Self Improvement Quotes

507 Self Improvement quotes by 292 unique authors

Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds. — Victor Hugo
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. — Aldous Huxley
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. — Aldous Huxley
The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen. — Lee Iacocca
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. — Washington Irving
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior. — Juvenal
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. — Rudyard Kipling
In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind. — Abraham Lincoln
If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone. — Maxwell Maltz
We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to… — Maxwell Maltz
Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent. — Maxwell Maltz
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. — Bryant H. McGill
Of course I make mistakes. I'm human. If I didn't make mistakes, I'd never learn. You can only go forward by making mistakes. — Alexander McQueen
In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and for 'finding himself.' If he persists in shifting his responsibility… — Thomas Merton
We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened. But when we are in true spiritual darkness, we do not even know that… — Thomas Merton
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm. — Earl Nightingale
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind… — Norman Vincent Peale
Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow. — Lawrence Clark Powell
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish. — Tony Robbins
If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just. — Anita Roddick
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. — Carl Rogers
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people. — Will Rogers
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. — Jim Rohn
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day. — Jim Rohn

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