Personal Development Quotes

By JD

Personaldevelopmentistheprocessofachievingandexpandingyourfullpotential.
Ivecreatedacollectionofsomeofthemostempoweringpersonaldevelopmentquotesofalltime.
ThegangsallhereBuddha,Covey,Emerson,Gandhi,Robbins,Ziglar,andmore.Itsa
cornucopiaofpersonaldevelopmentwisdomatyourfingertips.
Youareyourbestinvestment.
Afterall,youtakeyouwithyouwhereveryougo.Whetheryouaregrowinggreateratyour
strengths,reducingyourliabilities,orexpandingwhatyouarecapableof,personaldevelopmentis
apath.
Itsapathofpersonalgreatness,andawaytobeYOURbest.

ExpandWhat Youre Capable Of

Whatarethekeypatternsweseewhenwelookacrossthesepersonaldevelopmentquotes?
Personaldevelopmentisajourney,notadestination.
Dreambig,developyourself,unleashyourpotential,playwellwithothers,playtoyourstrengths,enjoytheprocess,shareyouruniquegifts
withtheworld,andgrowyourgreatnessbytestingyourself,expandingyourself,learningandimproving.

Personal Development Hot Spots

Iveorganizedthepersonaldevelopmentquotesintosomekeythemes:Character,Effectiveness,EmotionalIntelligence,Empowerment,
InfluenceandImpact,LearningandGrowth,Productivity,SelfAwareness,Strengths,andThinking.Therearelotsofwaystosliceanddice
it,butIfoundthissettobeparticularlyeffectiveforbothfilteringandsynthesizingpersonaldevelopmentquotes.
Oneofthebestwaystousethiscollectionistofindthreequotesyoucanusethateitherinspireyouorempoweryouinsomenewway.

Top 10 Personal Development Quotes

1.Absorbwhatisuseful,Discardwhatisnot,Addwhatisuniquelyyourown.BruceLee
2.Betweenstimulusandresponsethereisaspace.Inthatspaceisourpowertochooseourresponse.Inourresponseliesourgrowthand
ourfreedom.ViktorFrankl
3.Lifeisntaboutfindingyourself.Lifeisaboutcreatingyourself.GeorgeBernardShaw
4.Theonlyjourneyisthejourneywithin.RainerMariaRilke
5.Theymustoftenchangewhowouldbeconstantinhappinessorwisdom.Confucius
6.Wemustbecomethechangewewanttosee.MahatmaGandhi
7.Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo.Excellence,then,isnotanactbutahabit.WillDurant
8.Whatliesbehindusandwhatliesbeforeusaretinymatterscomparedtowhatlieswithinus.RalphWaldoEmerson
9.Whatwethink,webecome.Buddha
10.Whateverthemindofmancanconceiveandbelieve,itcanachieve.NapoleonHill

Character
Agoodcriterionformeasuringsuccessinlifeisthenumberofpeopleyouhavemadehappy.
RobertJ.Lumsden
Agoodheartisbetterthanalltheheadsintheworld.
EdwardBulwerLytton

Amanwhofindsnosatisfactioninhimselfwillseekforitinvainelsewhere.
LaRochefoucauld
Abilitymaytakeyoutothetop,butittakescharactertostaythere.
WilliamBlake
Alwaysbeyourself,expressyourself,havefaithinyourself,donotgooutandlookforasuccessfulpersonalityandduplicateit.
BruceLee
Behumblealwaysandidentifywiththecommonmanevenwhensuccessandachievementswanttomakeyouproud.
BishopLeonardUmumna
Bewhoyouareandsaywhatyoufeel,becausethosewhominddontmatterandthosewhomatterdontmind.
Dr.Seuss
Charactercannotbedevelopedineaseandquiet.Onlythroughexperienceoftrialandsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthened,ambition
inspired,andsuccessachieved.
HelenKeller
Everybodywantstobesomebodynobodywantstogrow.
JohannWolfgangvonGoethe
GodgrantmetheserenitytoacceptthethingsIcannotchange,couragetochangethethingsIcan,andwisdomtoknowthedifference.
ReinholdH.Niebuhr
Idonotthinkthereisanyotherqualitysoessentialtosuccessofanykindasthequalityofperseverance.Itovercomesalmosteverything,
evennature.
JohnD.Rockefeller
IdonthavetobewhatnobodyelsewantsmetobeandIamnotafraidtobewhatIwanttobe.
MuhammadAli
IpraiseloudlyIblamesoftly.
QueenCatherineII
Istudiedthelivesofgreatmenandwomen,andIfoundthatthemenandwomenwhogottothetopwerethosewhodidthejobstheyhad
inhand,witheverythingtheyhadofenergyandenthusiasmandhardwork.
HarryS.Truman
IwillspeakillofnooneandspeakallthegoodIknowofeverybody.
AndrewJackson
Insistonyourself.Neverimitate.
RalphWaldoEmerson
Itisyourattitude,notyouraptitude,thatdeterminesyouraltitude.

