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100+ EARL NIGHTINGALE QUOTES TO HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THE WORLD TODAY
Earl Nightingale was a highly influential personality who came to fame in the 20th century. He retired early by the age of 35, pioneered one of the first audio-recordings in the success and self-development industry, and eventually published one the most well thought-out and masterfully narrated success guides ever created. Having discovered the secret to success, and then generously sharing that secret with the rest of the world, his contribution to modern society is for all intents and purposes, unmatched. As such, we aim to ensure his legacy and sage advice continues to change peoples lives. Which is why, we’ve decided to publish this collection of the very best Earl Nightingale quotes from a variety of his best works.
“Earl Nightingale Has Inspired More People Toward Success And Fortune Than Any Other Motivational Speaker On The Planet.”
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So, if you’re ready to learn from the wise words of one of the world’s most prominent scholars on the subject of success, and learn the very secret to success while you’re at it, then let’s dive into these quotes:
BEST EARL NIGHTINGALE QUOTES
1. “Every one of us is the sum total of his own thoughts.” – Earl Nightingale
2. “People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be whether they will admit that or not.” – Earl Nightingale
3. “Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind.” – Earl Nightingale
4. “Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become reality.” – Earl Nightingale
5. “When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself” – Earl Nightingale
6. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale
7. “Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.” – Earl Nightingale
8. “It is not what happens to you in life that makes the difference. It is how you react to each circumstance you encounter that determines the result.” – Earl Nightingale
9. “Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; wherever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable.” – Earl Nightingale
10. “The strangest secret in the world is that you become what you think about.” – Earl Nightingale
Earl Nightingale Quotes on Success
This next batch of quotes is some of Earl’s wisest words on the topic of finding and achieving success. No doubt, all of his advice can be attributed to success, but this next handful of quotes are the most poignant.
With that said, if you’re here in search of success insights then these Earl Nightingale quotes on success will do the trick. Enjoy.
11. “People with goals succeed because they know where they are going.” – Earl Nightingale
12. “Whatever the majority of people are doing, under any given circumstance, if you’ll do the exact opposite, you will probably never make another mistake as long as you live.” – Earl Nightingale
13. “We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it.” – Earl Nightingale
14. “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” – Earl Nightingale
15. “Success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success… and success is in direct proportion to our service.” – Earl Nightingale
16. “A success is anyone who is doing deliberately a worthy predetermined job, because that’s what he decided to do deliberately.” – Earl Nightingale
17. “There is no success without suffering. I think that the word ‘suffering’ was meant to mean tremendous effort and direction.” – Earl Nightingale
18. “Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don’t like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don’t necessarily enjoy.” – Earl Nightingale
19. “Men credited with all kinds of ability, talent, brains and know how, including the ability to see into the future, frequently have nothing more than the courage to keep everlastingly at what they set out to do. They have that one great quality that is worth more than all the rest put together. They simply will not give up! When a man makes up his mind to do something then it’s only a matter of time. Staying with time takes bulldog persistence. This seems to be the entrance examination to success – lasting success — of any kind!” – Earl Nightingale
20. “We tend to live up to our expectations.” – Earl Nightingale
21. “Your success will always be measured by the quality and quantity of service you render.” – Earl Nightingale
22. “Successful people are not without problems. They’re simply people who’ve learned to solve their problems.” – Earl Nightingale
23. “Most people tiptoe through life, hoping to make it safely to death.” – Earl Nightingale
24. “A success is the school teacher who is teaching because that’s what she wants to do.” – Earl Nightingale
25. “The only person who succeeds is the person who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal.” – Earl Nightingale
26. “All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” – Earl Nightingale
27. “Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” – Earl Nightingale
28. “A person who does not read is no better than one cannot read.” – Earl Nightingale
29. “Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.” – Earl Nightingale
30. “A great attitude is not the result of success; Success is the result of a great attitude.” – Earl Nightingale
31. “If the grass is greener on the other side it’s probably getting better care.” – Earl Nightingale
32. “Each of us creates his or her own life largely by our attitude.” – Earl Nightingale
33. “One extra hour of study per day and you’ll be a national expert in five years or less.” – Earl Nightingale
34. “If you don’t have a good model for success, just look at what everybody else is doing and do the opposite.” – Earl Nightingale
35. “Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.” – Earl Nightingale
36. “Plant your goal in your mind. It’s the most important decision you’ll ever make in your entire life.” – Earl Nightingale
37. “The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.” – Earl Nightingale
38. “We must radiate success before it will come to us. We must first become mentally, from an attitude standpoint, the people we wish to become.” – Earl Nightingale
39. “Just one great idea can completely revolutionize your work and, as a result, your life.”
40. “You must radiate success before it will come to you.” – Earl Nightingale
Inspiring Earl Nightingale Quotes
If you’ve never read or listened to any of Earl Nightingales books or audio books, we highly recommend the investment. Quotes are a great starting place to get you accustomed to his line of thinking, but you’ll get the most out of his teachings by studying his material thoroughly.
With that said, here are some of the most inspiring Earl Nightingale quotes we collected during our study. Enjoy.
41. “A person’s discontent can be said to be measured by the distance between what he has and what he wants.” – Earl Nightingale
42. “We will receive not what we idly wish for, but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.” – Earl Nightingale
43. “You are now and you do become, what you think about.” – Earl Nightingale
44. “Perseverance is another word for faith!” – Earl Nightingale
45. “Act the part of the successful person whom you’ve decided to become.” – Earl Nightingale
46. “We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.” – Earl Nightingale
47. “A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go anywhere till you change it.” – Earl Nightingale
48. “The key that unlocks energy is ”Desire’.’ It’s also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.” – Earl Nightingale
49. “Creativity is an expression of our enthusiasm.” – Earl Nightingale
50. “Everything begins with an idea.” – Earl Nightingale
51. “Work never killed anyone. It’s worry that does the damage. And the worry would disappear if we’d just settle down and do the work.” – Earl Nightingale
52. “Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all.” – Earl Nightingale
53. “The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else.” – Earl Nightingale
54. “Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now.” – Earl Nightingale
55. “Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.” – Earl Nightingale
56. “You’ll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea.” – Earl Nightingale
57. “There is a time when one must decide either to risk everything to fulfill one’s dreams or sit for the rest of one’s life in the backyard.” – Earl Nightingale
58. “Don’t concern yourself with the money. Be of service … build … work … dream … create! Do this and you’ll find there is no limit to the prosperity and abundance that will come to you.” – Earl Nightingale
59. “Do each day all that can be done that day. You don’t need to overwork or to rush blindly into your work trying to do the greatest possible number of things in the shortest possible time.” – Earl Nightingale
60. “What’s going on in the inside shows on the outside.” – Earl Nightingale
Earl Nightingale Quotes from The Greatest Discovery
Earl Nightingale’s first published book was ‘The Greatest Discovery’ which won him the Napoleon Hill Gold Medal for Literary Excellence.[1] As such, this next batch consists of some of the best Earl Nightingale quotes from his book ‘The Greatest Discovery’. We hope you enjoy this rare collection of inspiring quotes.
