Improvement Quotes - Page 5

• Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it, But why not begin on yourself? From a purely selfish standpoint, that is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others - yes, and a lot less dangerous.

  Dale Carnegie

  Motivational, Change, Selfish

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.20, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• Adversity is the source of our deepest growth and greatest blessings; embrace it, dare to seek it.

  Aron Ralston

  Inspirational, Adversity, Greatness

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• Before a person can achieve the kind of life he wants, he must think, act, walk, talk and conduct himself in all of his affairs as would the person he wishes to become.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Life, Change

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• You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

  David Robinson

  Inspirational, Basketball, Confidence

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• Humility is the first step towards learning. You can’t learn until you are humble enough to realize there is something for you to learn.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Learning, Humble, Humility

  FaceBook post by Robert Kiyosaki from Jan 12, 2013

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• I'm never satisfied with what I do. I always think I can do it a lot better.

  Michael Jackson

  Inspirational, Thinking, African American

  Interview with Sylvie Simmons, www.theguardian.com. June 27, 2009.

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• There are those... who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.

  Aga Khan IV

  Determination, Motivation, Mean

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• What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

  Ralph Marston

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees

  J. Willard Marriott

  Inspirational, Life, Change

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• Every time you make a mistake, don’t bring up everything that’s wrong with yourself; tell yourself that you’re paying the price for growth and that you will learn to do better next time. Every positive thing you can say to yourself will help.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Positive, Mistake

  John C. Maxwell (2015). “JumpStart Your Growth: A 90-Day Improvement Plan”, p.42, Hachette UK

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• If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other hand, my ruling disposition is obedience to God, I perceive Him to be at work for my perfecting in everything that happens to me.

  Oswald Chambers

  Faith, God, Christian

  Oswald Chambers (2015). “Biblical Ethics / The Moral Foundations of Life / The Philosophy of Sin: Ethical Principles for the Christian Life”, p.207, Discovery House

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• Grounded in international human rights, gender equality doesn’t just improve the lives of individual women, girls, and their families; it makes economic sense, strengthens democracy, and enables long-term sustainable progress.

  Helen Clark

  Girl, Women, Equality

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• The more you teach positive ideas to others, the better you learn them yourself.

  Brian Tracy

  Positive, Teaching, Learning

  Twitter post from Oct 02, 2016

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• If you truly want to become a better you, it is imperative that you learn to feel good about yourself.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Love Yourself, Learning

  Joel Osteen (2012). “It's Your Time and Become a Better You Boxed Set”, p.87, Simon and Schuster

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• You always want to be better than you are. No matter what, I think that's important.

  Blake Griffin

  Inspirational, Change, Attitude

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• I'm working to improve my methods, and every hour I save is an hour added to my life.

  Ayn Rand

  Life, Time, Effectiveness

  Ayn Rand (2016). “Atlas Shrugged”, p.551, Hamilton Books

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• Creativity follows mastery, so mastery of skills is the first priority for young talent.

  Benjamin Bloom

  Inspirational, Sports, Creativity

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• Well, I was lost but now I live here! I have severely improved my predicament!

  Mitch Hedberg

  Sarcastic, Humorous, Comedian

  "Mitch Hedberg: Mitch All Together". Comedy, 2003.

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• In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.

  Bertrand Piccard

  Hero, Fighting, Thinking

  "Adventurer sets sights on the sun for an 'impossible' dream". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. January 19, 2010.

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• Design is about the betterment of our lives poetically, aesthetically, experientially, sensorially, and emotionally.

  Karim Rashid

  Life, Design, Emotion

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• Cultivate Curiosity. If you really want to grow in your lifetime, learn to be as inquisitive as a child. Curious people are never bored, and for them life becomes an unending study of joy.

  Tony Robbins

  Life, Motivational, Success

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Mar 04, 2015

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• Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it.

  Jim Rohn

  Business, Mean, Entrepreneur

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Feb 27, 2017

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• This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Courage

  Sakyong Mipham (2013). “The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure”, p.62, Harmony

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• Failure is not meant to be final and fatal.... It is meant to refine you to be all that you are meant to be.

  Jon Gordon

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Perseverance

  FaceBook post by Jon Gordon from Nov 30, 2015

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• Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of
  building better lives.

  Nelson Mandela

  Life, Education, Children

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.129, Pan Macmillan

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