Jack Canfield Quotes

American writer and motivational speaker

Jack Canfield (born August 19, 1944) is an American author and motivational speaker. He is the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has more than 250 titles and 500 million copies in print in over 40 languages. In 2005 Canfield co-authored with Janet Switzer The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.

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Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.

A sister is nagging and needling, whispers and whisperings, bribery and thumpings, borrowings, breakings, kisses and cuddlings, lendings, surprises, defendings and comfortings, welcoming home.

I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened. MARK TWAIN

No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought that counts.

love we give and receive is all that matters and all that is remembered. Suffering disappears - love remains

But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.
-John 11:22

Everything you think, say, and do needs to become intentional and aligned with your purpose, your values, and your goals.

Success consists of going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Every thing you want, is on the other side of fear.

We have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow, and develop. We want to become more than what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never-ending improvement, we lead a life of endless accomplishments and satisfaction.

When we were merely little girls, still full of innocence and wonder, I tied your shoes and made sure your lip wasn’t bleeding. “Best friends since third grade,” we’ve always said. We’ve been to hell and back, with our bleeding hearts and tampered souls.

Booker T. Washington, Buddha, John Dewey, Leo Buscaglia, Moses and Jesus.

"لا تخش التقدم ببطء , و انما احذر الوقوف بلا حراك"
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If you give your mind a $10,000 problem, it will come up with a $10,000 solution. If you give your mind a $1 million problem, it will come up with a $1 million solution.

I like Dr. Daniel Amen’s 18/40/60 Rule: When you’re 18, you worry about what everybody is thinking of you; when you’re 40, you don’t give a darn what anybody thinks of you; when you’re 60, you realize nobody’s been thinking about you at all.