Quotes About Self-improvement

On every job you learn, on every job you should be looking to learn and every decision you make on the jobs you take, they should always try in some way, even if not in a huge way, they should in some way stretch you.

As you grow, you stretch. You become more, and you have more to give if you've lived and learned and experienced. And I try to stay healthy. I eat as healthy as I can. I drink lots of water, and I work out just about every day of my life.

Push-ups, sit-ups, and a strict diet of raisins. That's my plan.

I had one of my best years in 1991; I was 31. I made a renewed effort to work harder. I got better at my diet. I paid attention to how much sleep I got. I was always someone of routine. I became more strict.

I think one should take criticism in one's stride and prove oneself. In fact, I would like to thank my critics as their criticism gave me the fire and passion to prove myself.

After 'Veer' failed to set the cash registers ringing, I was written off. I was severely criticized for my weight. But, I took it in my stride and lost several kilos.

I am constantly re-evaluating my goals and trying to strike items from my to-do list that aren't critical.

I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible.

Getting bad reviews or doing something that's not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me feel as an actor that I've earned my stripes a bit.

We should all strive to be extraordinary, and that starts with a focus on our own capabilities instead of those of our opponents.

Everyday I strive to, at least, recognise my short-comings and the things I have to do to be the best person that I can possibly be.

I'm not perfect, but I strive for it.

All my novels are about people who strive to heal and evolve.

So we strive for perfection in the areas in which we can control, and that isn't necessarily what provides contentment and joy for ourselves and, more importantly, for our children.

If children can't handle competition when it's necessary, or take some criticism, or never strive to be better because their parents inadvertently programmed them to believe they are already the best even when they're not, then they are in for some serious shocks and bumps down the road.

I still enjoy my life, and I feel like I've achieved enough things that if I never did anything again, I'd feel confident that I'd still have made my mark in some way. But maybe the self-loathing bit is the element that makes you strive for more. Makes you strive to be better.

I'm not a very good dancer. My feet don't point far enough; my extension is embarrassing. Dance, for me, has been hard because it's a strive for perfection.

Always strive to be a better you for you and for other.

I truly believe our work is an extension of who we are, and I constantly strive to push myself and my teams.

I don't think there's any such thing as perfection. But I'm a perfectionist. I don't believe in the idea of perfection, but I will strive to achieve it.

A lot of people will say they strive and drive to be the best in the industry and I get that, but for me, I think I'm just pushing to be the best version of myself that I can be.

I strive to be positive. I begin every day asking myself what I can do to make this a positive day.

I think I am boring. That's good. I strive for boring in all elements of my game.

I mean, I strive every day, man, to just be the best that I can be.