Aug. 24, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
In the journey of personal growth and self-betterment, a few well-chosen words can make all the difference. Quotes have the power to inspire, motivate, and provide wisdom that resonates deeply within us. Whether you're looking to boost your confidence, spark a new perspective, or find the encouragement to pursue your goals, these timeless quotes on self-improvement serve as beacons of insight and inspiration. Dive into this carefully selected compilation of 97 quotes that are sure to ignite your passion for becoming the best version of yourself.
1. “We make our discoveries through our mistakes: we watch one another's success: and where there is freedom to experiment there is hope to improve.” - Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
2. “Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling” - Tony DeLiso
3. “Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens” - Tony DeLiso
4. “I think in our desire to create a better America,we have to have civilized debate in this country and not just yelling.” - Craig Ferguson
5. “But to unite in a permanent religious institution which is not to be subject to doubt before the public even in the lifetime of one man, and thereby to make a period of time fruitless in the progress of mankind toward improvement, thus working to the disadvantage of posterity - that is absolutely forbidden. For himself (and only for a short time) a man may postpone enlightenment in what he ought to know, but to renounce it for posterity is to injure and trample on the rights of mankind.” - Immanuel Kant
6. “We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.” - H.G. Wells
7. “There’s always stuff to work on. You’re never there.” - Tiger Woods
8. “Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you'd like to act.” - Bob Dylan
9. “Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about.” - Alexandra Ripley
10. “It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is perfect.” - COLSON WHITEHEAD
11. “I should learn from today and make tomorrow better.” - Toni Sorenson
12. “The Prince came to give life unto those whose lives were almost being snuffed out by the devil via the cares of this world.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
13. “Everyone that enters through Him is secured and the person shall find pastures for himself. Jesus really cares!” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
14. “When we are connected to the source, we will not be afraid of any task set before us.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
15. “Are you the fruit of redemption? If yes, then make a delightful noise unto Him.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
16. “You may not attain the highest height with one leap but my dear; you will reach your destination.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
17. “You don't need to go running from pillar to post looking for what God looks like.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
18. “So cheer up Beloved; for your God is able, He is the maker of all things.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
19. “He is the only option for better living.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
20. “God is not a thief. That which steals, kills and destroys is the devil - not God!” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
21. “God wants all man's attention, thoughts and focus to be on Him.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
22. “Your decision not to join the crowd may be what God is waiting for to grant you revelation on how to deliver your family, your country, business, profession or even your church!” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
23. “God rewards every act of obedience to His Will.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
24. “The presence of God is so important in the life of believers. There is abundance of all you need to make your life comfortable in His presence.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
25. “If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.” - Criss Jami
26. “The presence of the Lord destroys a life of struggle. You will struggle until you encounter His presence.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
27. “Worship is the marriage of two Spirits - the Spirit of God and the Spirit of man.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
28. “Your mouth is not given to you for feeding alone; it is given to you to programme events and circumstance around you.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
29. “You recreate your world to your taste with God's Word in your mouth.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
30. “Your words are powerful so what you say goes a long way to either establish or destroy you; this is why you should say things that God has said concerning you, not things that situations or circumstances say.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
31. “Create your world with God's Word in your mouth just say it and it will be accomplished!” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
32. “Let your words glorify God and edify your hearers and then beautify your life.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
33. “Words are directed to your personalities namely; - God, your hearers, devil and yourself.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
34. “Weigh whatever you are about to say; what will it do to your hearer - encouragement, edification, disappointment or fear? What will it do to your life - glorify, edify, beautify or weigh you down? Speak well and things will go well.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
35. “You are not permitted to suffer what others suffer, you are not permitted to fail or die young.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
36. “You are not permitted to live and die as a non-entity because you have encountered the greatness that is associated with Christ.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
37. “Be a King. Dare to be Different, dare to manifest your greatness.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
38. “Dominate in your domain; You can do it.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
39. “Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
40. “Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
41. “We're better off. But I don't know if the world's better off. I don't know if the two are the same thing.” - Rachel Cohn
42. “Give serious thought to why your company should care about your strategy. Specifically, find problems that the board wants to be solved. What are senior managers scared of? Part of becoming a credible strategic thinker is learning effective approaches to selling ideas for your situation. You’ll know that you’re getting better at selling (or pitching) strategy when managers start coming to you when there is strategic thinking to be done.” - Max Mckeown
43. “Dealing with failure is easy: Work hard to improve. Success is also easy to handle: You've solved the wrong problem. Work hard to improve.” - Alan J. Perlis
44. “The hero is the one who goes beyond his ability to improve his skills, until he becomes able to improve, and perhaps even alter, the skills of others.” - Muhammad Adb Al-Rahman Al-Arifi
45. “remember when God has answered you, it no longer matters who has been against you but for Him to answer you and change your story, you have to make up your mind to disobey the wrong order, change the status quo and BE DIFFERENT!” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
46. “You can change any status quo, stand out, walk by faith and not by sight and things will definitely go well with you.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
47. “Don't just float through life; don't just agree to anything and everything, have a course you are known for at all times.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
48. “To make 2013 (or any other)your year, keep it simple:1) Count your blessings first2) Whatever you did last year, Do it better3) Go step by step, One day at a time.4) Create/make your own opportunities.5) Believe in your abilities at all times,6) Qutting is not an option. Keep Going.7) Finish what you started” - Pablo
