Take the best into your mind and only that.

"Take the best into your mind and only that. Nurture it, concentrate on it, visualize it, pray over it, surround it with faith. Never start a day of any undertaking without praying about it. You will get your best results that way."

-- Norman Vincent Peale

You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want."

~ Margaret Young

If you don't get out of your comfort zone, you will never go where you wish you were

"If you don't get out of your comfort zone, you will never go where you wish you were" ~Chip Esajian

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing knowledge.

"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing knowledge."
- Albert Einstein

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
- Og Mandino

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women.

"There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL."
-- Lynn Lavner

Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere.

"Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation."

~ Eileen Caddy

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

"A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner."

~ English proverb

To be successful, all doubts, fear and folly must be removed from within.

"To be successful, all doubts, fear and folly must be removed from
within."

- Codrut Magheru

Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.

"Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry — all forms of fear — are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence."

~ Eckhart Tolle

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly."
~ Albert Einstein

Don't fuck with a man that sleeps next to a woman he never screws. They're unpredictable.

"Don't mess with him...Trust me, you don't fuck with a man that sleeps next to a woman he never screws. They're unpredictable."
-- ShitMyDadSays

Love is like a precious plant; you can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboards or just think it's just going to get on with itself...

"To work on this relationship with Yoko is very hard and we've got the gift of love. But love is like a precious plant; you can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboards or just think it's just going to get on with itself or like a pet. You've got to keep watering it; you've got to really look after it. In love you have to water and be careful of it and keep the flies off"

-- John Lennon

(John said "you know" many times, which I removed from this quote.)

Taking the wrong path in life is never fatal to your life destination……staying on it is.

"Be not afraid of mistakes or making a wrong turn. Taking the wrong path in life is never fatal to your life destination……staying on it is."

- Michael Brown

Choose being kind over being right, and you'll be right every time.

"Choose being kind over being right, and you'll be right every time."

~ Richard Carlson

If you can dream in, you can do it.

"If you can dream in, you can do it."
-- Walt Disney

Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.

"Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life."

- Marcus Aurelius

Do not try to seem wise to others.

"Do not try to seem wise to others. If you want to live a wise life, live it on your own terms and in your own eyes."

- Epictetus

Life is not about win-and-lose.

"If you think you have nothing to lose, you win. If you think you have something to win, you lose. Life is not about win-and-lose. Life is about being or not being, expressing or not expressing, who you are. Don't do things for personal benefit and don't do things to avoid personal damage. Do things to feel personal authenticity. Your life will make sense no matter what is going on around you."

- Neale Donald Walsch

Why should one follow the spiritual path?

"Why should one follow the spiritual path?" Amma replied, "This is like the seed asking, "Why should I go beneath the soil, sprout and grow upward?"

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”

~ Dr. Seuss

Am I, or the others crazy?

"Sometimes it is hazy.
Am I, or the others crazy?"

- Albert Einstein

Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.

"Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one."
- Marilyn Monroe

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
-- Lao Tzu

To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.

"I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin."
~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

If you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
- Marilyn Monroe

Your amazing purpose is waiting for you...

“Your amazing purpose is waiting for you to create the victorious mindset to see it”
~Chip Esajian

Do not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same.

"Do not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same. The crisis is the greatest blessing that can happen to people and countries, because crisis brings progress. Creativity is born of anxiety as the day comes from the dark night..."

- Albert Einstein

Am I or are the others crazy?

“A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?”
-- Albert Einstein

Remember, you only have to succeed the last time.

"Remember, you only have to succeed the last time."
— Brian Tracy

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily.

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily."

— Zig Ziglar: Author and motivational speaker

You can only save one life and that is yours. The rest you can throw a lifeline.

"You can only save one life and that is yours. The rest you can throw a lifeline."
- Rumi

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says "I'm possible".

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'."
~ Audrey Hepburn

If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative.

"If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths. Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts. We can always replace negative with positive."

~ Bettie Eadie

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.

"There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way."
- Christopher Morley

To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.

"I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin."
~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves.

"Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves."
~Peter McArthur

Don't mistake the Bridge, or the Dark Tunnel, for the Destination.

"Don't mistake the Bridge, or the Dark Tunnel, for the Destination."
-- Nanice Ellis

Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.

"Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness."
~ Shakti Gawain

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity"
~ Albert Einstein

Always say "yes" to the present moment.

Whereas before you dwelt in time and paid brief visits to the Now, have your dwelling place in the Now and pay brief visits to the past and future when required to deal with the practical aspects of your life situation. Always say "yes" to the present moment. - Eckhart Tolle

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”
~ Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu was a philosopher of ancient China and is a central figure in Taoism (also spelled "Daoism"). Laozi literally means "Old Master" and is generally considered an honorific. Laozi is revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoism. Taishang Laojun is a title for Laozi in the Taoist religion, which refers to him as "One of the Three Pure... See More Ones".

According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC. Historians variously contend that Laozi is a synthesis of multiple historical figures, that he is a mythical figure, or that he actually lived in the 4th century BC, concurrent with the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period.

Once you've acquired the requisite knowledge to achieve your goal...

"Once you've acquired the requisite knowledge to achieve your goal, all thought must cease and action must take precedent. At a certain point, thought becomes the enemy. Successful people must learn when to shut off their thinking, and just get their bodies to move."
~Melinda Bassett, 2010.

Kick your own ass if necessary

"Kick your own ass if necessary."
~ Anthony Robbins

Set your sights high, the higher the better.

"Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way."
~ Eileen Caddy