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  • I have to get motivated, he thought, remembering Perpich.   (source)
    motivated = enthusiastic (wanting to do something)
  • Tim Johnson was advancing at a snail's pace, but he was not playing or sniffing at foliage: he seemed dedicated to one course and motivated by an invisible force that was inching him toward us.†   (source)
    motivated = wanting to do something; or made someone want to do something
  • A plan that isn't motivated by the need for flight and evasion.†   (source)
  • That was one of the motivating forces pushing Trisolaran civilization to tenaciously come back again and again.†   (source)
  • All of my friends planned to go to college; that I had such motivated friends was due to Mamaw's influence.†   (source)
  • She hoped that would motivate Bill to make some changes.†   (source)
  • On the ground, it crawls to its next tree at the rate of 250 metres an hour, when motivated, which is 440 times slower than a motivated cheetah.†   (source)
  • People all over the country seemed motivated to connect from a common place of tremendous compassion.†   (source)
  • Either scenario explains how the Church might be motivated to launch a preemptive attack against the Priory.†   (source)
  • And if you're...properly motivated.†   (source)
  • So Kerr's testimony might have been motivated by spite.†   (source)
  • I believe that economic incentive is crucial as a motivator, especially in a consumer-driven society.†   (source)
  • They were his children, in some sense: all of them motivated by his success, his youth, his ability to see ideas into execution, while remaining himself, perfectly aloof and yet furiously productive.†   (source)
  • For example, when I used to think about exercise as aerobic conditioning or muscle strengthening, I found it very difficult to motivate myself to do it.†   (source)
  • I think it's truthful, and I hope it inspires and motivates people to tackle any obstacles in their lives.†   (source)
  • She had probably gone to some effort to skip a grade, motivated—as she always was—to get the better of her brothers.†   (source)
  • The vision of lying serenely on a bed of fire under palm trees in my white sari had motivated all the weeks of sleepless, half-starved passage, the numbed surrender to various men for the reward of an orange, a blanket, a slice of cheese.†   (source)
  • I opened my eyes and saw a room full of flowers, and their scent motivated me further.†   (source)
  • It's why the Whisperer has so much appeal to Messengers — it soothes their fears, and Mr. Curtain uses that to motivate them.†   (source)
  • He's bound here by this connection, motivated by emotions.†   (source)
  • My point is that love is the most powerful motivator in the world.†   (source)
  • The smells of antiseptic and astringent seemed to energize him, and the feelings generated by human trauma and fear seemed to motivate him.†   (source)
  • What motivated such a monstrous punishment was Mama Elena's conviction that Tita, in league with Nacha, had deliberately ruined Rosaura's wedding by mixing an emetic into the cake.†   (source)
  • I don't think it's completely racially motivated, however.†   (source)
  • Many privileged Chinese chose to stay, however, motivated by a sincere belief that Mao Ze-dong would bring great changes to a nation weakened by centuries of corrupt government and foreign invasion.†   (source)
  • The Englishmen who landed there were motivated mainly by a hunt for profit.†   (source)
  • The co-worker says that being in the country illegally motivates him to do good work and keep his employment stable.†   (source)
  • It's capitalism: Cutthroat, profit-motivated and expedient.†   (source)
  • They no longer appear to be motivated by human logic.†   (source)
  • She is not reward motivated.†   (source)
  • I expect the tears to return once the fog clears from my mind, but instead I feel motivated, renewed.†   (source)
  • Reaching the Chairman was the one hope that had motivated me all through my training.†   (source)
  • Maxine tells him they aren't far from Canada, that if they're motivated they could drive into Montreal for the day.†   (source)
  • Maybe he'll be motivated to keep their acquaintance, and if so, I can use it to advance his recovery as much as that's possible.†   (source)
  • They pretended not to see me, though they had certainly noticed me in the street and knew what motivated my entrance.†   (source)
  • It will motivate you and our friends to do everything possible to secure my release.†   (source)
  • His own explorations have suggested to him that prostitutes are motivated less by depravity than by poverty, but nevertheless they must appear as their clients wish to imagine them.†   (source)
  • Even when Aidid's militia got its butt kicked, Radio Mogadishu broadcasted cries of victory, keeping his own people motivated and encouraging other Somalis to join his winning team.†   (source)
  • He found her carnal and motivating.†   (source)
  • Worrying about being assigned to sea duty was a big motivator during BUD/S.†   (source)
  • You were wondering about that before, what could possibly motivate me ....what she was feeling so needlessly guilty about.†   (source)
  • He didn't feel there was any point in trying to motivate them at that point; mainly he was trying to calm them down.†   (source)
  • Young men are motivated by hope, not fear.†   (source)
  • But then the Russian judges complained that this ballet was politically motivated.†   (source)