If you want to learn more about Earl Nightingale before you dive into this next batch of quotes, this is a terrific place to start here: Who His Earl Nightingale?
61. “The best is never the most popular.” – Earl Nightingale
62. “Using our intuition along with our intelligence as a guide, can be the best way to produce super ideas.” – Earl Nightingale
63. “Planting a problem or question deep in the subconscious by first turning it every which way during an in-depth conscious attempt to solve it, usually results in the answer eventually appearing completely unbidden in our consciousness.” – Earl Nightingale
64. “When can think better, more profitably, and serve more people through ideas than we can ever do physically.” – Earl Nightingale
65. “The ideas we hold should be in concert with our goals, if our goals are to be successfully achieved.” – Earl Nightingale
66. “An idea is the bringing together of known increments to provide a new result.” – Earl Nightingale
67. “Service, we are here to serve each other. And every one of us does who receives anything back in the way of return. Those who do not serve, do not receive anything.” – Earl Nightingale
68. “The greatest thing in the world is the opportunity to be of service to others.” – Earl Nightingale
69. “Attitude comes very close to being everything about success or failure.” – Earl Nightingale
70. “There’s a place for every person who will persevere.” – Earl Nightingale
71. “My habit of muttering to myself, “Stay with it!” had paid off, just as it always does.” – Earl Nightingale
72. “It’s staying with it that separates the winners from the losers.” – Earl Nightingale
73. “A person can have a great education, but if he also has a poor attitude, he will almost certainly fail.” – Earl Nightingale
74. “We are what we repeatedly do, but what we do is a matter of choice.” – Earl Nightingale
75. “We become successful to the extent of our true desires and determination, and we do so by building on our strong points; our forte.” – Earl Nightingale
The Strangest Secret Quotes by Earl Nightingale
Earl Nightingale’s claim to fame and lasting legacy was his creation of the audiobook ‘The Strangest Secret’. We’ve provided a few quotes from this masterpiece in earlier sections; however, this batch focuses on the very Strangest Secret quotes by Earl Nightingale.
76. “Books are filled with ideas, and ideas spur us into action.” – Earl Nightingale
77. “I can determine what I think about, therefore I can determine what I become and what I have.” – Earl Nightingale
78. “Our minds are the gyrocompasses of our lives, we can only go were they direct us, and we are in charge of our minds.” – Earl Nightingale
79. “You will do more good for the rest of the human race enthusiastically going full bore after the things you want, than in any other way, because the only way you can get the things you want is by providing service to others — and the more intense and enthusiastic you are about it, the better will be your service. It’s the way the free-market private enterprise American system works.” – Earl Nightingale
80. “The universal key to success simply put is this… as you think, so shall you become.” – Earl Nightingale
81. “You’ll do best at what you most want to do in the pursuit of your personal goals, in so doing, you’ll provide the maximum service to those you need to help you.” – Earl Nightingale
82. “Ideas are the most important things on earth, and each of us has his or her our own idea factory — it comes as standard equipment at birth.” – Earl Nightingale
83. “Don’t ever say, I’d like to get to the point where I can start taking things easy.” – Earl Nightingale
84. “Our rewards, all the years of our lives, will be in proportion to our service. We are here, we live, in order to serve one another.” – Earl Nightingale
85. “Without ideas, we’d still be sitting in the trees grooming one another.” – Earl Nightingale
86. “There are no guarantees. Don’t confuse opportunity with guarantee.” – Earl Nightingale
87. “It’s best you get rid of that terrible word “security” now, once and for all, there’s no such thing as security as long as you’re alive. Dead you’re secure. Unborn you’re secure. If you’re alive, you’re the very epitome of insecurity.” – Earl Nightingale
88. “People will make you rich, or keep you broke, depending on the way you serve them. You should make up your mind at the outset if you are planning to become a successful entrepreneur, that you are going to make people outside the organization and inside the organization your special concern.” – Earl Nightingale
89. “You can’t lose money on a customer if you treat him or her the way they should be treated.” – Earl Nightingale
90. “Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.” – Earl Nightingale
91. “The successful person does things. The unsuccessful person has done things done to him or her.” – Earl Nightingale
92. “Life should be an exciting adventure. It should never be a bore. A man should live fully, be alive. He should be glad to get out of bed in the morning. He should be doing a job that he likes to do because he does it well.” – Earl Nightingale
93. “Your success will always be measured by the quality and quantity of service you render.” – Earl Nightingale
94. “There is no fragment of this freedom of ours, that can’t be turned into the success we seek.” – Earl Nightingale
95. “There are no jobs so humble, that they do not have lurking within them the opportunity for greatness and all the success we could possibly want, but it takes that expectant attitude to see it.” – Earl Nightingale
96. “More than any other factor perhaps, the unsuccessful person can usually be identified with a group.” – Earl Nightingale
97. “The person who succeeds in America is the person who sets his or her own wages, goals, and lifestyle.” – Earl Nightingale
98. “The American people can become whatever it is they want to become – the trouble is, they seldom make that decision.” – Earl Nightingale
99. “The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice… it is conformity.”
100. “The unsuccessful person sowing little, reaps little.” – Earl Nightingale
101. “The law is, that our financial return will be in direct proportion to our service.” – Earl Nightingale
102. “If you believe you can enrich yourself by deluding others, you can end only by deluding yourself.” – Earl Nightingale
103. “Money is the harvest of our production.” – Earl Nightingale
104. “No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others.” – Earl Nightingale
105. “The greatest journey is the journey of the mind.” – Earl Nightingale
Bonus Earl Nightingale Quote
Bonus: Here’s our last and final Earl Nightingale quote. It’s been said in one of the earlier quotes in a different way. But, it’s being rehashed here because we believe it’s one of his best, and it’s the one you’ll stand to gain the most from. So, if you take any quote from this page to run with, this is the one to take, Enjoy.
“We Become What We Think About Most Of The Time, And That’s The Strangest Secret.”
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Final Thoughts
There you have it, the most comprehensive collection of Earl Nightingale quotes on the web. We hope the wisdom found in his words inspires you to learn more about this inspiring human.
But most importantly, we hope his quotes will eventually lead to your own serious study of his time-tested philosophy of success.
That said, if you enjoyed these quotes, please share them. Or, if you think there’s a Millennial or Gen Z’er out there who could benefit from the learning of Earl Nightingale’s timeless wisdom, please share these quotes with them as well. Because there’s no doubt, that his success philosophy is one of the best kept secrets of this generation.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
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We all experience tough times, and go through our fair share of trials and tribulations as we seek meaningful achievement in our lives. Similarly, we’ve all been there when we felt rudderless, or unaware of what we had to offer to the world.
We’ve made mistakes we regret and decisions weren’t proud of. Decisions that may have led us to a place in our lives where nothing seemed to be going our way. Maybe even to a place where we feel like we want to just give up. But don’t fret, because the most successful people have been in the same spot as you and me: frustrated, anxious, lost, depressed, and tempted to give up on their dreams….
