"Self Improvement Quotes"
"Fill each day with life and heart. There is no pleasure in the world comparable to the delight and satisfaction that a good person takes in doing good."
John Tillotson --- Submitted by George Wachirah --- Kenya
"It is never too late to correct a mistake from your past or even mend a broken relationship. It just takes a little humility."
Written in 2010 by Rich Barnes --- Massachusetts
"Love is that heat that keeps you warm, when the world's frozen around you. Love is that light you see, when darkness surrounds you. Love is that message, that voice on your phone, that tells you the world still turns."
Written in 2010 by Stanley Anukege --- Nigeria
"Life is not about the people who act true to your face, it's about the people who remain true behind your back."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Louloua Asgaraly --- Madagascar
"What you do today affects your tomorrow. So if good you give, hope for better and when better is achieved, hope for extraordinary."
Written in 2010 by Isabelle Perez --- Costa Rica
This means every decision we make will affect what happens tomorrow and even when we make the wrong choices, if we persist in good, it will eventually come back and improved!
"Know yourself and don't let others tell you who you are supposed to be! Love who you are and if you don't love who you are - then change who you are, by your standards. Search within yourself and youwill find the powerful 'tools' put in you by the Great Spirit to overcome adversity, achieve success and to be a person of value to the world...starting with those around you."
Written in 2010 by Vivian Rodriguez Irizarry
I am a retired military Veteran - having served over 20 years proudly and honorably in the US Air Force. I am a person who believes in uplifting and strengthening others in the quest to make this world abetter place for all who live here.
"At times, despite possessing the right credentials, you may not get a good career break. Emails will go unanswered, the interviewer will be impressed with your credentials, promising to get back to you,and the much awaited email will never arrive in your mailbox! The reason is, we all are presenting our best foot forward in an imperfect market. We do our level best, acquire degrees, gather experienceand expect that society will reward us, it doesn't; merit gets sidetracked by extraneous considerations. Someone much less deserving than you gets the coveted job! The Key lies in not becoming disheartenedbut to keep improving one's profile by doing something new everyday. Somewhere, sometime, your efforts are bound to catch someone's fancy. Then, there's no looking back in life."
Written in 2010 by Shiladitya Dasgupta --- India
I realized this when after completing Ph.D., from one of the finest institutions in India, I expected my mailbox to be flooded with job offers! Despite possessing a premier professional degree in ManagementAccounting, with Ph.D. and 15 years of solid experience in Industry and teaching, my job applications went unanswered. But I didn't give up and kept doing something new or the other to improve my profilefurther; I was richly rewarded.
"A person's pride should begin with who they are, not what they have accomplished."
Written in 2010 by Raymond C. Nolan --- Alabama
One of my tennis students recently won a tournament. He said that he won it because he wanted me to be proud of him. I told him that I was proud of him before he set foot on the tennis court.
"Always think in terms of other people: they have the same feelings about success, taking care of family, having their name be known once they leave this world, and being a proud human being. Once you know this,you treat everybody with respect and honor. This will bring back to you, from them, a tremendous amount of help and support towards achieving your own goals and dreams."
Written in 2010 by Prem Guragain --- California
"You know, we all possess a philosopher's stone, to enable us to change our fortunes around. Don't spend time wallowing in self-pity. Reach deep within, use that stone to touch your situation. Then... Believe!!!"
Written in 2010 by Stanley Anukege --- Nigeria
"It is true things are easier said then done but when we keep going down the same road, only to hit a dead end repeatedly, instead of keep going back find another route and enjoy keep going forward."
Written in 2010 by Renee Scalfani --- Massachusetts
I have been stuck in the same situation for three years and need a change.
"Troubles and struggles are recurring, so retrieve happiness from every moment, right here, right now."
Written in 2010 by Vibhu DSD --- India
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"Sincerity and Simplicity - these two ingredients of life - fill every Figure of Speech with them."
Written in 2010 by Serveshwer Verma --- India
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"Do not be jealous of the innocent, for you are only teaching them to be jealous of you."
Written in 2010 by Kerme Gayan ---- Liberia
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"The Greatest advantage of speaking the truth is that you don't have to remember what you said."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by S. Karthik --- India
"There is no Swagger as Dangerous as Over-Confidence."
Written in 2010 by Pritesh Jethwani --- India
"When the Devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Shadrack Kinga --- Kenya
"In life, there are always ups and downs and there is nothing wrong with 'downs' unless you choose to stay in them. Have one step down and two steps up in your life."
Written in 2010 by Jenirose Sulit --- Philippines
"We are the true architects of our lives. Only we as individuals and individuals alone, carry within us, the inner ability to make any changes to it's blueprints."
Robert M. Hensel --- Submitted by Eduardo Dominguez --- Texas
You can do it! Make a decision. Yes, you can do it, if you take control over your life.
"Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you."
St. Augustine --- Submitted by Miles Patrick Yohnke --- Canada
"I have come to understand that every day we make decisions born out of our thoughts and these decisions give direction to our life."
Written in 2010 by Mathias A. James --- Nigeria