ZigZiglar
Iveneverseenamonumenterectedtoapessimist.
PaulHarvey
Knowledgewillgiveyoupower,butcharacterrespect.
BruceLee
Learnhowtobehappywithwhatyouhavewhileyoupursueallthatyouwant.
JimRohn
Letthisbethecriteriabywhichyoumeasureallthings:Isthisanactoflove?
Unknown
Optimistsareright.Soarepessimists.Itsuptoyoutochoosewhichyouwillbe.
HarveyMackay
Peopletendtothinkthathappinessisastrokeofluck,somethingthatwilldescendlikefineweatherifyourefortunate.Buthappinessisthe
resultofpersonaleffort.Youfightforit,striveforit,insistuponit,andsometimeseventravelaroundtheworldlookingforit.Youhaveto
participaterelentlessly.
ElizabethGilbert
Thedifferencebetweenasuccessfulpersonandothersisnotalackofstrength,notalackofknowledge,butratheralackofwill.
VinceLombardi
Thedifferencebetweenordinaryandextraordinaryisthatlittleextra.
JimmyJohnson
Thefoolishmanseekshappinessinthedistance,thewisegrowsitunderhisfeet.
JamesOppenheim
Thepessimistcomplainsaboutthewindtheoptimistexpectsittochangetherealistadjuststhesails.
WilliamArthurWard
Thesuperiormanismodestinhisspeech,butexceedsinhisactions.
Confucius
Thetruemeasureofamanisnothowhebehavesinmomentsofcomfortandconveniencebuthowhestandsattimesofcontroversyand
challenges.
MartinLutherKingJr.
Thewaytogainagoodreputation,istoendeavortobewhatyoudesiretoappear.
Socrates
Whatthesuperiormanseeksisinhimselfwhatthesmallmanseeksisinothers.
Confucius

Wearewhatwefrequentlydo.
Aristotle
Wefirstmakeourhabits,andthenourhabitsmakeus.
JohnDryden
Whatyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,donotdotoothers.
Confucius
Whatyouhabituallythinklargelydetermineswhatyouwillultimatelybecome.
BruceLee

Effectiveness
Allfixedsetpatternsareincapableofadaptabilityorpliability.Thetruthisoutsideofallfixedpatterns.
BruceLee
Belikewatermakingitswaythroughcracks.Donotbeassertive,butadjusttotheobject,andyoushallfindawayroundorthroughit.If
nothingwithinyoustaysrigid,outwardthingswilldisclosethemselves.
BruceLee
Earlytobed,earlytorise,makesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise.
BenjaminFranklin
Fearless,hopemore,eatless,chewmore,whineless,breathemore,talkless,saymore,hateless,lovemore,andgoodthingswillbe
yours.
SwedishProverb
Foritmattersnothowsmallthebeginningmayseemtobe.Whatisoncewelldone,iswelldoneforever.
HenryDavidThoreau
Forgetyourselfandstarttowork.
GordonB.Hinckley
Fortunateisthepersonwhohasdevelopedtheselfcontroltosteerastraightcoursetowardshisobjectivesinlife,withoutbeingswayed
fromhispurposebyeithercommendationorcondemnation.
NapoleonHill
Hehasachievedsuccesswhohaslivedwell,laughedoftenandlovedmuch.
BessieAndersonStanley
Intheconfrontationbetweenthestreamandtherock,thestreamalwayswins,notthroughstrength,butthroughpersistence.
Buddha
Lifeisaseriesofproblemsolvingopportunities.Theproblemsyoufacewilleitherdefeatyouordevelopyoudependingonhowyourespond
tothem.

