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Self Improvement Quotes

    “Be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

      “In order to have influence, you have to be influenced.” ~ Stephen Covey

        “While everyone exercises influence, the size and strength of our influence depends upon our effort.  No one leads well without paying the price of discipline.  As we push ourselves to grow and to learn, we enlarge our sphere of influence.” ~ John Maxwell

          “You can’t be successful with other people if you haven’t paid the price of success with yourself.” ~ Stephen Covey

            “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

              “Whatever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits.  You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.” ~ Stephen Covey

                “No one can persuade another to change.  Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.  We cannot open the gate of another, either by argument or by emotional appeal.” ~ Marilyn Ferguson

                  “What’s tough is to go out and work hard on the things that you don’t do very well.” ~ Pete Rose

                    “Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” ~ Brian Tracy

                      “They say if you become a better person, you’ll have a better life…” ~ Charlie Brown

                        “The happiest life is that which constantly exercises and educates what is best in us.” ~ Hamerton

                          “You are really never playing an opponent.  You are playing yourself.” ~ Arthur Ashe

                            “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

                            Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                              “A single day is enough to make us a little larger.” ~ Paul Klee

                                “Personally, I wouldn’t wait around for someone to tell you you’re good enough before you make your own comics. Just make them, always try to improve and care about what you’re doing. Be relentless and never give up.” ~ Troy Little

                                  “Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                                    “Every step you take, is a step away from where you used to be.” ~ Brian Chargualaf

                                      “Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.” ~ Saint Francis de Sales

                                        “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” ~ Gail Sheehy