Quotes to Inspire Development
We publish quotes to inspire development across our People Development Network. We thought you might like to have one place where you can either copy the quotes or where you can simply browse to increase your inspiration! Either way here are are most popular quotes we have shared, our quotes to inspire development.
You become what you believe. – Oprah Winfrey
The book you don’t read won’t help. -Jim Rohn
A friend to all is a friend to none. – Aristotle
There is no education like adversity. – Disraeli
We become what we think about. – Earl Nightingale
The best way out is always through. – Robert Frost
An obstacle is often a stepping stone. – Prescott
An unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates
The best revenge is massive success. – Frank Sinatra
Chase your passion, not your pension. -Denis Waitley
If not us, who? If not now, when? – John F. Kennedy
Vision without execution is delusion. – Thomas Edison
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. – Seneca
We tend to live up to our expectations. -E. Nightingale
Adversity introduces a man to himself. – Author Unknown
Defeat is not bitter unless you swallow it. – Joe Clark
To respond is positive, to react is negative. -Zig Ziglar
Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. -Jim Rohn
Life is “trying things to see if they work” – Ray Bradbury
Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools. -Og Mandino
If we don’t start, it’s certain we can’t arrive. -Zig Ziglar
The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore. -Dale Carnegie
We’re never gonna survive unless we go a little crazy. – Seal
If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill
The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Unknown
If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. – Christopher Reeve
Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford
Those who wish to sing, always find a song. – Swedish Proverb
Attitudes are contagious. Make yours worth catching. – Unknown
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. – Napoleon Hill
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. -Les Brown
If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided. -Tony Robbins
Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person. -Brian Tracy
You are what you think about all day long. – Dr. Robert Schuller
Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. -Jim Rohn
Some people find fault like there is a reward for it. -Zig Ziglar
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. – Thomas Carlyle
Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing. -Napoleon Hill
There was never a genius without a tincture of madness. – Aristotle
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity. -Og Mandino
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits. – Thomas Edison
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. – Dalai Lama
You must be the change you want to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi
Positive anything is better than negative thinking. – Elbert Hubbard
Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders. – Tom Peters
We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. – Ronald Reagan
Do first things first, and second things not at all. – Peter Drucker.
Successful people are simply those with successful habits. -Brian Tracy
Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality. -Les Brown
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour. – Truman Capote
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results. -Tony Robbins
We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. -Les Brown
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. – Elbert Hubbard
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. – Friedrich Nietzsche
I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become. – Oprah Winfrey
If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive. -Dale Carnegie
There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late. -Og Mandino
Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life. -Denis Waitley
Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night. -Zig Ziglar
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on. -Les Brown
If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. -Jim Rohn
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden
Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want. – Dan Stanford
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true. -Brian Tracy
Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination. – Roy Goodman
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed. – Richard B. Sheridan
You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing. -Dale Carnegie
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. – Richard Bach
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. -Og Mandino
If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. -Jim Rohn
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn
Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career! -E. Nightingale
Success consists of doing the common things of life uncommonly well.- Unknown
Whatever you dwell on in the conscious grows in your experience. -Brian Tracy
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. – William James
Cause Change & Lead, Accept Change & Survive, Resist Change & Die – Ray Norda
Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service. -E. Nightingale
Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. – Dennis P. Kimbro
Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn. -E. Nightingale
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. -Napoleon Hill
It’s not what you know; it’s what you use that makes a difference. -Zig Ziglar
No man can succeed in a line of endeavour which he does not like. -Napoleon Hill
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. – Mark Twain
Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. – Voltaire
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. – Mark Twain
Obstacles are the things we see when we take our eyes off our goals. -Zig Ziglar
People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going. -E. Nightingale
Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars. -Les Brown
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still. -Dale Carnegie
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou
You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions. -Denis Waitley
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. -Denis Waitley
Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us. -E. Nightingale
You must be worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest. -Denis Waitley
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. – Machiavelli.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do. -Dale Carnegie
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. – Unknown
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited. -Napoleon Hill
Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. -Tony Robbins
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. – Mark Twain
You grow up the day you have your first real laugh — at yourself. – Ethel Barrymore
All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. – Farrah Gray
You don’t “pay the price” for success-you enjoy the benefits of success. -Zig Ziglar
All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. -Napoleon Hill
Your company’s most valuable asset is how it is known to its customers. -Brian Tracy
What ever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill
A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. -Tony Robbins
You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert. -Denis Waitley
Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. -Jim Rohn
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. – Mark Twain
It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom. -Zig Ziglar
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. -Tony Robbins
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. –unknown