RickWarren
Peoplerarelysucceedunlesstheyhavefuninwhattheyaredoing.
DaleCarnegie
Putyourheart,mind,intellect,andsouleventoyoursmallestacts.Thisisthesecretofsuccess.
SwamiSivandanda
Strivingforsuccesswithouthardworkisliketryingtoharvestwhereyouhaventplanted.DavidBly
Successisdoingordinarythingsextraordinarywell.
JimRohn
Successiseveryminuteyoulive.Itstheprocessofliving.Itsstoppingforthemomentsofbeauty,ofpleasurethemomentsofpeace.
Successisnotadestinationthatyoueverreach.Successisthequalityofthejourney.
JenniferJames
Successisgoingfromfailuretofailurewithoutlosingyourenthusiasm.
WinstonChurchill
Successisnotmeasuredbywhatamanaccomplished,butbytheoppositionhehasencounteredandthecouragewithwhichhehas
maintainedthestruggleagainstoverwhelmingodds.CharlesLindberg
Successisnotsomuchwhatwehave,asitiswhatweare.
JimRohn
Successisnotthekeytohappiness.Happinessisthekeytosuccess.Ifyoulovewhatyouaredoing,youwillbesuccessful.
AlbertSchweitzer
Successisnottobepursueditistobeattractedbythepersonwebecome.
JimRohn
Successisthesumofsmalleffortsrepeateddayinanddayout.
RobertCollier
Successistobemeasurednotsomuchbythepositionthatonehasreachedinlifeasbytheobstacleswhichhehasovercomewhiletrying
tosucceed.
BookerT.Washington
Successittheprogressiverealizationofworthwhile,predetermined,personalgoals.
PaulJ.Meyer
Successoftencomestothosewhodaretoact.Itseldomgoestothetimidwhoareeverafraidoftheconsequences.
JawaharlalNehru
Successfulandunsuccessfulpeopledonotvarygreatlyintheirabilities.Theyvaryintheirdesiretoreachtheirpotential.
JohnMaxwell

Successfulleadersseetheopportunitiesineverydifficultyratherthanthedifficultyineveryopportunity.
ReedMarkham
Thebestrulestoformayoungmanare:totalklittle,tohearmuch,toreflectaloneuponwhathaspassedincompany,todistrustones
ownopinions,andvalueothersthatdeserveit.
SirWilliamTemple
Thekeytoimmortalityisfirstlivingalifeworthremembering.
BruceLee
Themainthingistokeepthemainthingthemainthing.
StevenCovey
Themanwhowillusehisskillandconstructiveimaginationtoseehowmuchhecangiveforadollar,insteadofhowlittlehecangivefora
dollar,isboundtosucceed.
HenryFord
Thesecretofsuccessisconsistencyofpurpose.
BenjaminDisraeli
Thetestofasuccessfulpersonisnotanabilitytoeliminateallproblemsbeforetheyarise,buttomeetandworkoutdifficultieswhenthey
doarise.Wemustbewillingtomakeanintelligentcompromisewithperfectionlestwewaitforeverbeforetakingaction.Itisstillgood
advicetocrossbridgeswhenwecometothem.
DavidSchwartz
Thereisonlyonewaytosucceedinanything,andthatistogiveiteverything.
VinceLombardi
Tobesuccessful,youmustdecideexactlywhatyouwanttoaccomplish,thenresolvetopaythepricetogetit.
BunkerHunt
Togobeyondisaswrongastofallshort.
Confucius

Emotional Intelligence
Dontletthenegativitygiventoyoubytheworlddisempoweryou.Insteadgivetoyourselfthatwhichempowersyou.
LesBrown
Energyandpersistenceconquerallthings.
BenjaminFranklin
Enthusiamisthesteamthatdrivestheengine.
NapoleonHill
Enthusiasmspellsthedifferencebetweenmediocrityandaccomplishment.

NormanVincentPeale
Flamingenthusiasm,backedbyhorsesenseandpersistence,isthequalitythatmostfrequentlymakesforsuccess.
DaleCarnegie
Nothingissocontagiousasenthusiasm.Itmovesstones,itcharmsbrutes.Enthusiasmisthegeniusofsincerity,andtruthaccomplishes
novictorieswithoutit.EdwardBulwerLytton
Peopleoftensaythatmotivationdoesntlast.Well,neitherdoesbathingthatswhywerecommenditdaily.
ZigZiglar

