Quotes

Tell me how you use your spare time and how you spend your money, and I will tell you where and what you will be ten years from now. — Napoleon Hill

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. — General George S. Patton

It is better to be prepared for an opportunity & not have one than to have an opportunity & not be prepared. — Whitney Young Jr.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous, Who are you not to be!! — Marianne Williamson

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. — Thomas Edison

Success consists of going from failure to failure without any loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. — Oliver Wendell Holmes

Long-term goals keep you from being discouraged by short-term set-backs. — Rick Warren

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practised every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgement, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgements that leads us to either fortune or failure. — Jim Rohn

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. — Jim Rohn

Believe you can and you are halfway there. — Theodore Roosevelt

Pain is Temporary. Quitting lasts Forever. — Lance Armstrong

Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is? — Frank Scully

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. — Zig Ziglar

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it, I say! Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. — Michael Landon

It’s not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats. — Russian Proverb

The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all. — Lou Buscaglia

Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. — Will Rogers

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. — Vince Lombardi

“If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. — Matthew 21:22

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. — Matthew 6:7

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. — Jeremiah 29:11

There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens the windows of opportunity for ideas to flow your way. — Jim Rohn

The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor. — Jim Rohn

Most homes valued at over $250,000 have a library. That should tell us something. — Jim Rohn

If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. — Jim Rohn

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of attention. — Jim Rohn

Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot. — Jim Rohn

Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure. — Jim Rohn

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. — Jim Rohn

Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living; profits make you a fortune. — Jim Rohn

Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it. — Jim Rohn

I used to say, “Things cost too much.” Then my teacher straightened me out on that by saying, “The problem isn’t that things cost too much. The problem is that you can’t afford it.” That’s when I finally understood that the problem wasn’t “it” the problem was “me.” — Jim Rohn

It’s best to start the discipline of generosity when the amounts are small. It’s easy to give ten cents out of a dollar; it’s a little harder to give a hundred thousand out of a million. — Jim Rohn

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get. — Jim Rohn

If you spend five minutes complaining, you have just wasted five minutes. If you continue complaining, it won’t be long before they haul you out to a financial desert and there let you choke on the dust of your own regret. — Jim Rohn

The twin killers of success are impatience and greed. — Jim Rohn

After you become a millionaire, you can give all of your money away because what’s important is not the million dollars; what’s important is the person you have become in the process of becoming a millionaire. — Jim Rohn

To solve any problem, there are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, whom could I ask? — Jim Rohn

You only have to solve two problems when going to the moon: first, how to get there; and second, how to get back. The key is don’t leave until you have solved both problems. — Neil Armstrong

There are only two words that will always lead you to success. Those words are yes and no. Undoubtedly, you’ve mastered saying yes. So start practising saying no. Your goals depend on it! — Jack Canfield

People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you’ve figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence. — Jack Canfield

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. — Abraham Lincoln

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. — Thomas Edison

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. — Albert Einstein

When the solution is simple, God is answering. — Albert Einstein

Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. — Mahatma Gandhi

It always seems impossible until it’s done. — Nelson Mandela

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Nelson Mandela

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. — Nelson Mandela

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. — Plato

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. — Henry David Thoreau

Cultivate the habit of early rising. It is unwise to keep the head long on a level with the feet. — Henry David Thoreau

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. — Walt Disney

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right. — Walt Disney

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. — Walt Disney

It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. — Walt Disney

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. — Winston Churchill

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. — Winston Churchill

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. — John F. Kennedy

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. — John F. Kennedy

It is never too late to be what you might have been. — George Eliot

Character is doing the right thing when no one is watching. — J.C. Watts

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. — Beverly Sills

The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. — Michelangelo

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. — Thomas Jefferson

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed. — Henry Ford

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it. — Lou Holtz

Fall seven times, stand up eight. — Japanese Proverb

If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it. — Jonathan Winters

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. — Albert Einstein

Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. — David Frost

Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it. — Author Unknown

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. — Henry Ford

The purpose of life is a life of purpose. — Robert Byrne

Rule your mind or it will rule you. — Horace

Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard work. — Henry Ford

It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. — Roy Disney

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. — John Bunyan

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. — T.S. Eliot

You must do the very thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. — Henry Ford

Failures do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving. — Dennis Waitley

Your greatness is measured by your horizons. — Michelangelo

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure. — Colin L. Powell

Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional. — Roger Crawford

If we are going to worship in Spirit, we must develop a spirit of worship. — Michael Catt

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. — Zig Ziglar

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. — Paulo Coelho

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. — Jim Rohn

If you try to build intimacy with another person before becoming whole on your own, all of your relationships become an attempt to complete yourself. — Dr. Les Parrot

In the moment of decision ask for the inner grace to choose as Christ would have chosen. — Lynn Goodyer

We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. — Ancient Proverb

To know the value of generosity, it is necessary to have suffered from the cold indifference of others. — Eugene Cloutier

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. — Ferdinand Foch

Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs. — Vaclav Havel

The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness that characterizes the thoughts of men today. — Albert Schweitzer

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. — Bernadette Devlin

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. — Albert Einstein

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. — Viktor Frankl

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life’s deepest joy: true fulfilment. — Anthony Robbins

You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. — John Wooden

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily. — Sally Koch

One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. — Albert Schweitzer

Hope is nature’s veil for hiding truth’s nakedness. — Alfred Bernhard Nobel

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many. — Spinoza

Don’t let life overwhelm you. Take it one day and one prayer at a time. — Pastor Lesley Everson

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. — Michael Althsuler

Everybody communicates, few connect — John Maxwell

One can never consent to creep, when one feels the impulse to soar. — Helen Keller

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. — Author Unknown

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. — Henry Ford

If you’re going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big. — Donald Trump

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be. — Abraham Lincoln

Finding is reserved for those that search. — Jim Rohn

Haste is only good for catching flies. — Russian Proverb

The past does not equal the future. — Anthony Robbins

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. — John Maxwell

Good executives never put off till tomorrow what somebody else could do today. — Bob Harrison