  • And yet, while self-interest—economic, spiritual, emotional—might have been a motivating factor, or even a prime mover, in these examples of cultural connecting in Clarkston, what was most interesting was what happened once the connecting kicked in.†   (source)
  • Over the years, anytime Craig showed signs of discouragement I was there to motivate him, to let him know I was with him and that we could face anything together because God was in charge of our lives.†   (source)
  • I just can't seem to get motivated.†   (source)
  • They are more socially motivated.†   (source)
  • Other kids might not have liked the pressure that Javier put on me, but I found it motivating.†   (source)
  • Union troops and detectives were swarming the countryside, motivated in part by the enormous reward being offered by the War Department.†   (source)
  • All at once she burst into flower, which left her floating in a limbo of happiness and which motivated her studies, for she was always at the head of her class so that she would not lose the privilege of going out on weekends.†   (source)
  • Motivated by a morbid curiosity, Nasuada examined the face of the man who had tried to kill her.†   (source)
  • In many ways, the things motivating me now are the same as they were back when I was playing Pop Warner.†   (source)
  • Is it possible that even he doesn't know what motivated the Emperor in this?†   (source)
  • And his kisses were the same way, only now, instead of being driven by fear, they were motivated by what felt like reverence.†   (source)
  • A great deal of nonsense has been spoken and written in recent years concerning his lordship and the prominent role he came to play in great affairs, and some utterly ignorant reports have had it that he was motivated by egotism, or else arrogance.†   (source)
  • And so it was perhaps revenge for this that motivated the man's closing remarks.†   (source)
  • With economically or ideologically motivated crimes, you have to know the background, and things can get complicated.†   (source)
  • Rachel Vasquez, the manager of the Belmont Little Caesars, takes her job seriously and does her best to motivate crew members.†   (source)
  • No one but the motivator could actually do that many, but they grunted and jerked their bodies through the motions till their backs were bleeding.†   (source)
  • Defenders of the restrictions denied they were motivated by racial considerations.†   (source)
  • Knowing I need to participate but having a hard time motivating myself, I feel him through his pants.†   (source)
  • Teachers here, looking for ways to praise and motivate poor achievers, will pick any characteristic and try to inflate it into a career path.†   (source)
  • Psychopath with definite sadistic tendencies, probably motivated by an unreasoning egomania.†   (source)
  • Do you honestly expect me to believe that you and your brother were motivated to come to the Bone City because of a distress call, and not because you wanted to free Jonathan from what you clearly consider unnecessary confinement?†   (source)
  • Then he made a left turn out of the howl of highly motivated traffic and into residential streets, beginning to relax at last, approaching the circle on Kennedy Drive, another dead president.†   (source)
  • What this means is that the students—and parents—who choose to opt out tend to be smarter and more academically motivated to begin with.†   (source)
  • He could feel the skillful hand of fate motivating him imperatively.†   (source)
  • So, Mr. Bourne quoted something that is not actually in the Bible, but you're claiming it's proof that he's motivated by religion?†   (source)
  • One of my dearest friends from college, Kate, wrote this to the judge: I believe that her decision to enter into criminal activity was partially motivated by a sense that she was alone in the world and had to look out for herself.†   (source)
  • I'm sure we can find some way to motivate you.†   (source)
  • Sex isn't the strong motivator it used to be, too cheap, too easy to come by.†   (source)
  • , for I fear my husband's actions were motivated by disapproval of Douglas's private choices rather than the man's business wherewithal.†   (source)
  • And although it was true that part of his anxiousness was motivated by this unabashed approach to romance, in all honesty he was very much attracted to her.†   (source)
  • It was this interpretation of Bushido that motivated the Japanese soldiers to fight to the death in a manner the Marines judged fanatical.†   (source)
  • If people don't understand English, they will be motivated to learn, he believes, because some Hispanics are "impeded" from learning by U.S. government policies, such as the translation of documents, bilingual education, and bilingual election ballots.†   (source)
  • In the beginning, you need to pee; in the middle, you do; in the end, through romance and adventure, your winky is saved from the jaws of a hungry lion by the pluck of a young girl motivated by her abiding love for giant winkies.†   (source)
  • He'd be a knowledge-motivated person.†   (source)
  • There were British and Australian drifters who'd lived in Indochina for years, as well as highly motivated American army and civilian intelligence career officers.†   (source)
  • He just needs to be motivated.†   (source)
  • This is what has motivated me in all that I have done in relation to the charges made against me in this case.†   (source)
  • I don't know a lot about my father's life before World War II or the reasons that motivated him to leave us with my mother in Wisconsin.†   (source)