Empowerment
Actionisthefoundationalkeytoallsuccess.
TonyRobins
Alwaysbearinmindthatourownresolutiontosucceedismoreimportantthananyotheronething.
AbrahamLincoln
Anythinginlifeworthhavingisworthworkingfor.
AndrewCarnegie
Do,ordonot.Thereisnotry.
Yoda
Donotbetense,justbeready,notthinkingbutnotdreaming,notbeingsetbutbeingflexible.Itisbeingwhollyandquietlyalive,aware
andalert,readyforwhatevermaycome.
BruceLee
Donotgowherethepathmaylead,goinsteadwherethereisnopathandleaveatrail.
RalphWaldoEmerson
Dontbeafraidyourlifewillendbeafraidthatitwillneverbegin.GraceHansen
Dontdreamit.Beit!
RichardOBrian
Followyourbliss!
JosephCampbell
Followyourdreamaslongasyoulive,donotlessenthetimeoffollowingdesire,forwastingtimeisanabominationofthespirit.
Plato
Followyourhonestconvictions,andstaystrong.
WilliamThackeray
Foreverymountainthereisamiracle.

RobertH.Schuller
IamthemasterofmyfateIamthecaptainofmysoul.
WilliamErnestHenley
Idontcountthedays,Imakethedayscount!
MuhammadAli
Ifoneadvancesconfidentlyinthedirectionofhisdreams,andendeavorstolivethelifewhichhehasimagined,hewillmeetwithasuccess
unexpectedincommonhours.
HenryDavidThorough
Ifyoualwaysputlimitoneverythingyoudo,physicaloranythingelse.Itwillspreadintoyourworkandintoyourlife.Therearenolimits.
Thereareonlyplateaus,andyoumustnotstaythere,youmustgobeyondthem.
BruceLee
Ifyouaregoingthroughhell,keepgoing.
WinstonChurchill
Ifyoucanimagineit,youcancreateit.Ifyoucandreamit,youcanbecomeit.
WilliamArthurWard
Ifyoudontgoafterwhatyouwant,youllneverhaveit.Ifyoudontask,theanswerisalwaysno.Ifyoudontstepforward,yourealways
inthesameplace.
NoraRoberts
Inlife,asinafootballgame,theprincipletofollowis:Hitthelinehard.
TheodoreRoosevelt
Itdoesnotmatterhowslowlyyougosolongasyoudonotstop.
Confucius
Itisnotbecausethingsaredifficultthatwedonotdare,itisbecausewedonotdarethattheyaredifficult.
Seneca
Ittakesastrongfishtoswimagainstthecurrent.Evenadeadonecanfloatwithit.
JohnCrowe
Kitesrisehighestagainstthewindnotwithit.
WinstonChurchill
Knowledgewithoutfollowthroughisworsethannoknowledge.
HenryCharlesBukowski
Leapandthenetwillappear.
JuliaCameron

Liveoutyourimagination,notyourhistory.
StephenCovey
Mayyouliveallthedaysofyourlife.
JonathanSwift
Neverbeafraidtotreadthepathalone.Knowwhichisyourpathandfollowitwhereveritmayleadyoudonotfeelyouhavetofollowin
someoneelsesfootsteps.
EileenCaddy
Peoplearealwaysblamingcircumstancesforwhattheyare.Idontbelieveincircumstances.Thepeoplewhogetoninthisworldarethe
peoplewhogetupandlookforthecircumstancestheywantandiftheycantfindthem,makethem.
GeorgeBernardShaw
Thehistoryoftheworldisthehistoryofafewpeoplewhohadfaithinthemselves.
SwamiVivekananda
Themanwhomovedamountainwastheonewhobegancarryingawaysmallstones.
ChineseProverb
Thesecretofsuccessistobereadywhenyouropportunitycomes.
BenjaminDisraeli
Therearetwoprimarychoicesinlife:toacceptconditionsastheyexist,oraccepttheresponsibilityforchangingthem.
DenisWaitley
TohellwithcircumstancesIcreateopportunities.
BruceLee
Tomovetheworldwemustfirstmoveourselves.
Socrates
Wewilleitherfindawayormakeone.
Hannibal
Whateveryouvividlyimagine,ardentlydesire,sincerelybelieve,andenthusiasticallyactuponmustinevitablycometopass.
PaulJ.Meyer

Inuence and Impact

Dependentpeopleneedotherstogetwhattheywant.Independentpeoplecangetwhattheywantthroughtheirownefforts.
Interdependentpeoplecombinetheirowneffortswiththeeffortsofotherstoachievetheirgreatestsuccess.
StephenCovey
Itisliterallytruethatyoucansucceedbestandquickestbyhelpingotherstosucceed.

