“The only competition you will ever face is with your own ignorance.”

People with the best intentions will often give you advice on why you shouldn’t take a risk because of what could happen.

Change is inevitable but personal growth is a choice.

If you see yourself in a favorable light, if your image of yourself is pleasant, if this visual concept of yourself cannot be shaken by temporary defeats, then you have reached the goal achieved by the most fortunate.

The desire for success is inherent within all of us. It is a part of our nature to want to grow, to improve the quality of our lives.

The opposite of Taking A Risk is of course Playing It Safe. You must admit though, Playing It Safe is a pretty dull way to live. On a score of one to ten as a Risk Taker where do you stand? Add a little spice to your life today and take a risk.

We’ve got to be able to break through the barrier of logic

Our old belief system drags us back into the familiar. It is hard to overcome and we often experience small setbacks. This is the time to go back and look at your goals. Read your goal statement repeatedly and remind yourself of what you want and why.

There is great stuff waiting for you on the other side of fear.

We must create the inner-harmony we desire. This type of awareness is not an accident, it comes from study and an understanding that we are truly creative.

You have been gifted with mental faculties to improve any circumstance around you.

Whatever you’re thinking about, you will attract.

Science and psychology have isolated the one prime cause for success or failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have of yourself.

The next time you are encouraged to fall into line, to be a sport and everything in you says no – be courageous and go your own way. There is no compensation in conformity.

Attitude is the most important word in any language. Your attitude controls every aspect of your life. Attitude should definitely be taught in all schools and every business course… Remember you don’t have to be sick to get better. Your attitude can always be improved.

Train your mind to see in all people, what they do not see in themselves. Begin to treat every person you come in contact with as the most important person in the world. Look at them with new awareness.

You never die from a snake bite, you can’t be unbitten it’s in the way, what continues to pour through you long after the bite has taken place.

You are fully capable of deciding your own destiny. The question you face is: which path will you choose? This is something only you can decide.

Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.

Those [Watergate] tapes are going to take me to my grave with a huge smile on my face.

Climate change…is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.

No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.

In the face of evil, detachment is a dubious virtue.

Governments do not like to face radical remedies; it is easier to let politics predominate.

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.