Personal Development Quotes

"Always be you, play chess, not checkers and always play the long game." "The poor ego has a still harder time of it; it has to serve three harsh masters, and it has to do its best to reconcile the claims and demands of all three." "Originally the ego includes everything, later it detaches from itself the external world." "Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness." "A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a psychologist." "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." "Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right." "With self-discipline, almost anything is possible." "Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young." "All the resources we need are in the mind." "Never stop dreaming." "Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world." "When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple." "If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it." "I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival because life is the moment we’re living now." "If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule – Never lie to yourself." "The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter." "You’re always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point where you can stop making an effort." "Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster." "Eighty percent of success is showing up."