But, instead of throwing in the towel, they opted to change their life. And if they could do it, so can you. So, if you’re looking to double down on changing your life, then you’ll enjoy the quotes we’ve pulled together for you ion this page.
In reading these quotes, you’ll understand that the people who have reached their dreams, are not much different than we are. They’ve also found themselves stuck in a rut, or living in downward spiral, but what made them so special was their determination, willingness to work hard, and their mentality of never giving up. So, if you’re ready for some inspiring quotes that will help you change your life, fasten your seatbelt, and let’s get started.
Inspirational Quotes That Will Change Your Life
1. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice.” – Steve Jobs
2. “We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise, why else even be here.” – Steve Jobs
3. “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
4. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
5. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller
6. “The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision.” – Helen Keller
7. “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
8. “To be successful you must be unique, you must be so different that if people want what you have, they must come to you to get it.” – Walt Disney
9. “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
10. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
11. “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
12. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” – Oprah Winfrey
13. “Anything you can imagine you can create.” – Oprah Winfrey
14. “Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
15. “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
16. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
17. “There is no excuse for not trying.” – Barack Obama
18. “Some men see things and ask why. Others dream things and ask why not.” – George Bernard Shaw
19. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw
20. “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” – William James
21. “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King
22. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
23. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison
24. “Do not worry about why problems exist in the world– just respond to people’s needs.” – Mother Teresa
25. “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” – Marcus Aurelius
26. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got up again.” – Nelson Mandela
27. “Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.” – Jimi Hendrix
28. “A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn into glorious success.” – Elbert Hubbard
29. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too can become great.” – Mark Twain
30. “Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” – Andy Warhol
31. “Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.” – Vince Lombardi
32. “Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.” – Dalai Lama
33. “Don’t confuse schooling with education. I didn’t go to Harvard but the people who work for me did.” – Elon Musk
34. “ I’ve missed 9.000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that’s why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
35. “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same as making a ‘life’.” – Maya Angelou
36. “Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.” – Anne Frank
37. “Every human heart cries and yearns for the same thing: a chance to fulfill his or her own dreams and desires. Even the poorest man has a dream.” – Myles Munroe
38. “If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.” – Les Brown
39. “ The truth is everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” – Bob Marley
40. “Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” – John F. Kennedy
41. “If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results.” – Tony Robbins
42. “Live your vision and demand your success.” – Steve Maraboli
43. “ Being honest may not give you many friends but it’ll always get you the right ones.” – John Lennon
44. “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” – James Baldwin
45. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
46. “If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jen Sincero
47. “ To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
48. “Anyone who minimizes the importance of success to your future has given up on his or her own chances of accomplishment and is spending his or her life trying to convince you to do the same.” – Grant Cardone
49. “Don’t wish things were easier, wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn
50. “One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.” – Colonel Sanders
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Final Thoughts
And there you have it, some of the best quotes to reinvigorate you for the rest of your day, and hopefully the rest of your life.
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That said, I encourage you to keep all of these powerful quotes close to your heart everywhere you go because they truly have the power to guide you in the right direction.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
Tyler Perry is a highly successful American actor and filmmaker. He is the mastermind and actor behind the well-known and tough as nails elderly female character known as Madea, and the genius behind 17 feature films, 20 stage plays, and 7 well-received T.V. shows. Not to mention he’s a New York Times best-selling author, the founder of Tyler Perry studios, and according to Forbes, a billionaire. That said, it’s safe to say he knows a thing or two about leading a successful life, which is why we’ve pooled together these inspiring Tyler Perry quotes just for you.
Our hope, is that you’ll be able to extract a bit of inspiration and even some guidance from his wise words. So, if you’re ready for some success insights and life advice that Tyler Perry has offered up in his own words, then let’s dive right into these powerful Tyler Perry quotes:
INSPIRATIONAL TYLER PERRY QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
1. “It doesn’t matter if a million people tell you what you can’t do, or if ten million people tell you no. If you get one yes from God that’s all you need.” – Tyler Perry
2. “It’s not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.” – Tyler Perry
3. “You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream.” – Tyler Perry
4. “Focus on one thing, make it your priority and stick with it no matter what!” – Tyler Perry
5. “All you can do is plant your seed in the ground, water it and Believe.” – Tyler Perry
6. “I’ve never chased money. It’s always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.” – Tyler Perry
7. “Your beginning never dictates your destination.” – Tyler Perry
8. “When you haven’t forgiven those who’ve hurt you, you turn your back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward.” – Tyler Perry
9. “I was raised. I didn’t just grow up. I was taught to speak when I enter the room. Say please and thank you, to have respect for my elders, and to get up off my lazy butt and let the elders in the room have my chair. Say, “Yes sir and no sir”, lend a helping hand to those in need, hold the door for the person behind me and say “excuse me” when it’s needed. I also was taught to treat people the way I wanted to be treated.” – Tyler Perry
10. “Climb and maintain.” – Tyler Perry
11. “Heartbreak can make you hard, but don’t let it make you bitter.” – Tyler Perry
12. “The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.” – Tyler Perry
13. “What I learned in life is, you can never be ashamed of where you came from.” – Tyler Perry
14. “You can’t make yourself happy by causing other people misery.” – Tyler Perry
15. “While you’re fighting for a seat at the table, I’ll be down in Atlanta building my own.” – Tyler Perry
16. “Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life.” – Tyler Perry
17. “You’ve got to encourage yourself and protect yourself from all of the negativity.” – Tyler Perry
18. “I don’t know anybody who has not had a tremendous blessing that didn’t come with some sort of burden.” – Tyler Perry
19. “When something is for you there is a feeling that is deep down inside of you that will not allow you to let it go. It will keep you going, even when you can’t keep yourself going.” – Tyler Perry
20. “It takes a while to build a dream.” – Tyler Perry
21. “Focus on one thing, one area. Put all of your energy into watering one area. If you spread the water across many many seeds, you don’t have as much water for one seed.” – Tyler Perry
