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Personal Growth Quotes

"Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people – the ones who really belong in your life – will come to you. And stay."
Will Smith
"I never viewed myself as particularly talented. Where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping, I’m working."
Will Smith
"I don’t know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived."
Will Smith
"All of my best decisions in business and in life have been made with heart, intuition, guts... not analysis."
Jeff Bezos
"If you're not stubborn, you'll give up on experiments too soon."
Jeff Bezos
"If you never want to be criticized, for goodness' sake don't do anything new."
Jeff Bezos
"When you think about the things that you will regret when you’re 80, they’re almost always the things that you did not do. They’re acts of omission. Very rarely are you going to regret something that you did that failed and didn’t work or whatever."
Jeff Bezos
"If you can make a decision with analysis, you should do so. But it turns out in life that your most important decisions are always made with instinct and intuition, taste, heart."
Jeff Bezos
"Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful."
Jeff Bezos
"In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story."
Jeff Bezos
"Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard."
Jeff Bezos
"If I have three good decisions a day, that’s enough. They should just be as high quality as I can make them."
Jeff Bezos
"You have to pay a price for your distinctiveness, and it’s worth it. The fairy tale version of ‘be yourself’ is that all the pain stops as soon as you allow your distinctiveness to shine. That version is misleading. Being yourself is worth it, but don’t ex"
Jeff Bezos
"A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die."
Les Brown
"Ask yourself if you're one of the good people who successful people want to be around."
Les Brown
"It is important to surround yourself with people who life you up, encourage you, share your vision and inspire you."
Les Brown
"Life has no limitations, except the ones you make."
Les Brown
"I often speak to people who wonder why they continue to fail. In many situations, they are concentrating their efforts in the wrong places period."
Les Brown
"There are people who are wise enough and motivated enough to change their lives and live their dreams, and then there are those who need a kick in the pants to change their ways."
Les Brown
"Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it. You can accept that you are afraid and then move on."
Les Brown