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Abundance/Money | Accountability | Education/Learning | Courage/Fear | Gratitude | Law of Attraction/Dreams | Success/Personal Power | Social Commentary | Spirit | Taking Action | Trust
Abundance / Money
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we
tune into. --Wayne Dyer, self-help author
Lack of money is the root of all evil. --George Bernard
Shaw, Irish author (1856-1950)
Money is usually attracted, not pursued. --Jim Rohn, motivational speaker
When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion. --Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer (1694-1778)
Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money
or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not
just a lack of money or things. --Eric Butterworth, American author on metaphysical spirituality
Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents
health, strength, honor, generosity, and beauty as conspicuously
as the want of it represents illness, weakness, disgrace, meanness,
and ugliness. --George
Bernard Shaw, Irish author (1856-1950)
Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, and not just money
or things. Poverty is a way of living and thinking, and not
just a lack of money or things. --Eric Butterworth, author on metaphysical spirituality
Law of Attraction/Dreams
If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about
death and you hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully,
with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more
fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience. --Edward
Rickenbacker, Metal of Honor recipient (1890-1973)
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make the world. --Buddha
If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing,
you're right. --Henry Ford, (attributed) US automobile
industrialist (1863 - 1947)
Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so. --Jacopo
Sannazaro, Italian poet (1458-1530)
They can do all because they think they can. --Virgil, Roman
epic poet (70 BC - 19 BC)
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the
belief in a thing makes it happen. --Frank Lloyd Wright, US
architect (1869 - 1959)
One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have
only interests. --John Stuart Mill, English economist & philosopher
(1806 - 1873)
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living,
and your belief will help create the fact. --William
James,
US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist (1842 - 1910)
A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses; it is an
idea that possesses the mind. --Robert Oxton
Bolt,
two time Oscar winning English playwright and screenwriter (1924 – 1995)
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also
dream; not only plan, but also believe. --Anatole
France, French author(1844-1924)
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be
done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to
do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution. --Dr.
David Schwartz, author of Magic of Thinking Big
What the people believe is true. --American
Indian Proverb
We become what we think about, but the thinking is up to
us. --Earl Nightingale, American motivational speaker (1921-1989)
As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. --Proverbs
23:7
Begin with the end in mind. --Stephen Covey, author The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. --Ralph
Waldo Emerson, American poet (1803-1882)
When you know what you want, and you want it badly enough,
you'll find a way to get it. --Jim Rohn, motivational speaker
Faith is expectancy. You do not receive what you pray for,
nor even what you say you have faith in. You will always receive
exactly what you expect. --Eric Butterworth, author on metaphysical spirituality
The more clear and definite you make your picture then, and
the more you dwell upon it, bringing out all its delightful
details, the stronger your desire will be, and the stronger
your desire, the easier it will be to hold your mind fixed upon
the picture of what you want. --Wallace
D. Wattles, author The Science of Getting Rich (1860-1911)
The mind is its own place and in itself can make a heaven
of hell or a hell of heaven. --John Milton, English author Paradise Lost (1608-1674)
There is nothing either good or bad except that thinking makes
it so. --Shakespeare
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings
can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. --William
James, American pragmatist, philosopher, psychologist (1842-1910)
Whatever your mind can conceive and can believe, it can achieve. -- Napoleon
Hill, American author Think and Grow Rich (1883-1970)
Follow your bliss, and doors will open for you that you never
knew existed. --Joseph Campbell, American mythologist (1904-1987)
I will see it when I believe it. --Wayne Dyer, self-help author
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their
dreams. --Eleanor
Roosevelt, former First Lady (1884-1962)
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but
this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their
imagination far ahead of the crowd. -- Anon.
Somehow I can't believe there are any heights that can't
be scaled by man who knows the secret of making dreams
come true. --Walt Disney
Look into the depths of your own soul and learn first to know
yourself, then you will understand why this illness was bound
to come upon you and perhaps you will thenceforth avoid falling
ill. --Sigmund
Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (1856-1939)
Accountability
Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment,
and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility. --Albert
Schweitzer, German philosopher, physician, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1875-1965)
I believe it's true that the difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes then next. --Michael E. Gerber, author The E-Myth Revisited
Forgiveness means that you do not hold others responsible for your experiences. --Gary Zukav, author Seat of the Soul
Courage/Fear
To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand
back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump
in, and scramble through as well as we can. --Sydney
Smith, English essayist (1771 - 1845)
The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. --Erica Jong, American author (1942-)
It has been my philosophy of life that
difficulties vanish when faced boldly. --Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (1920-1992)
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. --Martin Luther King Jr, (1929-1968)
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. --Albert Einstein, (1879-1955)
Obstacles are those frightening things you see when you take your eyes off your goals. --Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company (1863-1947)
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. --Robert F. Kennedy, former US Attorney General, senator, brother of John F. Kennedy (1925-1968)
Trust
You always second guess yourself. Just think of all the time you'd save if you just trusted yourself. --Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka, Toshihiro Kawabata, script writers for Nintendo's Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
Self-trust is the essence of heroism. --Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet (1803-1882)
Trust Yourself. You know more than you think you do. --Dr. Benjamin Spock, Pediatrician, author "Dr Spock's Baby and Child Care" (1903-1998)
Taking Action
Many people think that if they were only in some other place,
or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful.