22. “My biggest success is getting over the things that have tried to destroy and take me out of this life. Those are my biggest successes. It has nothing to do with work.” – Tyler Perry
23. “Know your intention as to why you do what you do. And I promise you, if your intention is right, you will be successful.” – Tyler Perry
24. “People ask me all the time, how did you make it? Well, I’ll tell you, there’s only one answer for that. And I say this in press all the time but people will cut it out of articles, or they don’t wanted printed, or they don’t want it said, but the truth be told, it was nothing but the grace of God.” – Tyler Perry
25. “As an artist, this is the art I want to paint. Just as I will never do it, don’t you ever change one brush stroke on your canvas because somebody doesn’t like what you paint.” – Tyler Perry
26. “The road that I’m on is a path that I didn’t choose. It chose me. I’m just trying to walk it, and to do the best that I can to honor and respect it.” – Tyler Perry
27. “I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement.” – Tyler Perry
28. “For me, there is a guiding compass that just lives inside of me. Every time I’ve gone against it, something bad has happened. As long as I stay in line and honor it, it has really been life-changing.” – Tyler Perry
29. “If you spend your whole life trying to conform, trying to be what somebody else thinks you should be, or fit into a mold or into a system, and you dull down your specialness, then you are dulling down all of your ability to change the world.” – Tyler Perry
30. “We all have the power to be a point of light.” – Tyler Perry
31. “What makes you unique is what makes you special.” – Tyler Perry
32. “I don’t think dreams die – I think that people give up.” – Tyler Perry
33. “There will be rough nights but joy really does come in the morning.” – Tyler Perry
34. “A footstool is only needed when you need to get higher. Let your enemy lift you.” – Tyler Perry
35. “Life is sometimes hard, and you have to laugh your way through it.” – Tyler Perry
36. “Once you’re truly happy with yourself alone, that’s when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.” – Tyler Perry
37. “Don’t share your dreams with everyone and don’t be angry with non-dreamers.” – Tyler Perry
38. “People always try to do the right thing…after they’ve tried everything else.” – Tyler Perry
39. “Your gift can make room for you.” – Tyler Perry
40. “Anything you want, is Possible.” – Tyler Perry
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41. “Don’t wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.” – Tyler Perry
42. “Never wish to be somebody else.” – Tyler Perry
43. “I thank God for closed doors.” – Tyler Perry
44. “What rings true is that everything we grow through in life will work out for our good.” – Tyler Perry
45. “It ain’t what people call you. It’s what you answer to.” – Tyler Perry
46. “It’s most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.” – Tyler Perry
47. “Don’t let people change who you are, just be who you are with someone else.” – Tyler Perry
48. “God gives everyone a lane and no one can beat you in your lane. Just stay focused on Him and what you are supposed to do. And everything will be alright.” – Tyler Perry
49. “Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.” – Tyler Perry
50. “My brand is faith.” – Tyler Perry
51. “Who you are at 20 will not be who you are at 40 and if it is, something is wrong.” – Tyler Perry
52. “You let your past destroy you, or you use it to create something better.” – Tyler Perry
53. “When it all comes down to it, life isn’t about how much we get – it’s about how much we share.” – Tyler Perry
54. “Don’t believe the hype. I don’t care how many number ones you have at the box office, I don’t care how much they say you’re great, don’t believe it. Just stay in your lane and do what you’re supposed to do.” – Tyler Perry
55. “Fear is a spirit that really can stop you from living.” – Tyler Perry
56. “Here’s the thing that I realized, I thought I was failing, but what I was doing was being educated. I was learning, I was learning all along the way.” – Tyler Perry
57. “In the beginning I didn’t have any money, so I learned how to do everything.” – Tyler Perry
58. “What a great country we live in, that if you work really really hard, if you do right, if you honor people, if you do the best that you can and work really hard, the possibilities are unlimited.” – Tyler Perry
59. “You look at everything that may be going on right now, some are happy, some are not happy, there’s so much division, this person’s really excited, that person’s not so excited…it’s still the greatest country in the world.” – Tyler Perry
60. “Never despise small beginnings.” – Tyler Perry
61. “It’s about being strategic, taking the knocks, taking the criticisms, taking what you have to do, whatever happens, let it come your way, whatever that’s fine, just take the knocks, stay focused so you can get to the ultimate goal.” – Tyler Perry
62. “What I believe is this, trust God, and do good, that is the core foundation for me.” – Tyler Perry
63. “Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether your a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.” – Tyler Perry
64. “To me, my work is a how-to manual for the average person.” – Tyler Perry
65. “There are people who come in your life sometimes to be there for a season. They weren’t meant to be there always.” – Tyler Perry
66. “When my intention changed so did everything in my life. I began to live in purpose and on purpose. I never thought about money or success again, but it kept coming my way.” – Tyler Perry
67. “I love to give. I’ve been a giver all my life.” – Tyler Perry
68. “There are people who come in your life like boosters for a rocket. If you ever watch a rocket go into space, the boosters fall off when it reaches a certain altitude. Some people are not equipped to handle the altitudes that you’re going to. So don’t be afraid when they fall off. They’re not bad people, they just couldn’t go where you’re going.” – Tyler Perry
69. “Everything that happens to you can work for your good, if you let it.” – Tyler Perry
70. “If I made it, you can too.” – Tyler Perry
71. “I wanted to use my childhood to let each and everybody know, that no matter…you can be born into a whole lotta of a nightmare, but God can usher you into a dream.” – Tyler Perry
72. “My style is, treat everybody like they’d want to be treated.” – Tyler Perry
73. “Narrow your focus to one idea, one. And make it work. That will give birth to all the others.” – Tyler Perry
74. “I don’t know why run out to someone else looking for validation. I want to tell you something, we are enough. You are enough. Your gift is enough.” – Tyler Perry
75. “Let me tell you, whatever you set your intention as, that is where you will land.” – Tyler Perry
Related: Tyler Perry Success Story
Final Thoughts
You’ve made it to the end of our inspiring collection of Tyler Perry quotes. Hopefully they inspired you as much as they inspired us.
That said, if you enjoyed the quotes, book mark the page and comeback soon whenever you need a little of inspiration. And if you think anyone you know might benefit from reading some of Tyler Perry’s inspiring words, please share this page (or that particular quote) with them.”
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
Champions are not born, champions are made. They are forged by the fires of trial and error. They’re slowly molded by intentional effort, by focus, by many early mornings and many late nights. Becoming a champion is ultimately a matter of will. It has to be desired, dreamed of, and pursued. The great news, everyone has the potential to become a champion. Which is why we’ve pulled together this collection of highly motivational champion quotes.
“Inches Make Champions.”
Our hope is that these quotes will provide insight on what it means to be a true champion. But more importantly, we hope these powerful words encourage you to unleash your inner champion. So, if you’re ready to fill your mind with powerful quotes that can help you tease out your champion mindset, then let’s jump right in:
INSPIRATIONAL CHAMPION QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
1. “No matter how far you get ahead of me, I’m gonna catch you. That’s my mentality.” – Usain Bolt
2. “A champion isn’t made of muscle; a champion is made of heart.” – Liang Chow
3. “Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up.” – Rocky Balboa
4. “Champions never complain. They are too busy getting better.” – John Wooden
5. “A champion is someone who gets up even when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
6. “You were not born a winner. You were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.” – Lou Holtz
7. “A true champion can adapt to anything.” – Floyd Mayweather Jr.
