That’s the secret: be interesting. If you can’t be interesting, shut up. There’s nothing wrong with silence.
EARL NIGHTINGALEA person who does not read is no better than one cannot read.
More Earl Nightingale Quotes
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Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.
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Whenever we’re afraid, it’s because we don’t know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
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Be positive, cheerful, grateful and expectant.
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Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you’ll be doing when you’ve reached your goal.
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We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light so we can see the bright side of everything.
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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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Self-pity is an acid which eats holes in happiness.
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Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
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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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We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
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People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be – whether they will admit that or not.
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We become what we think about.
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People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.
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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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Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared?
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