  • Zalachenko was technically an immigrant, and her job included tracking violence against persons born abroad to decide whether or not the crime was racially motivated.†   (source)
  • Before leaving, I wanted to try and explain what it was that motivated us through the brutal SEAL training course and through a decade of constant deployments.†   (source)
  • We must not let vulgar difficulties obstruct our feeling that it's a noble plan motivated solely by the public welfare.†   (source)
  • She was motivated by a simple desire.†   (source)
  • What motivated them—ideology, history, tradition, religion, politics, fear, discipline?†   (source)
  • Nevertheless, the desire to learn the truth, which had motivated him to come to Colorado, was the tiniest fraction as powerful as the wrenching need to find his younger daughter, which now raged in him to a degree beyond the measurements used to define mere compulsion or obsession.†   (source)
  • It was only after I had mollified a rowdy assemblage of twenty or so Peruvians who worked for Korean greengrocers (they were protesting low wages and poor working conditions) that Jenkins and some others identified me as being capable and motivated.†   (source)
  • GEORGE: You just finished saying that the things that motivated you were the same things that motivated me.†   (source)
  • His strategy that his army "must endeavor to harass them if we cannot destroy them" depends upon motivated troops and favorable terrain.†   (source)
  • High-ranking representatives of the town made important speeches, motivating the citizens into bursts of enthusiastic applause.†   (source)
  • Sometimes people think that you should motivate your kids or employees by yelling at them when they fail or pointing out all the things they did wrong, but just the opposite is true.†   (source)
  • Other officials may be more motivated by ambition or personal interests than their obligations to duty.†   (source)
  • It was the visceral counterpart of retribution for invasion and destruction that increasingly motivated Confederate soldiers.†   (source)
  • In London, Tel Aviv, Amman, and Paris, highly trained and motivated professional intelligence officers stood motionless before computer screens, staring at a tangle of gorse at the base of a concrete power pole.†   (source)
  • We must not only be motivated to build a better America, we must know how to do it.†   (source)
  • You don't really know Nathan, don't know what motivates him, other than that he's obviously very much attracted to you, to say the least.†   (source)
  • The fact is that this type of art is wholly out of keeping with the spirit, the essence, the motivating force of contemporary art.†   (source)
  • Norris and Taft, it is argued, were motivated more by blind isolationism than Constitutional principles.†   (source)
  • I say guilt, gentlemen, because it was guilt that motivated her.†   (source)
  • I hope it motivates someone going through a tough time right now to keep on fighting until they rise above it.†   (source)
    motivates = makes someone want to do something
  • No one has ever doubted that Peeta's defiance was motivated by love.†   (source)
  • What motivated the man to decide it was time to move from here to there was unclear.†   (source)
  • Fear, Langdon now realized, was an intense motivator.†   (source)
  • ....motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity.†   (source)
  • Not really a motivating factor, if you know what I mean.†   (source)
  • She inspired me, encouraged me, and motivated me.†   (source)
  • It seemed the captain was more motivated than Sophie had anticipated.†   (source)
  • We, however, needed another impetus to motivate us.†   (source)
  • It motivated Mary to dig a little deeper into Wes's new income flow.†   (source)
  • It was more than academic thrill that kept her motivated.†   (source)
  • Marcus said that information the Abnegation possessed motivated Jeanine's attack on Abnegation.†   (source)
  • They were motivated, and even the slackers on the team began working hard.†   (source)
  • This soldier's identity should motivate you to get it right.†   (source)
  • Her constant interest and unflagging encouragement kept me motivated.†   (source)
  • Lori, on the other hand, was a hobbyist, motivated more by love of the breed than by profit.†   (source)
  • My fears for Pete were motivated by dread.†   (source)
  • But I am still in the dark on what motivated him to betray the Careers.†   (source)
  • Indeed, it is often the most motivated people who are immigrants.†   (source)
  • I'm not sure what motivated this change.†   (source)
  • Those would have implied I was motivated by a kind of passion.†   (source)
  • And for the first time in his professional career, he was not just motivated.†   (source)
  • What was a motivating prize when you had everything?†   (source)
  • Social psychologists have shown that group belief is a powerful motivator in performance.†   (source)
  • The music motivated us and gave us a source of both strength and inspiration.†   (source)
  • The rest of the coaches also worked to motivate us.†   (source)
  • He enjoyed building but was now motivated to learn true skills.†   (source)
  • I heard you talking to Johanna about what motivated Jeanine's attack on Abnegation.†   (source)
  • But for better or worse, I am not motivated by kindness.†   (source)
  • My fears for Ty were motivated by affection.†   (source)
  • In fact, I think his visits are largely motivated by his need for a nap.†   (source)