8. “Glory gives herself only to those who’ve always dreamed of her.” – Charles De Gaul
9. “There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.” – Pat Summit
10. “Once a champion, always a champion.” – Ferdinand Marcos
11. “You were born to win.” – Zig Ziglar
12. “A true champion wasn’t born, but trained.” – Annakit
13. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
14. “Champions are made by their passion and persistence.” – Agunloye Oyerinde
15. “True champions aren’t always those who win, but those with the most guts.” – Mia Hamm
16. “True heroes are made of hard work and integrity.” – Hope Solo
17. “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong
18. “Champions train, losers complain.” – Anonymous
19. “I always believe that I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.” – Serena Williams
20. “If you don’t play to win, don’t play at all.” – Tom Brady
21. “Champions rarely talk. They just perform and the world around them talks.” – Champion Quote
22. “A champion is simply someone who did not give up when they wanted to.” – Tom Landry
23. “Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.” – John F. Kennedy
24. “A true champion is afraid of losing.” – Anonymous
25. “To be a champion you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.” – Sugar Ray Robinson
26. “A champion is someone who has faith and dedication and doesn’t let obstacles stand in their way.” – Nicole Wilkinson
27. “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting.” – Muhammad Ali
28. “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
29. “If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride — and never quit — you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.” – Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
30. “Champions make their own luck.” – Vince Lombardi
31. “Champions are not generated from the championship. Champion is generated from something that have in side of them, desires, dreams, and visions.” – Muhammad Ali
32. “I wasn’t born to be a champion — I fought to be a champion.” – Becky Lynch
33. “I am a champion standing over the shadow of my former self.” – Adam Johnson
34. “In the world there are believers and then there are non-believers. For all of you non believers out there, I have something to say to you…never underestimate the heart of a champion.” – Rudy Tom Johnavich
35. “To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend to be.” – Muhammad Ali
36. “The heart of a champion is not a light switch that goes on and off when someone’s watching. It’s like a sun that always burns.” – Said Manoj
37. “Dreams are free. Goals have a cost. While you can daydream for free, goals don’t come without a price. Time, effort, sacrifice, and sweat. How will you pay for your goals?” – Usain Bolt
38. “Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.” – Lou Holtz
39. “The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one is watching.” – Anson Dorrance
40. “Champions don’t quit.” – Mike Tyson
41. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
42. “Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their hearts and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live.” – Joe Montana
43. “The real champions in life are so humble and gracious. They just continue doing what they do without all the posturing.” – Denis Waitley
44. “They say that when you’re the champs, everybody will try to beat you. Well, I’m glad we’re the champs, so bring’em on, bring’em all on. If we die, we ain’t gonna die running. It’s gonna be a fight.” – Joe Greene
45. “Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months, and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.” – T. Alan Armstrong
46. “No one has ever become a champion without effort, nor by accident.” – Atlas Rowe
47. “Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” – Babe Ruth
48. “Inches make champions.” – Vince Lombardi
49. “A champion is someone who knows the price of success and willingly pays that price until they come out on top.” – Nathan Lee Morales
50. “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
Halfway There
Great job for making this far. You’re just about halfway through our champion quotes, and hopefully you’re feeling inspired and ready to tap into your inner champion.
If you haven’t noticed already, there a handful of qualities that champions typically exemplify, and seem to show up every other quote about champions. Qualities like courage, persistence, self-belief, work-ethic, willpower, and integrity.
That said, hopefully you’ll feel a stronger affinity towards each quality by the end of this page, and as a result, have a mindset that is more primed for winning. Keep to it!
Related: Mental Toughness Quotes
51. “There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.” – Derek Jeter
52. “Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts’, probably lost.” – Martina Navratilova
53. “Winning and losing is a part of life, but to champions, a loss is only a temporary setback.” – The STRIVE
54. “Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that’s not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing.” – Lance Armstrong
55. “A great champion deals with setback with a comeback.” – Donna de Varona
56. “Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.” – Magic Johnson
57. “If you don’t want to be the best, then there’s no reason going out and trying to accomplish anything.” – Joe Montana
58. “There’s no way around hard work. Embrace it.” – Roger Federer
59. “Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.” – Pat Summit
60. “Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.” – Bill Russell
61. “Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one’s level of aspiration and expectation.” – Jack Nicklaus
62. “Love yourself and realize that whatever you attempt to achieve in life is a direct reflection of you.” – Joe Greene
63. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
64. “Winning isn’t everything, but it beats anything that comes in second.” – Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
65. “What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration, and the will to win.” – Patty Berg
65. “You can’t win unless you learn how to lose.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
67. “Champions don’t become champions when they win an event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it.” – Michael Jordan
68. “Champions have to have the skill and the will, and the will must be stronger than the skill.” – Muhammad Ali
69. “Champions are brilliant at the basics.” – John Wooden
70. “A man who wins is a man who thinks he can.” – Roger Federer
71. “Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships.” – Michael Jordan
72. “The moment you feel like quitting is the time you need to keep on going. Persistence fuels genius. And grit creates champions.” – Robin Sharma
73. “When you see a successful individual, a champion, you can be very sure that you are looking at an individual who pays great attention to the perfection of minor details.” – John Wooden
74. “Not every legend is a myth, some are flesh and blood. Some legends walk among us, but they aren’t born, they’re built. Legends are made from iron & sweat, mind and muscle, blood and vision and victory. Legends are champions, they grow, they win, they conquer. There’s a legend behind every legacy, there’s a blueprint behind every legend.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
75. “I really think a champion is defined not by their wins, but by how they can recover when they fall.” – Serena Williams
76. “I would rather try a shot to win than play safe and finish second.” – Phil Mickelson
77. “To be a champion you must act like one, act like a champion.” – Lou Ferrigno
78. “Those who have a champion mindset are usually so focused on what they need to be doing that they seldom have time to engage with the things that don’t serve a purpose.” – Germany Kent
79. “If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.” – Bud Wilkinson
80. “Hard work creates champions.” – The STRIVE
81. “Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners.” – Tom Brady
82. “Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.” – Joe Dimaggio
83. “As a champion, you will have the opportunity to see what God sees and your view of this race will become clearer to you.” – Dr. Beverly Crocket
84. “Mental strength is what separates champions from near champions.” – Rafael
85. “We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.” – Carol Dweck
86. “Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.” – Nancy Kerrigan
87. “Losing is losing, there aren’t different degrees of losing. You either win a championship or you’re sh**. It’s very black & white to me.” – Kobe Bryant
88. “Champions understand that finishing strong in practice, leads to finishing strong in application. You play the way you practice.” – Atlas Rowe
89. “You can’t look ahead at the finish line decide to slow down, and still expect the world to crown you a champion.” – Champion Mindset Quote
90. “Winning – that’s the most important to me. It’s as simple as that.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
91. “The greatest thing about tomorrow is I will be better than I am today.” – Tiger Woods
92. “Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible.” – Martina Navratilova
93. “To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
94. “The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.” – Pele
95. “Champions are not the ones who always win races – champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. ‘Champion’ is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.” – Simon Sinek
96. “Nothing is more inspiring than a person with seemingly mediocre talent rising against the odds to become a champion by way of hard work, effort, and perseverance toward their goals.” – Zig Ziglar
97. “Yeah, you could be the greatest, you can be the best. You can be the King Kong banging on your chest.” – The Script, Hall of Fame
98. “If you do the bare minimum, expect bare minimum results. You want to be great, work to be great. Nothing just happens.” – J.J. Watt
99. “Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered.” – Bill Russell
100. “Champions are not born. They work for it.” – Gene Simmons
101. “You’re never a loser until you quite trying.” – Mike Ditka
102. “To be a legend is easy, to become that legend takes hard work and dedication.” – Tyson Fury
103. “Show me a good and gracious loser, and I’ll show you a failure.” – Knute Rockne
104. “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” – Seneca
105. “Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear.” – Denis Waitley
106. “It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.” – Lionel Messi
107. “Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear.” – Denis Waitley
108. “A true champion is a true champion. They go fight win or lose, give it their all.” – Glover Teixeira
109. “The true test of a champion is not whether he can triumph, but whether he can overcome obstacles.” – Garth Stein
110. “A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes.” – Anderson Silva
Bonus Champion Quote
Bonus: Alright, here’s our final champion quotes. We believe this quote to be the most accurate quote when it comes to what creates champions. We hope it’s the one that inspires you to fully and forever embrace the mindset of a champion. Enjoy!
