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title: "1 Short Waste Quotes By David J. Schwartz"
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> [Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through action, not through endless planning to take action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/life-is-too-short-to-waste-dreams-are-fulfilled-only-through-action/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

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## More by David J. Schwartz

> [“Look at things not as they are, but as they can be. Visualization adds value to everything. A big thinker always visualizes what can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/look-at-things-not-as-they-are-but-as-they-can-be-visualization-adds/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [Attitudes are more important than intelligence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/attitudes-are-more-important-than-intelligence/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/then-it-dawned-on-me-that-no-one-else-was-going-to-believe-in-me/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through action, not through endless planning to take action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/life-is-too-short-to-waste-dreams-are-fulfilled-only-through-action/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [“Truly, fear is a powerful force. In one way or another fear prevents people from getting what they want from life. Fear”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/truly-fear-is-a-powerful-force-in-one-way-or-another-fear-prevents/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [Persons who reach the higher rungs in business management, selling, engineering, religious work, writing, acting, and in every other pursuit get there by following…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/persons-who-reach-the-higher-rungs-in-business-management-selling/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [“when we do what is known to be wrong, two negative things happened. First, we feel guilt and this guilt eats away confidence. Second,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/when-we-do-what-is-known-to-be-wrong-two-negative-things-happened/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [A good idea if not acted upon produces terrible psychological pain. But a good idea acted upon brings enormous mental satisfaction. Got a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/a-good-idea-if-not-acted-upon-produces-terrible-psychological-pain/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [How much we can do, depends on how much we THINK we can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/how-much-we-can-do-depends-on-how-much-we-think-we-can-do/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/believe-it-can-be-done-when-you-believe-something-can-be-done-your/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [Remind yourself regularly that you are better than you think you are. Successful people are not superhuman. Success does not require a super-intellect. Nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/remind-yourself-regularly-that-you-are-better-than-you-think-you-are/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [“Hope is a start. But hope needs action to win victories”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/hope-is-a-start-but-hope-needs-action-to-win-victories/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/believe-big-the-size-of-your-success-is-determined-by-the-size-of/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [“Belief releases creative powers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/belief-releases-creative-powers/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

> [Knowledge is power only when put to use - and then only when the use made of it is constructive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/knowledge-is-power-only-when-put-to-use-and-then-only-when-the-use/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

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