NapoleonHill
Keepawayfromsmallpeoplewhotrytobelittleyourambitions.Smallpeoplealwaysdothat,butthereallygreatmakeyoufeelthatyou
toocanbecomegreat.
MarkTwain
Manyhandsandheartsandmindsgenerallycontributetoanyonesnotableachievements.
WaltDisney
Surroundyourselfwithonlypeoplewhoaregoingtoliftyouhigher.
OprahWinfrey
Trytoforgetyourselfintheserviceofothers.Forwhenwethinktoomuchofourselvesandourowninterests,weeasilybecome
despondent.Butwhenweworkforothers,oureffortsreturntoblessus.
SidneyPowell
Virtueisnotlefttostandalone.Hewhopracticesitwillhaveneighbors.
Confucius

Learning and Growth

Amasterlivesintheworldoftransformation,nottheworldoflossandgain.
Dr.JohnDemartini
Benotafraidofgrowingslowlybeafraidonlyofstandingstill.
ChineseProverb
Betteradiamondwithaflawthanapebblewithoutone.
ChineseProverb
Changeandgrowthtakeplacewhenapersonhasriskedhimselfanddarestobecomeinvolvedwithexperimentingwithhisownlife.
HerbertOtto
Collectaspreciouspearlsthewordsofthewiseandvirtuous.
AbdElKader
Developsuccessfromfailures.Discouragementandfailurearetwoofthesureststeppingstonestosuccess.
DaleCarnegie
Donotdespisethebottomrungsintheascenttogreatness.
PubliliusSyrus
Dontfearfailure.Notfailure,butlowaim,isthecrime.Ingreatattemptsitisgloriouseventofail.
BruceLee
Dontletthefearofstrikingoutholdyouback.

BabeRuth
EachproblemthatIsolvedbecamearulewhichservedafterwardstosolveotherproblems.
ReneDescartes
Everyadversity,everyfailure,everyheartachecarrieswithittheseedonanequalorgreaterbenefit.
NapoleonHill
Everydaydosomethingthatwillinchyouclosertoabettertomorrow.
DougFirebaugh
Hewhoisnotcourageousenoughtotakeriskswillaccomplishnothinginlife.
MuhammadAli
Idontmeasureamanssuccessbyhowhighheclimbsbuthowhighhebounceswhenhehitsbottom.
GeorgePatton
Ilikeastateofcontinualbecoming,withagoalinfrontandnotbehind.
GeorgeBernardShaw
Ifwedonotplantknowledgewhenyoung,itwillgiveusnoshadewhenweareold.
LordChesterfield
Ifyouarentmakinganymistakes,itsasuresignyoureplayingittoosafe.
JohnMaxwell
Ifyoulearnonlymethods,youllbetiedtoyourmethods,butifyoulearnprinciplesyoucandeviseyourownmethods.
RalphWaldoEmerson
Ifyouwanttoincreaseyoursuccessrate,doubleyourfailurerate.
ThomasWatson,Sr
Inordertosucceedyoumustfailsothatyouknowwhatnottodothenexttime.
AnthonyJ.DAngelo
Itistruethatthementalaspectofkungfuisthedesiredendhowever,toachievethisend,technicalskillmustcomefirst.
BruceLee
Itiswisetokeepinmindthatneithersuccessnorfailureiseverfinal.
RogerBabson
Ivealwaystriedtogoonesteppastwhereverpeopleexpectedmetoendup.
BeverlySills
Neverwalkawayfromfailure.Onthecontrary,studyitcarefullyandimaginativelyforitshiddenassets.

MichaelKorda
Onlythosewhoriskgoingtoofarcanpossiblyfindouthowfaronecango.
T.S.Eliot
Ourgreatestgloryisnotinneverfalling,butingettingupeverytimewedo.
Confucius
Smoothseasdonotmakeskillfulsailors.
AfricanProverb
Sogoaheadandmakemistakes.Makeallyoucan.Becausethatswhereyouwillfindsuccess.Onthefarsideoffailure.
ThomasJ.Watson,Sr.
Successisajourney,notadestination.
BenSweetland
Thatwhichdoesnotkillusmakesusstronger.
FriedrichNietzsche
Thefactis,thattodoanythingintheworldworthdoing,wemustnotstandbackshiveringandthinkingofthecoldanddanger,butjumpin
andscramblethroughaswellaswecan.
RobertCushing
Thehighestrewardforonestoilisnotwhatonegetsforit,butwhatonebecomesbyit.
JohnRuskin
Themenwhotrytodosomethingandfailareinfinitelybetterthanthosewhotrytodonothingandsucceed.
LloydJones
Therealvoyageofdiscoveryconsistsofnotinseekingnewlandscapesbutinhavingneweyes.
Proust
Thesuccessfulmanwillprofitfromhismistakesandtryagaininadifferentway.
DaleCarnegie
Therearenosecretstosuccess.Itistheresultofpreparation,hardwork,andlearningfromfailure.
ColinPowell
Therearetwomistakesonecanmakealongtheroadtotruthnotgoingalltheway,andnotstarting.
Buddha
Thoseatthetopofthemountaindidntfallthere.
MarcusWashling
Toclimbsteephillsrequiresaslowpaceatfirst.