“Champions Keep Playing Until They Get It Right.”
– Billie Jean King –
Final Thoughts
There you have it, the best of the best when it comes to champion quotes. We hope these collection of quotes provided you with insights into the mindset of champions. We also hope they inspired you to want to be one.
That said, if you enjoyed these champion quotes, then you’ll certainly like these related quotes:
Certainly, becoming a champion requires some effort, dedication, and some serious commitment to becoming one, but we know you can do it. So, let’s get after it champ!
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
Quotes are powerful things. They inspire us, guide us, and some even console us. Some quotes are good and some are bad, and every so often you come across a quote that leaves an indelible impression upon you. And these types of quotes to live by.
That said, we’ve rounded up what we believe are some of the most insightful and timeless quotes of all time. We believe these quotes have a little something extra special. Quotes that can encourage you, guide you, and ultimately help you. So, if you’re ready to dive into our collection of the best quotes to live by, let’s dive right in:
BEST QUOTES TO LIVE BY
1. “Follow your dreams, they know the way.” – Kobe Yamada
2. “Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost
3. “What is not started today, is never finished tomorrow.” – Wolfgang Von Goethe
4. “If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.” – Ben Hogan
5. “No matter where your’re from your dreams are valid.” – Lupita Nyong’o
6. “Without labor nothing prospers.” – Sophocles
7. “All wealth is the product of labor.” – John Locke
8. “There is no substitute for hardwork.” – Thomas Edison
9. “Your energy is currency. Spend it well. Invest it wisely.” – Unknown
10. “It’s not about the money, it’s about the passion.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
11. “The heights of great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
12. “Plough deep while sluggards sleep and you will have corn to sell and to keep.” – Benjamin Franklin
13. “Keep trying you will get there.” – Unknown
14. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho
15. “Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” – Voltaire
16. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
17. “The cyclone derives its power from a calm center, so does a person.” – Norman Vincent Peale
18. “To keep your balance keep moving.” – Unknown
19. “We will either find a way or make one.” – Hanibal
20. “It’s impossible to fail if you learn from your mistakes.” – Steve Jobs
21. “The only wealth which you keep forever is the wealth you have given away.” – Marcus Aurelius
22. “Imagination is the true magic carpet ride.” – Norman Vincent Peale
23. “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
24. “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” – Anthony Robbins
25. “Stay patient and trust the journey.” – The Universe
26. “What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill
27. “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with their song still in them.” – Henry David Thoreau
28. “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” – William James
29. “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be lead by your dreams.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
30. “Always discover your vision, and the rest will follow.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
31. “Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; It is generally the byproduct of other activities.” – Aldous Huxley
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32. “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; It is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” – Seneca
33. “The world rewards the relentless.” – Unknown
34. “Luck is the residue of design.” – John Milton
35. “The sight of an achievement is the greatest gift a human being can offer to others.” – Ayn Rand
36. “True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values.” – Muhammad Ali
37. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale
38. “Don’t let your happiness depend on something you may lose.” – C.S. Lewis
39. “Sometimes out of your biggest misery, comes your greatest gain.” – Steve Harvey
40. “Do your best and leave the rest to God.” – Norman Vincent Peale
41. “It ain’t about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” – Rocky
42. “It’ never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
43. “Work hard in silence and let success be your noise.” – Anonymous
44. “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” – Viktor Frankl
45. “20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
46. “All you can do is plant you seed in the ground, water it and Believe.” – Tyler Perry
47. “Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn
48. “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” – Albert Einstein
49. “How many cares one loses when one decides no to be something but to be something.” – Coco Chanel
50. “All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes so long.” – Steven Spielberg
51. “Inactivity is retrogression.” – John McDonald
52. “For with God, nothing shall be impossible.” – Luke 1:37
53. “Life shrinks or extracts according to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
54. “The greatest discovery of my generation, is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitude of mind.” – William James
55. “If you must doubt something, doubt your limits.” – Price Pritchett
56. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
57. “Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.” – Oscar Wilde
58. “All that glitters is not gold.” – Anonymous
59. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
60. “One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.” – Colonel Sanders
61. “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Final Thoughts
There you have it, some of the most inspiring quotes to live by. No doubt, these quotes cover a wide spectrum of thoughts and ideas, just like life.
That said, we hope you’ll take these quotes, and use them to inspire you into taking more action to live your best life.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
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‘Think Big if you want to achieve big’, that’s what countless high achievers and many success icons say. It’s a short pithy piece of advice that just about anybody can benefit from if they’ll put it to use. That said, we too believe that the size of your thinking is directly related with the size of your results. So, we decided to round up some of the most inspiring Think Big quotes to help convince you that you can and should think biggers.
