Quotes About Self-improvement

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge one for yourself.

A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

For me it's the challenge-the challenge to try to beat myself or do better than I did in the past. I try to keep in mind not what I have accomplished but what I have to try to accomplish in the future.

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best.

If a man wants to be of the greatest possible value to his fellow-creatures, let him begin the long, solitary task of perfecting himself.

Someone once asked me what I regarded as the three most important requirements for happiness. My answer was: "A feeling that you have been honest with yourself and those around you; a feeling that you have done the best you could both in your personal life and in your work; and the ability to love others."

Happy is he that chastens himself.

I've been on every diet in the world. The best one is the BBC diet: Buy Bigger Clothes.

I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.

Hold up to him his better self, his real self that can dare and do and win out. ... People radiate what is in their minds and in their hearts.

As a martial artist you have to be truthful about yourself so you can approach your training properly and get better.

I'm not perfect; I make mistakes all the time. All I can do is to try my best to learn from my mistakes, take responsibility for them, and do a better job tomorrow.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.

I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing.

I'm not a good dancer, but I try. I don't really have the moves.

If you try to be better every day, more miracles happen in your life.

I really just compete against myself. I look at my previous material and try to surpass what I've done.

As long as you try your best, that is all that matters. You don't have to be the fastest runner or top of the class.

Facing the press is not easy, but because you have to go, you have to try to take a lot of positive things for yourself from these face-to-face meetings.

You've always got to have that inner confidence in you. That's where it all starts. You're gong to have good days, you're going to have bad days. You've got to have the same desire and try to get better each day.

I just try to be the best I can, but I'm human.

I'm by no means the person that I strive to be. I don't think anyone is the person that we strive to be. But I try.