Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.

God made man to go by motives and he will not go without them any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas.

In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear either as a principle or a motive is the beginning of all evil.

The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.

Politicians are usually the first to forget that if you assume someone else is acting in bad faith they will do the same to you. Questioning motives poisons the well.

The atmosphere is much too near for dreams. It forces us to action. It is close to us. We are in it and of it. It rouses us both to study and to do. We must know its moods and also its motive forces.

When you say 'design ' everybody thinks of magazine pages. So it's an emotive word. Everybody thinks it's how something looks whereas for me design is pretty much everything.

If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets.

We want deeper sincerity of motive a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense a way of concealing motives and thoughts as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

We should often blush for our very best actions if the world did but see all the motives upon which they were done.

We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

The people and the people alone are the motive force in the making of world history.

The light of lights looks always on the motive not the deed the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.