Quotes About Self-improvement

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.

You have to be smarter and a wiser businessperson and consumer. You have to learn to protect yourself through education.

Be happy that you're growing older, that you're maturing, that you're smarter, that you're wiser.

The change that I never fall into is the, 'I'm-above-you-look-at-me-do-stuff-for-me change.' The change that I'm hoping I get to is where I become wiser, smarter - where I put myself in situations that don't have a huge potential for disaster.

I'm a better artist and I'm a better person because I'm wiser, and stronger and I know who's hip for me and who ain't.

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

I am very happy that I have great fans. What I can tell them is they must work on themselves; they should just have fun at what they do. I wish them well with everything, and if they really enjoy what they do, then I think they can go a long way. I will be rooting for them to achieve that.

I wish I had thought of Velcro muscles myself. I didn't have to go to the gym for all those years, all the hours wedded to the iron game, as we call it.

You know, in a way, I wish I could hate a little more. It would make me a more rounded personality.

I didn't even go to college. I wish I did.

I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had a 3.2. I always wished that I had the capacity to get straight A's, but I didn't. I didn't beat myself up about it, but I really studied hard for my grades.

For quite sometime, I've secretly wished for a bigger butt.

If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you.

Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.

I've grown as an actor. I am more confident within my art form. I have also grown as a person. I am more compassionate, generous, and less judgmental.

I feel that one should be health conscious, and that feeling can only come from within, so I suggest people to challenge yourself.

To you wives who are constantly complaining and see only the dark side of life, and feel that you are unloved and unwanted, look into your own hearts and minds. If there is something wrong, turn about. Put a smile on your faces. Make yourselves more attractive. Brighten your outlook.

I woke up one day and wanted to change my look. And I was like, 'Okay, what are you going to do about it?' I said, 'I'm going lose 30 pounds, I'm going to get a little lipo, and I'm going to get a Monroe piercing, and I'm going to cut my hair. I'm going to get totally wild.'

The quote that helped me the most with my life was: It only gets better when you get better. That woke me up.

The song 'Wolf Eyes,' I wrote because I felt like I was such a kitten. I want to be more of a wolf. I want to be stronger and more independent. I sort of wrote the song for that.

I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations.

The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.