Self Improvement Quotes - Page 12

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• All dreams appear impossible until somebody makes them happen.

  Barry Neil Kaufman

  Dream, Impossible, Happens

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

  Albert Bandura

  Self, Improvement, Standards

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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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• I confess my own leisure to be spent entirely in search of adventure, without regard to prudence, profit, self improvement, learning, or any other serious thing.

  Aldo Leopold

  Adventure, Self, Serious Things

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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  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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• 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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• I don't mind what the critics say, so long as I get some reaction. The worst thing is to be ignored.

  Les Dawson

  Long, Mind, Ignored

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

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• In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.

  Harry S. Truman

  Life, Motivational, Reading

  Harry S. Truman (1999). “Strictly Personal and Confidential: The Letters Harry Truman Never Mailed”, p.138, University of Missouri Press

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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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