Quotes about Self-improvement

If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. 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 remember past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be master of my emotions.

I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle that produced me end with my brith? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?

Thus, the first law I will obey, which precedeth all others is—I will form good habits and become their slave.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different, it's accepting the past for what it was, and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different." It's accepting the past for what it was and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward. —Oprah

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different." It's accepting the past for what it was and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward. — Opra

It's been found that if you wake up every morning and practice saying three things you are grateful for—they have to be new each day—by doing this for twenty-one days, even people who were testing as the low-level pessimist on average were now testing as low-level optimist.

The old thing when you're pointing your finger, there's three fingers pointing back. And so I always tell people that whatever you focus on, you get more of. So if I'm gossiping about someone that I'm judging or being negative about, then I'm actually creating more negativity inside of me, and I'm not focusing on what I want.

The more the loving parts of your personality are the ones you're cultivating, the more opportunity

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

I have got to make everything that has happened to me good for me

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.