Self Improvement Quotes - Page 12

• The performances of others are often selected as standards for self-improvement of abilities

  Albert Bandura

  Self, Improvement, Standards

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• Change equals self improvement. Push yourself to places you haven't been before.

  Pat Summitt

  Self, Improvement, Havens

  Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.194, Crown Business

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• A loud voice cannot compete with a clear voice, even if it's a whisper.

  Barry Neil Kaufman

  Communication, Loud Voices, Clear

  Barry Neil Kaufman (1996). “Out-smarting Your Karma: And Other Preordained Conditions”, Option Institute

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• Success comes from the ability to view each arising problem as an opportunity for self improvement.

  Stephen Covey

  Opportunity, Self, Views

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  Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

  Aristotle

  Life, Success, Wisdom

  Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

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• When you mentioned something about self improvement, the implication is that the negro is something distinct or different, and, therefore, needs to learn how to improve himself. Negro leaders resent this being said, not because they don't know that it's true, but they're thinking, they're looking at it personally. They think that the implication is directed even at them, and that they, and they duck this responsibility.

  Malcolm X

  Responsibility, Thinking, Self

  Interview with Robert Penn Warren, whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.edu. June 2, 1964.

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• I find it tragic that I must experience almost daily that cancer patients spend more time thinking about how many, and which, tablets they should take instead of dealing with personal changes.

  Lothar Hirneise

  Cancer, Healing, Health

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• That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.

  Michael Johnson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Climbing

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• There is one further distinguishing characteristic of man which is very specific indeed and about which there can be no dispute, and that is the faculty of self-improvement - a faculty which, with the help of circumstance, progressively develops all our other faculties.

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  Men, Self, Helping

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• Contrary to popular thinking, being worthy isn't something you earn, it's something you recognize.

  Mike Dooley

  Self Esteem, Thinking, Worthy

  Mike Dooley (2012). “More Notes From the Universe: Life, Dreams and Happiness”, p.137, Simon and Schuster

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• All dreams appear impossible until somebody makes them happen.

  Barry Neil Kaufman

  Dream, Impossible, Happens

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• A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement, knowing that daily repentance is needed for progress. He will realize the good life is simply conforming to a standard of right and justice. The joys of happiness can only be realized by living lofty principles.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Inspirational, Wise, Good Life

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• As you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect. Not every action will produce the desired result. Not every action will work. Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right.

  Jack Canfield

  Motivational, Dream, Spiritual

  FaceBook post by Jack Canfield from Oct 30, 2012

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• The barrier during self-improvement is not so much that we hate learning, rather we hate being taught. To learn entails that the knowledge was achieved on one's own accord-it feels great-but to be taught often leaves a feeling of inferiority. Thus it takes a bit of determination and a lot of humility in order for one to fully develop.

  Criss Jami

  Determination, Hate, Humility

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.112, Criss Jami

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• Love coming out of you makes you happy. The whole world can love you, but that love will not make you happy. What will make you happy is to share all the love you have inside you. That is the love that will make a difference.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Love You, Differences, Making A Difference

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• Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.. Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary."

  Tony Robbins

  Spiritual, Opportunity, Joy

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• The power of self goes beyond words. Self confidence, self improvement, self esteem, self enhancement, self love ... Get yourself right first!

  Behdad Sami

  Self Esteem, Self Confidence, Self Love

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  I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

  Kurt Cobain

  Love, Inspirational, Tattoo

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• People can cry much easier than they can change.

  James A. Baldwin

  Change, People, Literature

  "James Baldwin Back Home" by Robert Coles, archive.nytimes.com. July 31, 1977.

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• In today's knowledge-based economy, what you earn depends on what you learn. Jobs in the information technology sector, for example, pay 85 percent more than the private sector average.

  William J. Clinton

  Success, Jobs, Business

  Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001”, p.2214, Best Books on

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• We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.

  Warren Buffett

  Success, Money, Fear

  Warren Buffett (2009). “Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha”, p.166, John Wiley & Sons

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• Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Positive, Witty

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• If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is your own creation, then why not create the most beautiful story for yourself?

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Life, Beautiful, Art

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