We hope this small but powerful set of quotes inspires you to supersize your own thinking, so you can supersize you results and the quality of your life. So, if you’re ready for some BTE, Big Thinking Energy, then let’s dive right into this quotes:
BEST THINK BIG QUOTES FOR SUCCESS
1. “Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements.” – David J Schwartz
2. “Think big, dream big, believe big, and the results will be big.” – Anonymous
3. “Don’t let small thinking cut your life down to size. Think big, aim high, act bold. And see just how big you can blow up your life.” – Gary Keller
4. “You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big.” – Andrew Carnegie
5. “You have to think big to be big.” – Claude M. Bristol
6. “Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.” – Rashedur Ryan Rahman
7. “Dream big, think big, be big.” – Dan Peña
8. “Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.” – Tim Ferriss
9. “Big men don’t laugh at big ideas.” – David J. Schwartz
10. “If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t thinking big enough.” – Richard Branson
11. “People’s failure to think big enough usually means they will never act big enough, often enough, or persistently enough!” – Grant Cardone
12. “If you are going to accomplish anything, you have to think big and shoot for the stars.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
13. “Shoot for the moon and if you miss you’ll be among the stars.” – Les Brown
14. “Think big; think disruptive. Execute with full passion.” – Masayoshi Son
15. “It takes the same energy to think small as it does to think big. So dream big and think bigger.” – Daymond John
16. “Dream big, work hard, achieve the impossible.” – The STRIVE
17. “There is always room in your life for thinking bigger, pushing limits and imagining the impossible.” – Tony Robbins
18. “Listen, if you don’t talk big game, you never get anywhere. If you don’t think big, you don’t get big. Some people call it egotistical, some people call it high hopes, some people call it confidence. It’s all in how you want to dissect it.” – Vanilla Ice
19. “If you’re going to be thinking, you may as well think big.” – Donald Trump
20. “Think big. Start small.” – Seth Godin
21. “If you think small, your world will be small. If you think big, your world will be big.” – Paulo Coelho
22. “Whatever you are thinking, think bigger.” – Tony Hsieh
23. “Rich people think Big. Poor people think small.” – T. Harv Eker
24. “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” – Mary Kay Ash
25. “Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.” – Simon Sinek
26. “Dare to dream big dreams. For those are the dreams that have the power to push your whole world forward.” – Ralph Marson
27. “Have a vision, think big, ignore the naysayers, work your ass off, and give back and change the world. Because if not us, then who, if not now, then when?” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
28. “To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn’t mean we won’t have difficulties along the way. We will–we all do. If we choose to see the obstacles in our path as barriers, we stop trying. “We can’t win,” we moan. “They won’t let us win.” – Ben Carson
29. “To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big.” – Aristotle Onassis
30. “How high you fly is derived from how big you think.” – Robin Sharma
31. “Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.” – Will Smith
32. “You need to think big. I always believe that nobody is better than me, out on this pitch at least.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
33. “The only way to accomplish big results is to think big and set big goals.” – Mark Victor Hansen
34. “I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” – Elon Musk
35. “Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.” – Albert Einstein
36. “I don’t cost no more energy to think big then it does to think small.” – Steve Harvey
37. “the day you think there is no improvement to be made is a sad one.” – Lionel Messi
38. “By thinking big, we can transform our world.” – Ben Carson
39. “What you think about, dream about, talk about, and focus on will become your life.” – Andy Frisella
FINAL THOUGHTS
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Leaving a legacy is about making our mark in this world. It’s about ensuring that the life we led, mattered, and that we made the most of it. For most of us, it takes a near death experience, or hitting rock bottom before we begin paying attention to exactly what we’ve been doing with our lives. And unfortunately, it’s usually a tragedy that jolts us into realizing that our time on this beautiful planet is actually limited.
“Your Life Is Your Message To The World. Make Sure It’s Inspiring.”
With that being said, our hope is that we can help you bypass having to experience the tragedy or close-calls in life before you sincerely begin considering what your legacy will be. So, we’ve rounded up some of the most inspiring quotes about leaving a legacy to do just that.
Use these quotes to nudge yourself into considering if what you’ve been doing with your life up until this point, is aligned with the legacy you want to leave. Then leverage that awareness and inspiration to get to work on creating your legacy. So, if you’re ready, let’s dive in…
INSPIRATIONAL LEAVING A LEGACY QUOTES
1. “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” – Shannon L. Alder
2. “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
3. “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” – Pericles
4. “Your story is the greatest legacy that you will leave to your friends. It’s the longest-lasting legacy you will leave to your heirs.” – Steve Saint
5. “If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.” – Maya Angelou
6. “That is your legacy on this earth when you leave this earth: how many hearts you touched.” – Patti Davis
7. “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more, become more, then you are an excellent leader.” – Dolly Parton
8. “Live, laugh, leave a legacy.” – Stephen R. Covey
9. “Immortality is to live your life doing good things, and leaving your mark behind.” – Brandon Lee
10. “What we do now echoes in eternity.” – Marcus Aurelius
11. “Death comes to us all, but great achievements build a monument which shale endure until the sun grows cold.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
12. “I am convinced that the greatest legacy we can leave our children are happy memories.” – Og Mandino
13. “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin
14. “The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.” – Stephen R. Covey
15. “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” – Benjamin Disraeli
16. “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” – William James
17. “What you do is your history. What you set in motion is your legacy.” – Leonard Sweet
18. “Legacy is not leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people.” – Peter Strople
19. “All good men and women must take responsibility to create legacies that will take the next generation to a level we could only imagine.” – Jim Rohn
20. “Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring.” – Anonymous
21. “Please think about your legacy because you are writing it every day.” – Gary Vaynerchuk
22. “Stop giving your gift to those who want to use you for the development of their legacy, at the cost of yours.” – Steve Harvey
23. “We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something the will.” – Chuck Palahniuk
24. “There’s only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” – Oscar Wilde
25. “You can’t make footprints in the sands of time if you’re sitting on your butt.” – Bob Moawad
26. “I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.” – Jesus Christ, John: 17, 4
27. “No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” – Taylor Swift
28. “Do whatever you gotta do to chase your legacy every second of your life.” – Ray Lewis
29. “You only live once. But if you work it right, once is enough my friend.” – Greg Plitt
30. “Outlive your life!” – Max Lucado
31. “It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.” – Tony Robbins
32. “Greatness begins with a vision. And ends with a legacy.” – Robin Sharma
33. “The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.” – Tavis Smiley
34. “My art is that of the 35mm kind; my poetry is of the lead and ink kind; my happiness is of the product of both: and my legacy is of the story of my soul, that my life left behind.” – Jeremy Aldana
35. “We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock.” – Kevin Costner
Leaving a Legacy Quotes
Quotes are extremely effective at capturing and effectively communicating thoughts and ideas. Some can be motivating, while others inspiring. But most importantly, quotes can help us gain clarity on the values, beliefs and perceptions we have regarding a specific subject.
With that being said, we hope you are enjoying these leaving a legacy quotes. But more importantly, we hope these quotes are helping you fortify your belief in the value of leaving a legacy.
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36. “You are the posterity of your family. You are either continuing the progression or regression of your ancestors.” – Johnnie Dent Jr.