Shakespeare
Toconquerfearisthebeginningofwisdom.
BertrandRussell
Twentyyearsfromnowyouwillbemoredisappointedbythethingsthatyoudidntdothanbytheonesyoudiddo.
MarkTwain
Unlessyoutrytodosomethingbeyondwhatyouhavealreadymastered,youwillnevergrow.
RonaldOsborn
Welearnwisdomfromfailuremuchmorethanfromsuccessweoftendiscoverwhatwilldo,byfindingoutwhatwillnotdoandprobably
hewhonevermakesamistakenevermadeadiscovery.
SamuelSmiles
Wemustneverbeafraidtogotoofar,forsuccessliesjustbeyond.
MarcelProust
Weonlybecomewhatwearebytheradicalanddeepseatedrefusalofthatwhichothershavemadeofus.
JeanPaulSartre
Whatwouldyouattempttodoifyouknewyouwouldnotfail?
RobertSchuller

Productivity
Agoalisnotalwaysmeanttobereached,itoftenservessimplyassomethingtoaimat.
BruceLee
Artcallsforcompletemasteryoftechniques,developedbyreflectionwithinthesoul.
BruceLee
Foranythingworthhavingonemustpaythepriceandthepriceisalwayswork,patience,love,selfsacrifice.Nopapercurrency,no
promisestopay,butthegoldofrealservice.
JohnBurroughs
Greatworksareperformednotbystrengthbutbyperseverance.
SamuelJohnson
Ifyoudonthavedailyobjectives,youqualifyasadreamer.
~ZigZiglar
Ifyougotoworkonyourgoals,yourgoalswillgotoworkonyou.Ifyougotoworkonyourplan,yourplanwillgotoworkonyou.
Whatevergoodthingswebuildendupbuildingus.
JimRohn

Ifyouwanttobehappy,setagoalthatcommandsyourthoughts,liberatesyourenergy,andinspiresyourhopes.
AndrewCarnegie
Itsnotthedailyincreasebutdailydecrease.Hackawayattheunessential.
BruceLee
Makeasuccessoflivingbyseeingthegoalandaimingforitunswervingly.
CecilB.DeMille
Motivationiswhatgetsyoustarted.Habitiswhatkeepsyougoing!
JimRyun
Neverletyourworkdriveyou.Masteritandkeepitincompletecontrol.
BookerT.Washington
Nooneeverattainsveryeminentsuccessbysimplydoingwhatisrequiredofhimitistheamountandexcellenceofwhatisoverand
abovetherequiredthatdeterminesthegreatnessofultimatedistinction.
CharlesKendallAdams
Nothingevercomestoonethatisworthhavingexceptasaresultofhardwork.
BookerT.Washington
Obstaclesarethosefrightfulthingsyoucanseewhenyoutakeyoureyesoffyourgoal.
HenryFord
Onemusthavestrategiestoexecutedreams.
AzimPremji
Peoplewithgoalssucceedbecausetheyknowwheretheyregoing.
EarlNightingale
Perpetualoptimismisaforcemultiplier.ColinPowell
Sometimesourbestissimplynotenough.Wehavetodowhatisrequired.
WinstonChurchill
Successequalsgoalsallelseiscommentary.BrianTracy
Successis20%skillsand80%strategy.Youmightknowhowtoread,butmoreimportantly,whatsyourplantoread?
JimRohn
Thebadnewsistimeflies.Thegoodnewsisyourethepilot.
MichaelAlthsuler
Themeritinactionliesinfinishingittotheend.
GenghisKhan

