Quotes About Self-improvement

If we think we can turn ourselves into the perfect Christian, we have missed the point of the entire Gospel, and will be making the Christ within us harder to see, not easier. We will be adding more layers and more clutter that one day will simply have to be removed

A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.

Don't let schooling interfere with your education.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

Eventually, I sickened of people, myself included, who don't think enough of themselves to make something of themselves-people who did only what they had to and never what they could have done. I learned from them the infected loneliness that comes at the end of every misspent day. I knew I could do better.

Golf is good for the soul. You get so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.

Classes teaching you how to breathe. I'm 32, I think I've got the hang of it.

If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.

You cannot change your future, but you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future.

People do not come into therapy to change their past but their future.

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.

Nobody owes anybody anything; it's up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.

An Organisation That Does Not Invest In Itself, Has No Future.

We often get so busy "sawing" (producing results) that we forget to "sharpen our saw" (maintain or increase our capacity to produce results in the future).

The major key to your better future is you.

When you haven't forgiven those who've hurt you, you turn back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward.

Change happens at the level of the individual

One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential.

It is possible to reclaim your future, to build a happy life despite an imperfect past. We can order the universe to our will and mind.

I would tell 17-year-olds to be proud of who you are. Don't try to change yourself for others. Focus on school and your future. Boys and friends will come and go, just focus on you and your future.

Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess

I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously.

The goal is to rise spiritually, not simply to avoid sin.