We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it.
EARL NIGHTINGALEWhenever we’re afraid, it’s because we don’t know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
More Earl Nightingale Quotes
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To become successful and outstanding at something, we don’t have to come up with something new; we need only find ways of doing it better.
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Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
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Most people tiptoe their way through life, hoping they make it safely to death.
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People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.
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Visualization is the human being’s vehicle to the future – good, bad, or indifferent. It’s strictly in our control.
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Don’t take the attitude of waiting for people to be nice to you – be nice to them. Don’t sit in front of a cold stove waiting for the heat. Put in the fuel. Act first.
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Time can’t be managed. I merely manage activities. Each night, I write down on a sheet of paper a list of the things I have to accomplish the next day. And when I wake up I do them.
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Open your ears before you open your mouth, it may surprise your eyes!
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Getting along well with other people is still the world’s most needed skill. With it. There is no limit to what person can do. We need people, we need the cooperation of others. There is very little we can do alone
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Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.
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Find what you can do best that renders service to others and do it with all your might.
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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
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Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
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Watch what everyone else does–do the opposite. The majority is always wrong.
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One thing a goal must do is fill us with positive emotion when we think about it. The more intensely we feel about a goal the more progressively we’ll move toward it.
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