She paused, a thought spurred by one of Harriso's comments.

The thought that they would suffer from his work spurred him on.

Most of the time, Agbayani uses these negative thoughts to spur himself.

The thought of getting home spurs them on.

The thought of some innocent animal drowning before he could get to it spurred him on.

The thought that he only had two days in which to find the book spurred him back into action.

It might be family or charity you're raising money for, but thoughts of them will spur you on.

At length the thought of a possible attack by the winged ones in greater force spurred me on.

Julian said, but the thought of another changeling on the station spurred him to invention.

He was courageous and persistent, with the thought of Joan always spurring him to further effort.