Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
Life is a process of accumulation. We either accumulate the debt or the value, the regret or the equity.
The more you know the less you need to say.
Learn how to say no. Don't let your mouth overload your back.
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation with better care than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change
You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life.
Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things.
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
One of the best places to start to turn your life around is by doing whatever appears on your mental "I should" list.
Some people have learned to earn well but they haven't learned to live well.
One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention
Don't set your goals too low. If you don't need much, you won't become much.
Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.
Life expects us to make a reasonable amount of progress in a reasonable amount of time. That's why they make those second grade chairs so small.
Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.
The key to life is to become skillful enough to be able to do rewarding things.
Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity.
Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can easily miss the opportunities.
Philosophy is the sum total of all that you know and what you decide is valuable.