Thepathtosuccessistotakemassivedeterminedaction.
AnthonyRobbins
Thequestionforeachmantosettleisnotwhathewoulddoifhehadmeans,time,influence,andeducationaladvantages,butwhathewill
dowiththethingshehas.
HamiltonWrightMabie
Therewardofathingwelldoneistohavedoneit.
RalphWaldoEmerson
Theseatoffreedomisreservedforthemanwholivesbyhisownwork,andinthatwork,doeswhathewantstodo.
GeorgeRobinCollingwood
Unlessyouarewillingtodrenchyourselfinyourworkbeyondthecapacityoftheaverageman,youarejustnotcutoutforpositionsatthe
top.
J.C.Penny
Weareeitherprogressingorretrogradingallthewhilethereisnosuchthingasremainingstationaryinthislife.
JamesFreemanClarke
Whatwehopetodowithease,wemustlearnfirsttodowithdiligence.
SamuelJohnson

Self-Awareness
Afterall,allknowledgesimplymeansselfknowledge.
BruceLee
Fearcomesfromuncertaintywecaneliminatethefearwithinuswhenweknowourselvesbetter.
BruceLee
Heedthestillsmallvoicethatsoseldomleadsuswrong,andneverintofolly.
MarquiseduDeffand
Inlearningtoknowotherthings,andotherminds,webecomemoreintimatelyacquaintedwithourselves,andaretoourselvesbetterworth
knowing.
PhilipGilbertHamilton
Knowthyselfmeansthis,thatyougetacquaintedwithwhatyouknow,andwhatyoucando.Menander
Knowingyourselfisthebeginningofallwisdom.
Aristotle
Makeitthybusinesstoknowthyself,whichisthemostdifficultlessonintheworld.
MigueldeCervantes

Noonecanseetheirreflectioninrunningwater.Itisonlyinstillwaterthatwecansee.
TaoistProverb
Ourbusinessinlifeisnottogetaheadofothers,buttogetaheadofourselves.
ZigZiglar
Paynoattentiontowhatthecriticssaynostatuehaseverbeenerectedtoacritic.
JeanSibelius
Theeasiestpersontodeceiveisonesownself.
EdwardBulwerLytton
Themostdifficultthinginlifeistoknowyourself.
Thales
Theonlyjourneyisthejourneywithin.RainerMariaRilke
Tobecomedifferentfromwhatweare,wemusthavesomeawarenessofwhatweare.
BruceLee
Toconqueroneselfisthebestandnoblestvictorytobevanquishedbyonesownnatureistheworstandmostignobledefeat.
Plato
Toknowoneselfistostudyoneselfinactionwithanotherperson.
BruceLee
Weseetheworld,notasitis,butasweare.
Talmud
Whenyouknowyourselfandyouropponent,youwillwineverytime.Whenyouknowyourselfbutnotyouropponent,youwillwinoneand
loseone.However,whenyoudonotknowyourselforyouropponent,youwillbeimperiledeverytime.
SunTzu
Whatprogress,youask,haveImade?Ihavebeguntobeafriendtomyself.
Hecato

Strengths
Exertyourtalents,anddistinguishyourself,anddontthinkofretiringfromtheworld,untiltheworldwillbesorrythatyouretire.
SamuelJohnson
Ifearnotthemanwhohaspracticed10,000kicksonce,butIfearthemanwhohaspracticedonekick10,000times.
BruceLee
Ihonestlythinkitisbettertobeafailureatsomethingyoulovethantobeasuccessatsomethingyouhate.

GeorgeBurns
Ilearnedthattheonlywayyouaregoingtogetanywhereinlifeistoworkhardatit.Whetheryoureamusician,awriter,anathleteora
businessman,thereisnogettingaroundit.Ifyoudo,youllwinifyoudontyouwont.
BruceJenner
Irefertomyhands,feetandbodyasthetoolsofthetrade.Thehandsandfeetmustbesharpenedandimproveddailytobeefficient.
BruceLee
Ifwealldidthethingswearecapableof,wewouldastoundourselves.
ThomasEdison
ItsnotthatImsosmartitsjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.
AlbertEinstein
Practiceallmovementsslowandfast,softandhardtheeffectivenessofJeetKuneDodependsonsplitsecondtimingandreflexiveaction,
whichcanbeachievedonlythroughrepetitiouspractice.
BruceLee
Thehappiestlifeisthatwhichconstantlyexercisesandeducateswhatisbestinus.
Hamerton
Usewhattalentsyoupossess:thewoodswouldbeverysilentifnobirdssangthereexceptthosethatsangbest.
HenryVanDyke