  • I had to keep finding new ways to motivate others.†   (source)
  • It's not cruelty, maybe, but a desire to understand, that motivates them.†   (source)
  • Not all people are self-motivated to be the best they can be.†   (source)
  • It was just another thing that motivated me to work longer and harder.†   (source)
  • Mira thinks the killings may be motivated by control, but I wonder.†   (source)
  • She understood what motivated most of her friends—even her brother, Nico, who wasn't easy to read.†   (source)
  • With the world ending tomorrow morning, he was highly motivated.†   (source)
  • The lady was a highly intelligent, highly motivated tiger, and her message got through.†   (source)
  • The expectations here were much higher than he'd been used to-the kids were motivated.†   (source)
  • He believed the best way to motivate people is to have fun.†   (source)
  • It was missions like these and the fact that they are the first to get the call that motivated me.†   (source)
  • He is known as a leader, the motivator of his team.†   (source)
  • I'm not sure it's love that's motivating him, though.†   (source)
  • "Just a little taste of what you'll face at BUD/S," said the motivator.†   (source)
  • He's more...motivated now," Geoffrey answered.†   (source)
  • He'd no longer be a grade-motivated person.†   (source)
  • He was a tall, good-looking, smart, tough man who knew how to motivate people.†   (source)
  • Nothing like a virus to motivate the right people.†   (source)
  • An operation of that type could never have been kept secret if it were politically motivated.†   (source)
  • Motivated, I started out of the ACLU office, then paused.†   (source)
  • We don't need your threats to motivate us, Martyn said, walking in from Woref s left.†   (source)
  • Safety from external danger is the most powerful motivator of national conduct.†   (source)
  • If so, your killer is in part motivated by his anger at God.†   (source)
  • It required men to be motivated, not by personal gain, but by love for their brothers.†   (source)
  • NICK: Oh ....well, the same things that ....uh ....motivated you, I imagine.†   (source)
  • You have motivated all of Mexico to succeed.†   (source)
  • Surely some of them were still out there.... "Orion, you asked what motivates me."†   (source)
  • That thought motivates Booth as he walks.†   (source)
  • It wasn't cruelty that motivated Mike; it was the larger goal of saving lives.†   (source)
  • Perhaps that was what motivated Sabina's distaste for all extremism.†   (source)
  • His horror was primarily motivated by the voice.†   (source)
  • Admittedly, she was motivated by more than pure investigative curiosity.†   (source)
  • Jared was at least as strong as Kyle, but Kyle was more motivated.†   (source)
  • The desire for a reward motivates human conduct.†   (source)
  • Both men, however, knew how to find and motivate the right talent.†   (source)
  • Much of their time is spent motivating their crew members.†   (source)
  • "Your man is motivated by hatred and jealousy," the priest said.†   (source)
  • Ambition and jealousy motivated its most powerful members.†   (source)
  • Even opponents of the new Constitution may be motivated by upright intentions.†   (source)
  • Abbe Mably says the Union could not have survived without a motivator from within the provinces.†   (source)
  • In these cases, the people's representatives may feel the same spirit that motivated the offense.†   (source)
  • He was not motivated by fear; he really believed in what he was saying.†   (source)
  • The old Jacksonian nationalism which had motivated his entire career now faced its severest trial.†   (source)
  • Despite his failure to see a solution, the prospect of death seemed to motivate every cell in his body to find one.†   (source)
  • It's just been my experience that some kinds of working relationships are better motivated by fear than by monetary gain.†   (source)
  • I remembered the connection I'd had to Randolph during my dreams ...feeling the overwhelming grief that motivated him.†   (source)
  • The spontaneous decision to argue with that same co-worker is made unconsciously—by a different part of the brain and motivated by a different part of your personality.†   (source)
  • For all I know, I'm on live television at this very moment while commentators try to analyze what could possibly have motivated me to kill Coin.†   (source)
  • He's motivated.†   (source)
  • Even so, I thought there was more than caution motivating Owen to keep me working in the monument shop for the entire summer of '63.†   (source)
  • Such odd chances could—and did—send Radchaai on pilgrimages, motivate them to worship particular gods, change entrenched habits.†   (source)
  • Indeed, this expectation was one of the strategic considerations motivating the creation of the Production and Construction Corps.†   (source)
  • But she told them to be patient, it would be theirs when she died, which wouldn't be long now, and she said this kindly, to sharpen the bite of it, and to remind them how much they were motivated by money, money they spent without having, which she had never done, always saving for a rainy day, even if only a little.†   (source)
  • Karr said the administration blew off his suggestion that Nathaniel had a mental condition, suggesting instead that his problem was racially motivated attitude.†   (source)
  • The novelty of a pretrial capital defendant on death row seemed to motivate other prisoners to get in Walter's ear every day.†   (source)
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