So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can
and don't put off being happy until some future date. --Dale
Carnegie, author How to Win Friends and Influence People (1888-1955)
Big shots are only little shots who kept shooting. --Christopher
Morley, American writer (1880-1957)
Every exit is an entry somewhere. --Tom Stoppard, British playwright (1937-)
She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world. --Adlai Stevenson, American politician (1900-1956)
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. --Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet (1803-1882)
Gratitude
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us
to count our blessings. --Eric Hoffer, American
social writer (1902-1983)
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it. --Unknown author
Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. --Oprah Winfrey
Success/Personal Power
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. --Francis
Bacon, British philosopher, essayist, statesman (1561-1626)
What one man can do, another man can do. --Nicolai
Chukovski’s short story, The Bridge
Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success. --Christopher
Lasch, American historian (1932-1994)
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is
more important than any other one thing. --Abraham Lincoln
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking. --H.
Jackson Brown, Jr., author of Life’s Little Instruction
Book
Losers visualize the penalties of failure and winners visualize the rewards
of success. --Rod Gilbert, professional hockey player
You have to believe in yourself, that's the secret. Even
when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street
trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself
as the greatest actor in the world. I had to feel the
exuberance that comes from utter confidence in yourself. Without
it, you go down to defeat. --Charlie
Chaplin, English comedian (1889-1977)
Every failure, obstacle or hardship is an opportunity in disguise. Success
in many cases is failure turned inside out. The greatest
pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate
the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace
'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.' --Mary
Kay Ash, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities,
but to make them. --Charles Caleb Colton, British
author and clergyman (1780-1832)
How do I change? If I feel depressed I will sing. If
I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my
labour. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I
feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain
I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think
of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think
of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember
my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions. --Og
Mandino, sales guru, author (1923-1996)
The only question in life is whether or not you are going
to answer a hearty 'YES!' to your adventure. --Joseph
Campbell,
American mythologist (1904-1987)
I've missed over 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 is why I succeed. --Michael
Jordan
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success
because they don't know when to quit. --George
E. Allen, American attorney, politician (1896-1973)
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with
the bricks that others throw at him. --David Brink, South African businessman (1939-)
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there
is no path and leave a trail. --Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet (1803-1882)
Men are born to succeed, not to fail. -- Henry
David Thoreau, American writer (1817-1862)
If you want to succeed, you'd better look as if you mean business. -- Jeanne
Holm, Major General US Air Force (1921-)
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking
of yourself as a success. --Dr.
Joyce Brothers, American psychologist (1928-)
Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success.
They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute
of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown. -- H.
Ross Perot, American billionaire businessman (1930-)
Successful people make money. It's not that people who make
money become successful, but that successful people attract
money. They bring success to what they do. --Wayne
Dyer, self-help author
Health, happiness and success depend upon the fighting spirit
of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life
- but what we do about what happens to us. --George
H. Allen, former head coach of LA Rams and Washington Redskins (1922-1990)
Spirit
Life is an adventure in forgiveness. --Norman
Cousins, political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate (1915-1990)
Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that
she is beautiful. --Sophia Loren, US (Italian-born) movie
actress (1934 - )
There are always flowers for those who want to see them. --Henri Matisse, French artist (1869-1954)
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though
nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything
is a miracle. --Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
We are all spiritual beings having a human experience. --Anon.
Education/Learning
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already
mastered, you will never grow. --Ronald E. Osborn
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to
learn. --Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never
cease to grow. --Anthony
D'Angelo, author
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot
read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. --Alvin
Toffler, American author (1928-)
Learning is finding out what you already know. --Richard
Bach, author Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1936-)
Mean-spirited mediocrities, especially those with a smattering
of learning, are the most likely to be opinionated. Only strong
minds know how to correct their opinions and abandon a bad position. --Magdeleine
Sable, French writer(1599-1678)
. . . the great thing to learn about life is, first, not to
do what you don't want to do, and, second, to do what you do
want to do. --Margaret
C. Anderson, American author, editor, publisher (1886-1973)
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled
many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more. --Ed
Parker, famous martial artist (1931-1990)
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after
a while he gets to know something. --Wilson
Mizner, American playwright and entrepreneur (1876-1933)
Social Commentary
Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first
culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what
the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do
want. --Clive Barnes, review author for New York Times
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world
than for bread. --Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of
changing himself. -- Leo Tolstoy Russian writer (1828-1910)
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help." --Ronald Reagan, 40th US President (1911-2004)
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can. --Cullen Hightower
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. --Albert Einstein, (1879-1955)
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. --PJ O'Rourke, American political satirist (1947-)
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