Quotes About Self-improvement

Faith is a State of Mind Which May Be Induced by Autosuggestion.

Las decepciones amorosas, generalmente tienen el efecto de conducir a los hombres a la bebida, y a las mujeres a la ruina; y esto, porque la mayoría de la gente nunca aprende el arte de transmutar sus emociones más fuertes en sueños de carácter constructivo.

my characterization of a loser is someone who, after making a mistake, doesn't introspect, doesn't exploit it, feels embarrassed and defensive rather than enriched with a new piece of information, and tries to explain why he made the mistake rather than moving on.

It took five years for Yevgenia to graduate from the "egomaniac without anything to justify it, stubborn and difficult to deal with" category to "persevering, resolute, painstaking, and fiercely independent

I disbelieve in structured learning—actually I believe that one can be an intellectual without being a nerd, provided one has a private library instead of a classroom

It is not your skills that are to blame.

Most of us are capable of more than we believe.

focused on your image in the mirror a few moments longer, and say to yourself, "Whatever my defects or imperfections, I accept myself unreservedly and completely." Stay focused, breathe deeply, and say this over and over again for a minute or two without rushing the process. Allow yourself to experience fully the meaning of your words.

when we look for solutions, we grow in self-esteem; when we blame (or alibi), we weaken self-esteem.

Those who believe they have "thought enough" and "learned enough" are on a downward trajectory of increasing unconsciousness.

No one is incapable of expanding his or her consciousness.

If our liabilities pose the problem of inadequacy, our assets pose the challenge of responsibility

If low self-esteem dreads the unknown and unfamiliar, high self-esteem seeks new frontiers. If low self-esteem avoids challenges, high self-esteem desires and needs them. If low self-esteem looks for a chance to be absolved, high self-esteem looks for an opportunity to admire.

The better I know and understand myself, the better the life I can create. Self-examination is an imperative of a fulfilled existence.

I cannot overcome a fear whose reality I deny. I cannot correct a problem in the way I deal with my associates if I will not admit it exists. I cannot change traits I insist I do not have. I cannot forgive myself for an action I will not acknowledge having taken.

people always grow more foolish, unless they take care to grow wiser and wiser...

Running had become more of a competition to draw out the best that was in him, as if he were plumbing the depths of his will.

every time he forces himself to think before acting, it's her voice in his head telling him to slow down. He wants to tell her, but she's always so busy in the medical jet—and you don't just go to somebody and say, I'm a better person because you're in my head.

I've found that human beings learn from their misdeeds just as often as from their good deeds. I am envious of that, for I am incapable of misdeeds. Were I not, then my growth would be exponential.

you're far from the greatest mind on Earth.

Too often the people complain that they have done nothing with their lives and then they wait for somebody to tell them that this isn't so.

to fight for each minute is to fight for what is possible within yourself, so that your life and your death will not be like theirs.

When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read another writer and know I have nothing to worry about. My contest is only with myself, to do it right, with power, and force, and delight, and gamble.

Potential, I said, doesn't mean a thing. You've got to do it. Almost every baby in a crib has more potential than I have.