Quotes from Nido R. Qubein

Change brings opportunity.

Change brings opportunity.

Whatever keeps you from reaching your goals today had better be important - it's costing you a day of your life!

Successful, self-starting individuals seek responsibility. They take calculated risks; they don't make excuses to cover up their inactivity.

Goals are simply a way of breaking a vision into smaller, workable units.

We're inclined to excuse in ourselves behavior that we find unacceptable in others.

Cultivate love by vanishing hatred.

What if you could be anything or anybody you choose to be? Think about it. What would you choose to be?

There are no unrealistic dreams, just unrealistic timelines.

If what you're working for really matters, you'll give it all you've got.

Goals help you keep in perspective what's really important so you don't spend all of your time doing what seems urgent.

People who invariably put themselves first will find that others tend to put them last.

May the future you create exceed your fondest expectations.

Good leaders must become what they want their followers to become.

The key to scheduling your time is to focus on objectives, not on activities.

Learn to be gracious whether you win or lose.

Those who are afraid to fail may not deserve to succeed.

Listen twice as much as you talk and others will hear twice as much of what you say.

Your most frequently used tool should be your imagination, not your memory.

When your life is possession-centered, the important thing is what you have; when it is principle-centered, the important thing is who and what you are.

If you believe you can, and believe it strongly enough, you will be amazed at what you can do.

The process of growing and learning always involves risk.

Admire your heroes. Adapt from your models. learn from your mentors.

Training is anchored in the past. Education looks to the future.