael Reagan
I am a loyal man.
Claudio Ranieri
I love a man bun.
I am a simple man.
Art expresses man.