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Quotes About Self-improvement

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.
~ Brian Tracy
Every time I must find something to do that will look like something a little beyond my capabilities.
~ Italo Calvino
Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself.
~ Denis Waitley
Give no time to finding fault of criticism.
~ Marvin J. Ashton
So much time is wasted on trying to be better than others.
~ Elijah Wood
I've actually not read any books on time management.
~ Elon Musk
I have been ambitious to be a somebody from the time I was 5 years old
~ Ethel Merman
We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice.
~ Henry David Thoreau
You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By becoming a little better each and every day, over a period of time, you will become a lot better.
~ John Wooden
I'm trying to be slightly happier with myself. No one really wants to be miserable all the time.
~ Stanley Donwood
I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad.
~ Jet Li
Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time.
~ Ann Landers
We've just learned how to balance ourselves a little better so that we're happier way more of the time than not, and, you know, being happy is a radical and desirable act if you ask me.
~ Anthony Kiedis
And if you were always spending your time getting over your past, how were you supposed to get on with your future?
~ Candace Bushnell
Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.
~ Caprice Bourret
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my faults.
~ Dick Cheney
I think it's very hard for us, for Christians, to understand that it's okay to read a book, for instance, on how to manage your time. There's nothing wrong with that.
~ Donald Miller
A good boss asks what part she could have played in the problem. And then she asks herself what she can do better next time.
~ Lisi Harrison
I want to keep pushing myself so I never feel settled. I don't really know if it's going to end up working. I'm stressed out most of the time.
~ Selena Gomez
You don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful.
~ Seth Godin
In fact, my New Year's resolution every year, and I'm Jewish so I get two New Years a year, is to meditate, and I fail every time.
~ Sheryl Sandberg
I really need to push myself and try my hardest every time, because I come from the premise that I'm not very good and I have to give my best. Otherwise, I don't deliver.
~ Steve Lillywhite
Every time I find myself stressed out, it's because I do things primarily driven by growth.
~ Tim Ferriss
From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.
~ Tom Rath