Thinking
Afreshmindkeepsthebodyfresh.Takeintheideasoftheday,drainoffthoseofyesterday.Astothemorrow,timeenoughtoconsiderit
whenitbecomestoday.
EdwardBulwerLytton
Amansdreamsareanindextohisgreatness.
ZadokRabinwitz
Allmenwhohaveachievedgreatthingshavebeengreatdreamers.
OrisonSwettMarden
Allsuccessfulmenandwomenarebigdreamers.Theyimaginewhattheirfuturecouldbe,idealineveryrespect,andthentheyworkevery
daytowardtheirdistantvision,thatgoalorpurpose.
BrianTracy
Championsarentmadeinthegyms.Championsaremadefromsomethingtheyhavedeepinsidethemadesire,adream,avision.
MuhammadAli
Choosethepositive.Youhavechoice,youaremasterofyourattitude,choosethepositive,theconstructive.Optimismisafaiththatleads
tosuccess.

BruceLee
Emptyyourmind,beformless.Shapeless,likewater.Ifyouputwaterintoacup,itbecomesthecup.Youputwaterintoabottleandit
becomesthebottle.Youputitinateapotitbecomestheteapot.Now,watercanfloworitcancrash.Bewatermyfriend.
BruceLee
Entereveryactivitywithoutgivingmentalrecognitiontothepossibilityofdefeat.Concentrateonyourstrengths,insteadofyourweakness
onyourpowers,insteadofyourproblems.
PaulJ.Meyer
Greatspiritshavealwaysencounteredviolentoppositionfrommediocreminds.AlbertEinstein
Iamenoughofanartisttodrawfreelyuponmyimagination.Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.Knowledgeislimited.
Imaginationencirclestheworld.
AlbertEinstein
Ifyouthinkyoucandoathingorthinkyoucantdoathing,youreright.
HenryFord
Imaginationiseverything.Itisthepreviewoflifescomingattractions.
AlbertEinstein
IsisinthesmalldecisionsyouandImakeeverydaythatcreateourdestiny.
TonyRobbins
Itistherepetitionofaffirmationsthatleadstobelief.Andoncethatbeliefbecomesadeepconviction,thingsbegintohappen.
ClaudeM.Bristol
Itsamazingwhatordinarypeoplecandoiftheysetoutwithoutpreconceivednotions.
CharlesF.Kettering
Nogreatimprovementsinthelotofmankindarepossibleuntilagreatchangetakesplaceinthefundamentalconstitutionoftheirmodesof
thought.
JohnStuartMil
Nomaniseverwhippeduntilhequitsinhisownmind.
NapoleonHill
Nothingcanstopthepersonwiththerightmentalattitudefromachievinghisgoals.Nothingonearthcanhelpthepersonwiththewrong
mentalattitude.
ThomasJefferson
Ourgreatestbattlesarethatwithourownminds.
JamesonFran
RealdifficultiescanbeovercomeItisonlytheimaginaryonesthatareunconquerable.
TheodoreN.Vail

Shootforthemoon.Evenifyoumiss,youlllandamongthestars.
LesBrown
Someoftheworldsgreatestfeatswereaccomplishedbypeoplenotsmartenoughtoknowtheywereimpossible.
DougLarson
Thatsomeachievegreatsuccess,isprooftoallthatotherscanachieveitaswell.
AbrahamLincoln
Thebiggesttemptationistosettlefortoolittle.
ThomasMerton
Thedifferencebetweensuccessandmediocrityisallinthewayyouthink.
DeanFrancis
Thegreaterdangerformostofusliesnotinsettingouraimtoohighandfallingshort,butinsettingouraimtoolow,andachievingour
mark.
Michelangelo
Thereasonpeoplefinditsohardtobehappyisthattheyalwaysseethepastbetterthanitwas,thepresentworsethanitis,andthefuture
lessresolvedthanitwillbe.
MarcelPagnol
Therevelationofthoughttakesmenoutofservitudeintofreedom.
RalphWaldoEmerson
Thespiritoftheindividualisdeterminedbyhisdominatingthoughthabits.
BruceLee
ThewinnersinlifethinkconstantlyintermsofIcan,Iwill,andIam.Losers,ontheotherhand,concentratetheirwakingthoughtsonwhat
theyshouldhaveorwouldhavedone,orwhattheycantdo.
DennisWaitley
Thoughtsandideasarethesourceofallwealth,success,materialgain,allgreatdiscoveries,inventionsandachievements.
MarkVictorHansen
Whatisismoreimportantthanwhatshouldbe.Toomanypeoplearelookingatwhatisfromapositionofthinkingwhatshouldbe.
BruceLee
Whateverwethinkaboutandthankabout,webringabout.
WayneDyer
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