Earl Nightingale Quotes

A person who does not read is no better than one cannot read.

"George Bernard Shaw said: "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them." Well,"

don't worry. Worry brings fear, and fear is crippling. The only thing that could cause worry during this test is trying to do it all yourself. Know that all you have to do is to hold your goal before you. Everything else will take care of itself. Remember also to keep calm and cheerful. Don't let petty things annoy you and get you off course.

The difference is goals. People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going. It’s that simple. Failures, on the other hand, believe that their lives are shaped by circumstances ... by things that happen to them ... by exterior forces.

Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.”

There are millions of human beings who live narrow, darkened, frustrated lives — who live defensively — simply because they take a defensive, doubtful attitude toward themselves and, as a result, toward life in general. A person with a poor attitude becomes a magnet for unpleasant experiences. When those experiences come — as they must, because of his attitude — they tend to reinforce his poor attitude, thereby bringing more problems, and so on.

Prosperity is founded upon a law of mutual exchange. Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper, in turn, himself. Sometimes the return will not come from those you serve, but it must come to you from someplace, for that is the law.

Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal.

Men simply don’t think.” And

The two biggest things you can do to change your future are the books you read and the people you associate with.

The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.

Your success will always be measured by the quality and quantity of service you render.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.