Quotes About Motive

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.

Each truth about God known by the mind is a new motive for loving Him with the will.

But the problem is not just with accumulated power, but also with those who seek it. As scientist and author David Brin pointedly noted, "It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible.

terms of those who loved her. She paid back their love with—well, with what? Malice? Not proven. Hate? Not proven. With the irrational? Yes; proven. In terms of the effect on her friends—such as Fat—no lucid purpose was served but purpose there was: purpose without purpose, if you can conceive of that. Her motive was no motive. We're talking about nihilism. Under everything else, even under death itself

There's no such thing as altruism.

Too many people embrace religion from the same motives that they take a companion in wedlock, not from true love of the person, but because of a large dowry.

Only the search for truth is valid, the desire for wisdom the motive. The method is assimilation, not study.

The prime motive of science is not to control the Universe but to appreciate it more fully. It is a huge privilege to live on Earth and to share it with so many goodly and fantastic creatures.

One sometimes kills for the love of it.

That's how it worked, though. Motive and opportunity rode along like two out of four apocalyptic equestrians, grinning with their bony death heads at us lesser humans as we fumbled along, refusing to believe the obvious.

Motive and opportunity rode along like two out of four apocalyptic equestrians, grinning with their bony death heads at us lesser humans as we fumbled along, refusing to believe the obvious.

because I wanted to

Bolt actions speak louder than words.

Anyone had the potential to kill, under the right circumstances.

Hardy's either done the wrong thing for the wrong reason . . . " Another big swallow. "Or the wrong thing for the right reason.

Can't he show hospitality to a friend without an ulterior motive?" West parried. She shook her head. "Everything your brother does has an ulterior motive.

You want to know if maybe Sam could have killed her," Luna said. "I don't think so. He had no motive other than keeping it a secret, and that wouldn't be much of a motive. Our prenup did not have a morals clause. If he killed her, it would have to be a crime of passion. He'd have to lose control. I can't conceive of what would precipitate that.

seemed like I was fucking him to get a favor.

The common ground where the activities of God and man become one is the motive of perfect love; for in the last resolve love is the essence of God's nature. When he thinks, love is his thought; when he wills, love is the product of his will. To the degree, therefore, that man thinks and wills the good--to the degree that he realizes love in his finite dealings--he interfuses himself with God.

Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.

We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.

Why did you do it?" I got annoyed. "I had personal reasons." "Which are?" "Personal," I said.

What's stronger-the need to uphold the law, or the motive to turn one's back on it?

were going to cut out Sharon's baby, but didn't. Again she stressed that more killings were planned. Sergeant Broom apparently misunderstood