"Successful living consists of knowing and being. When the two are separated, there is nothing but frustration and failure. To know all about love without loving can be disastrous. In the same way, knowing all about the right way to live and not acting on what you know, on a daily basis, can prove to be very destructive for anyone."
-- Bob Proctor
"Studies show that people who laugh a lot tend to live longer, recover more quickly from colds and other infectious illnesses, have better memories, and experience fewer chronic or catastrophic diseases. They also have more friends and a wider network of support, and—no surprise here—they tend to be happier."
-- Sandra Anne Taylor
"Baseball manager Tommy Lasorda once noted that there are those who watch things happen, those who wonder what happened, and those who make things happen. Strive to be one of those who make things happen. If you show others what you can do, they will respect you far more than if you had simply told them what you’d done. Anyone can quarrel with words, but actions speak for themselves."
-- Napoleon Hill
"No one ever has, nor will you ever, accomplish everything you set out to do. Your inability to reach every goal you pursue is actually healthy, however, because it teaches you to remain trustful in yourself and gracious in defeat, and thereby a more determined individual and a better example for others. When others see you bounce back from a goal not achieved, they realize that not achieving a goal is something everyone must and can confront and overcome."
-- Jeffrey Spencer
"Doing good work makes you feel good, makes you feel as if you have some control over your life and your future. I have this joke motto: someone asks me, “How are you doing?” and my answer is “I’m doing what I can with what I’ve got.” That can work for everyone."
-- Ingrid Newkirk
"Use your imagination in a healthy way. If you really want something—within reason—and you imagine it in detail, you can achieve it. Let your heart fly, make a plan of action, and execute it. The plan is fundamental: Without a plan and short-term goals, good things remain out of reach."
-- Marian Rojas Estape
"If thinking along the old lines of limiting thoughts, remind yourself: The Universe is abundant. I choose to focus on the value already present within my life, and I open myself to receiving more. As I choose to see value, I create more value all around me."
-- Sandra Anne Taylor
"But even if your life is moving along in a satisfactory way, you may have, deep within your thinking, a negative memory or block that can be holding you back from accomplishing something extraordinary with your life. When you identify this block and remove it, you will suddenly begin to make more progress in a few weeks or months than you might have made in several years."
-- Brian Tracy
"The evidence is overwhelming that you cannot begin to achieve your best unless you set some aim in life. Or put another way, if you don’t try actively to discover your purpose, you’re likely to spend your life doing the wrong things."
-- John C. Maxwell
"The surest way to deal with any crisis is to focus on solutions, not on the probable cause of the problem or who should be blamed for it. Conduct a quick damage assessment, take the time to think through the alternatives and their consequences, and then act to implement the best solution. If you deal with life’s emergencies as they occur—on your own terms—you will be a stronger, better person for having looked them in the eye and conquered them."
-- Napoleon Hill
"It helps you examine your own ability to bash through those brick walls and encourages you to cast aside any doubts, hesitation, or perceived limitations you may be harboring. May it prove to you that you are bound by nothing at all and that the future, and your life, can be what you make it."
-- Ingrid Newkirk
"If you’re driving down the street and you realize you’re going the wrong way, you can change course and choose a new route that will take you where you want to go. The same holds true for your consciousness, too. If you’re proceeding in a negative direction, you don’t have to keep going down that same counterproductive path. You just have to realize that your life is heading down a dead-end road. Remind yourself of your options, and then let them redirect you—just like a map to a new destination."
-- Sandra Anne Taylor
"Time flies by far faster than you know. Every day you get out of bed is a victory. It's never too late to become who you always wanted to be or could have been if you hadn't given up. You'll regret the things you didn't do far more than the things you did that were "wrong" — the girl you didn't kiss, the trip you didn't take, the project you put off, the time you could have helped someone — far more than the things you did that were "wrong." If you have the opportunity, take it. You might never get another chance."
-- David Miller
"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction. Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all."
-- Bob Proctor
"Habits align with the values you've adopted and depict your quality of life. It determines whether you're going to be productive or not whereas, your success lies in how you manage your time whether effectively or otherwise. Success is a product of good values, habits and time management. If you can have these, you will be very successful. You may fail in the process but you will never end up a failure."
-- Olaseni Kehinde Precious
"As a general rule, you may be whatever you will resolve to be. Determine that you will be useful in the world, and you shall be."
-- William Alcott
"Your consciousness is always moving into the mix of when and where, connecting with the consciousness of others and creating a shared destiny that you have—until now—only passively approved of. It’s time to be an active participant in the evolution of your own destiny—and that of all humankind. This is no small feat! The power of the world is at your disposal, and the choice you make at this very moment can open your heart and give you access to the realm of your most powerful potential. It may seem insignificant, but the power of your every thought is incontrovertible."
-- Sandra Anne Taylor
"Each success you have opens your mind a little further to additional successes you’re capable of achieving. And the more you succeed, the more options you will envision and the more you will succeed. Every experience you have, and every fact you learn, reorganizes your knowledge base and prompts fresh and novel ideas related to achieving more success."
-- Jeffrey Spencer
"You become what you think about most. If you think about success, you condition your mind to seek success, and you attract large portions of it. Conversely, if you think about failure and despair, you will become miserable and desperate. To keep your mind on a positive track, the moment you begin to experience creeping negativism, make a conscious decision to eliminate negative thoughts and replace them with their positive counterparts."
-- Napoleon Hill
"Oettingen’s studies show that people who believe goal pursuit will be difficult plan more, put in more effort, and take more action in pursuit of their goals. They expect to have to work hard, so that’s exactly what they do."
-- Heidi Grant Halvorson
“Life is a long journey, but busy people make it too short; The world is a very broad place, But narrow minded people make it narrow—more than it should be; Flowers dancing in the wind and moonlight in the snow are beautiful relaxing sceneries, but worried people move too hectic and miss the magic right before their eyes.”
—from Tending the Roots of Wisdom, By Hong Ying Ming
"You are not a tree. If you are not happy with a certain situation then walk away. Growing up hurts, change is hard. But nothing hurts more than when you're stuck in a place that's not yours."
-- Dale P Lee
"Choose your intention carefully and then practice holding your consciousness to it, so that it becomes the guiding light in your life."
-- John Roger
"It is far better to get good at just 1 thing, than to keep changing career. Too many smart people change industries too often, and never get good at it. The evidence shows you need 10,000 hours of practice to get really good at something So practicing from a young age is key."
-- Adam Fayed
"Some of the most indispensable inventions and delightful distractions came about because someone, somewhere, dedicated countless hours to whatever interested or intrigued them, a problem of life and death perhaps, or tinkered about with, say, a musical instrument, a style or even something to eat."
-- Ingrid Newkirk
