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Hunger's a great spur.
Avarice, the spur of industry.
I thought I was going to be a Spur.
I take decisions on the spur of a moment.
A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.
Transfer speculation during the off-season does spur you on.
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
When the crowd's against you, sometimes that can spur you on alone.
The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry.
People criticising does spur you on. You are always going to get critics.
Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.
Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
I want to make thorough steps to create a system that will spur industry competition.
People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract.
It is mostly a spur of the moment decision to try out an actor's voice for a particular song.
I'm very 'spur of the moment'. I'm always trying to think of fun things to do to create a memory.
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
I'm not going anywhere. You can print that wherever you want to. I'm here and I'm a Spur for life.
Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
Necessity has been a priceless spur which has helped men to perform miracles against incredible odds.
Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
The cloud has become the next-generation supercomputer, and the smartphone has provided the revolution to spur its use.
Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age.
I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.
It is stories - both real and fictional - that can captivate hearts, change minds and, in the most powerful examples, spur action.
I think what has happened, actually, is that September 11 has given a spur, a renewed urgency, to dialogue between the great faiths.
In reality, studies show that investments to spur renewable energy and boost energy efficiency generate far more jobs than oil and coal.
We need to take bold action to invest in infrastructure projects to spur our economy and ensure that we are protecting good paying jobs.
I wanted nothing more than to vote for a tax plan that would put more money in the pockets of overburdened taxpayers and spur job creation.
It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.
You will always have people to prove wrong. I always have done and I always will. I use that to spur me on and stay hungry and that's the big aim.
I think Trump's done a very good job, especially with the economy, and we see he's cut regulation, I think the tax cuts really help spur some growth.
Mistakes happen. Not every one of my suspensions was purposeful or intentional. A lot of that stuff happens spur of the moment in the middle of a game.
Bitcore was introduced to give a trusted platform to spur further bitcoin innovation, allowing BitPay to focus on what they do best: acquire merchants.
I haven't really met anyone else who has influenced me, but you never know, it could happen next year or next month. I just like to go with the spur of the moment.
In order to spur economic growth we need to put the brakes on out of control spending, lower Ohioans tax burden and create a most efficient and effective government.
I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before - and from other years, too - to spur you to do the things you need to do to take the next step.
While Obama's economic policies have failed to spur growth, our anti-poverty programs have long failed to promote upward mobility and move people from welfare to work.
Today, the forces of competition, technology, and globalization have converged to spur innovation and to transform the way business is done in the securities industry.
There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a subway that runs through downtown.
My husband and I have enjoyed many summer holidays on the Continent, and many people say that their most memorable trips have been the journeys made on the spur of the moment.
Caring about the long-term vibrancy of our coasts means transitioning ambitiously to cleaner energy, which would spur job growth in high-paying industries and cut air pollution.
People generally think of technology simply as a spur to start new businesses. But the Internet has also made it possible for more businesses to compete for any given opportunity.
In Indiana, which has been hard hit by manufacturing losses, job declines, and shrinking wages, Governor Pence combined tax cuts with spending restraint to spur the Hoosier economy.
I used to cover track events for my radio show, and one day, as a thank you gesture, Bentley called me asked me whether I would like to test drive the Flying Spur. I was in dreamland.
The devotion of the BVB Army, with its very big online presence, is amazing. We've been fortunate from the very beginning. It was something that was really able to spur on our career.
With 1.7 million private sector jobs lost and half a million jobs shipped overseas over the past three years, we must take action to spur job creation and restore economic prosperity.
For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer.