1. “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
2. “Don’t wish it was easier; wish you were better.”
3. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
4. “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.”
5. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
6. “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
7. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”
8. “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.”
9. “For things to change, you have to change.”
10. “Success is what you attract by the person you become.”
11. “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
12. “Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
13. “If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.”
14. “The more you care, the stronger you can be.”
15. “Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want.”
16. “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”
17. “Make measurable progress in reasonable time.”
18. “We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.”
19. “Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”
20. “How long should you try? Until.”
21. “When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.”
22. “If you want to have more, you have to become more.”
23. “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”
24. “Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.”
25. “You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.”
26. “The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keep out the joy.”
27. “The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
28. “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.”
29. “Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.”
30. “Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.”
31. “Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.”
32. “Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.”
33. “We must all wage an intense, lifelong battle against the constant downward pull. If we relax, the bugs and weeds of negativity will move into the garden and take away everything of value.”
34. “We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace, and if you’re not very valuable, you don’t make much money.”
35. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”
36. “Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out.”
37. “You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.”
38. “Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.”
39. “We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.”
40. “Don’t join an easy crowd; you won’t grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.”
41. “Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.”
42. “Start from wherever you are and with whatever you’ve got.”
43. “The more you know, the less you need to say.”
44. “Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.”
45. “The major key to your better future is you.”
46. “Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.”
47. “Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.”
48. “Income seldom exceeds personal development.”
49. “You cannot make progress without making decisions.”
50. “Discipline weighs ounces; regret weighs tons.”
51. “How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness.”
52. “Don’t let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.”
53. “The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them.”
54. “Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book.”
55. “The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development. I used to say, ‘If you will take care of me, I will take care of you.’ Now I say, ‘I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me.’”