49. “So winners, Hae-Joo proposed, are the real losers because they learn nothing? What, then, are losers? Winners?” - David Mitchell
50. “When our hopes for performance are not completely met, realistic optimism involves accepting what cannot now be changed, rather than condemning or second-guessing ourselves. Focusing on the successful aspects of performance (even when the success is modest) promotes positive affect, reduces self-doubt, and helps to maintain motivation (e.g., McFarland & Ross, 1982).... Nevertheless, realistic optimism does not include or imply expectations that things will improve on their own. Wishful thinking of this sort typically has no reliable supporting evidence. Instead, the opportunity-seeking component of realistic optimism motivates efforts to improve future performances on the basis of what has been learned from past performances.” - Sandra L. Schneider
51. “Professional learning does not advance… through the inexorable confirmation of previous certainties, but through a systematic challenge to our present conceptions” - Douglass B. Reeves
52. “Confidence thrills men for it means you won’t be fidgety or excessively jealous when the man is in the midst of people especially those of opposite sex.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
53. “A confident woman knows her worth and so doesn’t fret when her man is highly placed or is often found amidst other women in the course of his business or assignment.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
54. “A confident woman wears a smile and has this air of comfortability and pleasantness about her.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
55. “Ladies, get confident bout yourselves, build up your self-worth and esteem, love yourself and be proud of your achievements and your man will adore you for life.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
56. “Men love women who are courageous for it means they can go all the way with him in his pursuit of his good dreams and intentions.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
57. “An intelligent woman is a goldmine! She has the ability to learn, reason and understand things better and faster than her contemporaries. She is competent, alert and can reason out stuffs easily.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
58. “Patience is a virtue not a vice.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
59. “A woman that is patient has the ability to endure provocation, pain, annoyance etc, with much calm and strength.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
60. “A responsible woman sees and accepts only the best in a given situation.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
61. “A responsible woman doesn’t see opportunities and needs and look the other way pretending not to see them rather she gets to work to ensure things are done properly and her man succeeds in his endeavours.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.
62. “Ladies, get confident about yourselves, build up your self-worth and esteem, love yourself and be proud of your achievements and your man will adore you for life.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
63. “Education does not take place when you learn something you did not know before. Education is your ability to use what you have learned to be better today than you were yesterday.” - Iyanla Vanzant
64. “Thinking there had to be a better way was a brilliant stroke of serendipity!” - Lorii Myers
65. “Change is inevitable, progress is not.” - Max Mckeown
66. “Doing nothing requires effort. Over time, that effort is greater than the effort necessary to improve, or move somewhere better. The trick is to redirect energy.” - Max Mckeown
67. “Positive thinking is great, if you'll take action.” - Guy Harduf
68. “The road of life is paved with daily successes, a great number of them penny and nickle triumphs. Sadly, these little feats are often seen as worthless―even failures―because we dream of greater gain. Our greed keeps us focused on a gleaming pot of gold waiting at the end of some elusive rainbow. And, despairing a big loss, we fail to see the value in small achievements.” - Richelle E. Goodrich
69. “God takes us through life`s journey. Always nudging our Spirits to go for plus and shun the minus.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
70. “Be positive at all times! Leave out the negatives.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
71. “In your emotions: exercise Joy over sadness.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
72. “Ride higher in life unto the higher life.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
73. “Don`t descend to the lowest ebb.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
74. “Don`t turn around in circles for making circles do not equate making progress.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
75. “Forget yesterday, Act on Today and Get a hold on tomorrow.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
76. “Life is beautiful if you take the best option.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
77. “It turns out horrendous when you choose the wrong options.” - Agu Jaachynma N E
78. “There is seed time and harvest, choose to sow at the right time so as to have a bountiful harvest.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
79. “Sow good seeds for a good yield.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
80. “Choices, options, decisions abound. Choose right, take the best option and decide well.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
81. “You have been called to a life of blessing, don`t descend to that of curses.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
82. “Build up your faith while starving the fears.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
83. “Avoid conflicts, Embrace cordiality.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
84. “Relish what is good and expedient.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
85. “Eschew evil and it`s machinations.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
86. “Always contend for the good!” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
87. “Stand out tall amidst challenges! Dwarf all irrelevant voices.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
88. “Light is life and always wins.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
89. “Shun darkness and evil vices for they that embrace them wear off with time!” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
90. “Desire to give and not always receive.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
91. “The giver is the blessed! The receiver stands still.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
92. “Desire to impact lives! Change destinies and make dreams come true.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
93. “You are created with a mandate! You have all you need to fulfill it.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
94. “Anyaele Sam Chiyson Leadership Law of Responsibility: Great leaders greet their geniuses through their greatest power of choice, principle-based living and highest means of expressing their voice.” - Anyaele Sam Chiyson
95. “We must take the money out of politics, and end psychopathic, self-destructive government and corporate madness.” - Bryant McGill
96. “When you begin to expect that there is always room for improvement, you put yourself in the driver’s seat. Why wait for someone else to figure it out or do it? Expect that you are the one. Expect great outcomes. Expect that you are the best candidate and that you will achieve your goals.” - Lorii Myers
97. “He hadn't meant to get so angry at Morgan. He didn't often get angry at other people. There was no sense in it. The person you were angry at was rarely ever repentant. Now, getting angry with yourself had some merit. It showed you had sense enough to chastise the one person who had any hope of benefiting from it. And he was plenty angry with himself. For many things.” - Sarah Addison Allen