Quotes About Self-improvement

Putting wings on your body can't make you an eagle.

The best time to learn to change the tyre of your life is before you have a flat one.

The person who is always criticizing others is usually the one who deserves criticism the most.

The world could be a lot better if people correct their own mistakes rather than criticizing others'.

Three things must be carefully governed by you; time, money and yourself.

We must first positively influence and lead ourselves before we can positively influence or lead others.

Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.

that you should forgive those who have wronged you if for no other reason than to benefit yourself, and that your forgiveness will probably benefit you more than those you forgive. This is unbiblical.

It is not only by one's impulses that one achieves greatness, but also by patiently filing away the steel wall that separates what one feels from what one is capable of doing.

Each morning when you wake up, bow three times before the mirror and say, "The world is a better place because I am here.

We are responsible for what we are; and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.

To get help from without, extract the good where you can find it. And this starts from within: the right mental attitude toward persons, places, things, knowledge, customs, beliefs-be they your own or others.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul's good to do each day two things they disliked… it is a precept that I have followed scrupulously; for every day I have got up and I have gone to bed.

It's rare that I hear the author blame the real culprit: themselves. It's hard to admit but it's the first step toward selling more books and understanding who bears the true responsibility for selling books—the author.

The most important thing to remember is this: to be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.

The common belief that everyone can do anything if they just try hard enough is a formula for inefficiency at best and for complete failure at worst.

Wherever we are, we can improve our chances of getting ahead by keeping a book in hand

If you go in and audition for roles rather than just be offered them, then you kind of get a chance to kind of discover that you can do something that you didn't think you could do.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains

With confidence you believe you can overcome your weaknesses. With arrogance you don't even see your weaknesses.

Every act of self-discipline increases your confidence, trust, and belief in yourself and your abilities.

Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are the weeds that strange confidence.