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. – Samuel Beckett
Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality. -Napoleon Hill
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Confucius
Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare. – Japanese Proverb
If you worry about yesterday’s failures, then today’s successes will be few. – Anonymous
I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. – Winston Churchill
Some succeed because they are destined. Some succeed because they are determined. – Unknown
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle
You are the only one who can use your ability. It is an awesome responsibility. -Zig Ziglar
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. -Dale Carnegie
Whenever you find whole world against you just turn around and lead the world. – Anonymous
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on. – Robert Frost
Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. -Dale Carnegie
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. -Og Mandino
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. -Jim Rohn
If you’re sincere, praise is effective. If you’re insincere, it’s manipulative. -Zig Ziglar
The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. -Jim Rohn
The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply. -Denis Waitley
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there! – Will Rogers
How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I’m committed to? -Tony Robbins
I’ve always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there. – Bob Hope
Sometimes you just got to give yourself what you wish someone else would give you. – Dr Phil
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. – William B. Sprague
Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success. – Unknown
Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your time. -Brian Tracy
The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. -Napoleon Hill
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck. -Tony Robbins
Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. -Les Brown
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. – Albert Einstein
Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it. – Bill Bernbach
The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders. – Foster’s Law
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. -Dale Carnegie
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know. -Jim Rohn
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. – Thomas Edison
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. – Wayne Dyer
It doesn’t matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going. -Brian Tracy
Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life. -Les Brown
I can’t understand why people are frightened by new ideas. I’m frightened by old ones. – John Cage
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. – Mahatma Gandhi
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up. – J.M. Power
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect. – Mark Twain
You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. – Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. -Dale Carnegie
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. -Jim Rohn
Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. – Ancient Indian Proverb
Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try. – Jack Canfield
The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape. – Unknown
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless. – Thomas Edison
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means. – Albert Einstein
True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a chance of being a prophet. – Isaac B. Singe
There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win. -Les Brown
Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.- Richard L. Evans
Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent. – Marilyn vos Savant
Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular. -Tony Robbins
When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what? – Sydney Harris
Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. -Denis Waitley
Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action. – Brendan Francis
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. – Thomas Edison
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. -E. Nightingale
Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event. -Brian Tracy
Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile! -Og Mandino
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. – Abraham Lincoln
Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be. -Og Mandino
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. – Sir Winston Churchill
Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” –Unknown
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning to our lives. -Tony Robbins
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals – that is, goals that do not inspire them. -Tony Robbins
We all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do. -Dale Carnegie
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. – Goethe
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. – Albert Einstein
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success. – Dr. Joyce Brothers
You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change. -Les Brown
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. – Joshua J. Marine
All you have to do is know where you’re going. The answers will come to you of their own accord. -E. Nightingale
Flops are a part of life’s menu and I’ve never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses. – Rosalind Russell
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people. – Mohandas Gandhi
You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you. -Brian Tracy
I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts. -Og Mandino
It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfilment, it is in the happiness of pursuit. -Denis Waitley
You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want. – Zig Ziglar
I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. -Og Mandino
We’re afraid, it’s because we don’t know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid. -E. Nightingale
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day- Robert Frost
I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted. -Og Mandino
If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it’s moving you away from your goals. -Brian Tracy
If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today. – E. Joseph Cossman
Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. -E. Nightingale
The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going. -Napoleon Hill
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. -Denis Waitley
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. -Les Brown
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. -Napoleon Hill
His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration 1% of perspiration, 99%. – Thomas Edison
There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it. – Mario Cuomo
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but don’t quit. – Conrad Hilton
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. – Steve Jobs
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face. – Eleanor Roosevelt
Anyone can do something when they WANT to do it. Really successful people do things when they don’t want to do it. – Dr. Phil
If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now. – Marie Osmond
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
Until you’re ready to look foolish, you’ll never have the possibility of being great. – Cher
Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re probably right. Henry Ford
Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. – Oprah Winfrey
It is better to play than do nothing. – Confucius
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