Personal Development Quotes

“When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity. The classical man is just a bundle of routines, ideas and traditions. If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow – you are not understanding yourself.” ~ Bruce Lee

“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are – not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within – that you can begin to take control.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Positive self-direction is the action plan that all winners in life use to turn imagination into reality, fantasy into fact, and dreams into actual goals.” ~ Denis Waitley

“The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.” ~ Jim Rohn

“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.” ~ Jim Rohn

“Give so much to the improvement of yourself, that you don’t have time to criticize others.” ~ Jim Rohn

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” ~ Jim Rohn

“Time does not change us. It just unfolds us.” ~ Max Frisch

“The art of karate is a never ending quest for perfection… of developing the spirit and body to defeat your opponent… one’s self.” ~ Tak Kubota

“The greatest warrior conquers himself first.” ~ Ancient Martial Arts Maxim

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” ~ Zig Ziglar

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals – that is, goals that do not inspire them.” ~ Anthony Robbins

“The person who doesn’t read is no better off than the person who can’t read.” ~ Unknown

“I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour on my knees.” ~ Martin Luther