37. “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” – Billy Graham
38. “Unlike wealth, there is an infinite value in legacy.” – Criss Jami
39. “Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.” – Lin-Manuel Miranda
40. “You can’t leave a footprint that lasts if you’re always walking on tiptoe.” – Marion Blakey
41. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward
42. “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett
43. “I think the whole world is dying to hear someone say, ‘I love you.’ I think that if I can leave the legacy of love and passion in the world, then I think I’ve done my job in a world that’s getting colder and colder by the day.” – Lionel Richie
44. “Children are the legacy we leave for the time we will not live to see.” – Aristotle
45. “When we let the expectations of others or our own unreasonable self-expectations rule, we silence the power of our legacies.” – Joy Dekok
46. “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.” – J.K. Rowling
47. “Our legacy is how we spend our time and who we spend it with.” – Jim Stengel
48. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
49. “Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there.” – Ray Bradbury
50. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
51. “No legacy is as rich as honesty.” – William Shakespeare
52. “Legacy is not what I did for myself. It’s what I’m doing for the next generation.” – Vitor Belfort
53. “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pine
54. “Not every legend is a myth, some are flesh and blood. Some legends walk among us, but they aren’t born, they’re built. Legends are made from iron & sweat, mind and muscle, blood and vision and victory. Legends are champions, they grow, they win, they conquer. There’s a legend behind every legacy, there’s a blueprint behind every legend.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
55. “Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life, it’s about what you inspire others to do.” – Leaving a Legacy Quotes
56. “Your legacy should be that you made it better than it was when you got it.” – Lee Iacocoa
57. “Messenger boy: The Thessalonian you’re fighting, he’s the biggest man I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t want to fight him. Achilles: That is why no one will remember your name.” – Troy
58. “Your children are your legacy to the world. As you raise them with love, you contribute to making this world a better place.” – Kristine Carlson
59. “Every person has a legacy. You may not know what your impact is, and it may not be something you can write on your tombstone, but every person has an impact on this world.” – Dara Horn
60. “Create your legacy by fulfilling your potential.” – Gino Norris
61. “If you’re not pushing your limits, chasing your dreams, or leaning into your legacy…chances are nil you’ll ever make history.” – Atlas Rowe
62. “I don’t fight for the money. I fight for my legacy, I fight for history, I fight for my people.” – Khabib Nurmagomedov
63. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa
64. “Live your life in such a way that you’ll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for good who had much respect for life, in general.” – Germany Kent
65. “Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.” – Dalai Lama
66. “I don’t know what my name meant before I got here, but I know what it’s going to mean before I leave.” – Brian Bullock
67. “The songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children.” – Phillip Carr-Gomm
68. “A writer doesn’t dream of riches and fame, those these things are nice. A true writer longs to leave behind a piece of themselves, something that withstands the test of time and is passed down for generations.” – C.K. Webb
69. “What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.” – Daniel Webster
70. “The great and glorious legacy of a human being is to live with purpose.” – Robin Sharma
71. “I can’t go back and change the hands of time but what I can do is create a new legacy.” – Eric Thomas
72. “My legacy won’t be the money I made, it will be the people I helped.” – Grant Cardone
73. “Your life comes down to your decisions. If you change your decisions, you’ll change your life.” – Mel Robbins
74. “Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.” – Adam Braun
75. “The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” – William James
76. “We were all born to “be somebody,” look deep inside your heart to find out who and what you are supposed to be.” – Robert Cheeke
77. “My buildings will be my legacy… they will speak for me long after I’m gone.” – Julia Morgan
78. “The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.” – Ken Venturi
79. “I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would also be free.” – Rosa Parks
80. “The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.” – Bruce Lee
81. “A man’s legacy is determined by how the story ends.” – Leonardo DiCaprio
82. “So long as we are being remembered, we remain alive.” – Carlos Ruiz Safon
83. “One must give value to their existence by behaving as if ones very existence were a work of art.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
84. “Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
85. “Be the type of person who leaves a mark, not a scar.” – Anonymous
86. “If you wish to leave your mark on the world, remember this, “Put all you are into everything you do.”” – Manda Humphrey
87. “Your decisions from today forward will affect not only your life, but also your entire legacy.” — Dave Ramsey
88. “We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?” – Steve Jobs
89. “I want to be remembered as one who tried.” – Dorothy Height
90. “A legacy is a story to be lived, not a tale to be told.” – Darren Hardy
Bonus Legacy Quote
Bonus: Alright, here is one of our very favorite legacy quotes that we want to leave you with. We hope this quote will leave with the inspiration needed to begin taking action on those things which matter most as it relates to creating your legacy. Here it is:
“Either You Make A Mark On The World, Or The World Will Make A Mark On You.”
– paulo coelho –
Final Thoughts
There you have it, the best of the best leaving a legacy quotes to inspire you to get busy creating yours. We hope you’re feeling fired up to begin putting a stamp on your future by acting to contribute something meaningful to those who will be here long after you are gone.
With that being said, if you enjoyed these quotes about leaving a legacy, please don’t hesitate to bookmark the page, or share it with someone who you think will benefit from it.
Now go forth and live today like it matters, because it does.
Till next time,
STRIVE
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We all have a dream. We all have a personal vision or hope for a future that aligns with our most cherished desires. The dream could be as small as clawing your way out of debt. It could also be you saving up enough money to buy your dream car, or dream house, or finding love, building a family, or retiring early to travel the world. No matter what it is, we all have a dream. And believe it or not, your ability to achieve that dream is not impossible. You can live your dreams, you can achieve the impossible.
“It’s Only Impossible If You Don’t Try.”
So, if you have a future in mind that excites you, then this page is for you, as we’ve pulled together a handful of inspiring quotes about achieving the impossible. Use these quotes to keep you inspired and encouraged while you go after that thing that you want most in this life. And keep them especially handy when that small doubting voice tries to convince you that you’re being unrealistic or dreaming to big. Use these quotes to achieve the impossible.
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE QUOTES
1. “Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.” – Will Smith
2. “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
3. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
4. “What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail.” – Robert H. Schuller
5. “Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.” – Albert Einstein
6. “Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” – Charles Kettering
7. “To achieve the impossible, we must attempt the impossible again and again.” – Hermann Hesse
8. “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” – Charles Kingsleigh
9. “If you believe you can do a thing, you can do it.” – Claude M. Bristol
10. “Every noble work is at first impossible.” – Thomas Carlyle
11. “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi
12. “Only the impossible is worth doing.” – Akong Rinpoche
13. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho
14. “Because a thing seems difficult for you, do no think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.” – Marcus Aurelius
15. “To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.” – Tom Robbins
16. “One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average person’s familiarity with the word “impossible.” – Napoleon Hill
17. “I am not the best, but I am capable of achieving the impossible.” – Anderson Silva
18. “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” – Andrew Carnegie
19. “If your plan doesn’t work, change the plan, not the goal.” – Anonymous
20. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
21. “The only person who could be called a failure, is that person who tries to succeed at nothing.” – Earl Nightingale
22. “There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.” – Michael Phelps
23. “Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.” – Serena Williams
24. “We’d achieve more if we chased our dreams instead of our competition.” – Simon Sinek
25. “It’s possible that you can live your dreams! Don’t stop, don’t stop running toward your dreams!” – Les Brown
26. “The word impossible is not in my dictionary.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
27. “To believe a thing impossible is to make it so.” – French Proverb
28. “What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.” – Tony Robbins
29. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
30. “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” – Alexander The Great
31. “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve
32. “When a goal matters enough to a person, that person will find a way to accomplish what at first seemed impossible.” – Nido Qubein
33. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m Possible!'” – Audrey Hepburn
34. “In America, the impossible is what we do best.” – Donald Trump
35. “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
36. “We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” – Vince Lombardi
37. “Impossible only means you haven’t found the solution yet.” – Impossible Quote
38. “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney
39. “With self-discipline, almost anything is possible.” – Theodore Roosevelt
40. “Many things are improbable, only a few are impossible.” – Elon Musk
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Final Thoughts
We hope you enjoyed this powerful collection of quotes about achieving the impossible. But more importantly, we hope this collection of quotes inspires you to believe that no matter what obstacles you’re facing, you can overcome them.
You can achieve that dream or goal you’ve set out to do, you can achieve the impossible.
So, keep moving forward, keep dreaming and striving to achieve your own personal “impossible”, and before you know it, you may just achieve it!
Till then,
STRIVE
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