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“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.”

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Author:Michael J. Fox

“The barrier during self-improvement is not so much that we hate learning, rather we hate being taught. To learn entails that the knowledge was achieved on one's own accord-it feels great-but to be taught often leaves a feeling of inferiority. Thus it takes a bit of determination and a lot of humility in order for one to fully develop.”

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Book:Killosophy

Source: Killosophy

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

“Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.”

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Author:Viktor E. Frankl

“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.”

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Book:The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac

Source: The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac

“Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”

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Book:The Posthumous and Other Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

Source: The Posthumous and Other Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

“Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.”

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

“The Qur'an does not ask for human perfection, but rather asks that we persevere in striving for self-improvement and that we never become complacent or despondent about our progress.”

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Book:Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America

Source: Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America

“Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.”

“All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.”

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Author:Aristotle

“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.”

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Author:Robert Frost

“The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother's always a Democrat.”

Source: Robert Frost on writing

“Why did I want to win? because I didn't want to lose!”

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Author:Max Schmeling

“Golf is a game of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears.”

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Author:Arnold Palmer

“A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.”

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Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.”

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.”

“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.”

Source: All Men Are Brothers

“A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement, knowing that daily repentance is needed for progress. He will realize the good life is simply conforming to a standard of right and justice. The joys of happiness can only be realized by living lofty principles.”

“Be the change you want to see in your networks”

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

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Author:Bill Gates

“I'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve.”

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Author:A. J. Jacobs

“Not die here in a rage, like a poisoned rat in a hole.”

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Author:Jonathan Swift

“Lysenkoism: A forlorn attempt not merely to colonize the botanical kingdom, but to instill a proper sense of the puritan work ethic and the merits of self-improvement.”

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Author:J. G. Ballard

“To regard human beings as tools - as instruments - for the use of other human beings is not only unscientific but it is repugnant, stupid and short sighted. Tools are made by man but have not the autonomy of their maker - they have not man's time-binding capacity for initiation, for self-direction, and self-improvement.”

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Book:Manhood of humanity

Source: Manhood of humanity

“There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.”

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Author:Rudy Giuliani

“The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.”

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Book:Goethe's Criticisms, Reflections, and Maxims

Source: Goethe's Criticisms, Reflections, and Maxims

“People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.”

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Book:The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With a Life and Notes

Source: The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With a Life and Notes

“In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.”

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Book:A book of heaven and the earth: stories from the Confucian analects

Source: A book of heaven and the earth: stories from the Confucian analects

“A host of positive psychological changes inevitably will result from widespread economic security. The dignity of the individual will flourish when the decisions concerning his life are in his own hands, when he has the means to seek self-improvement. Personal conflicts among husbands, wives and children will diminish when the unjust measurement of human worth on the scale of dollars is eliminated.”

“So, I think the output of our innovation is great. We have a culture of self-improvement. I know we can continue to improve. There is no issue. But at the same time, our absolute level of output is fantastic.”

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Author:Steve Ballmer

“[In my pre-success years] there was a constant hunger, measuring myself against other actors, and there was sometimes fear. But, there was always a need for self-improvement, to help with the struggle to make myself a better actor.”

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Author:John Goodman

“Introspection is self-improvement and therefore introspection is self-centeredness. Awareness is not self-improvement. On the contrary, it is the ending of the self, of the “I,” with all its peculiar idiosyncrasies, memories, demands, and pursuits. In introspection there is identification and condemnation. In awareness there is no condemnation or identification; therefore, there is no self-improvement. There is a vast difference between the two.”

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Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti

“This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.”

Source: The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure

“I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.”

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Author:Baltasar Gracian

“I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.”

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Author:Cary Grant

“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.”

“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”

Source: Science Past, Science Future

“Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse.”

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Author:Alan Greenspan

“The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake.”

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Author:Alan Greenspan

“To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.”

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Author:Alan Greenspan

“I was a good amateur but only an average professional. I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could rise in the music business, so I left the band and enrolled at New York University.”

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Author:Alan Greenspan

“I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.”

“Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.”

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Book:The Humble Approach: Scientists Discover God

Source: The Humble Approach: Scientists Discover God

“Darren Hardy has written a new bible for the self-improvement space. If you are looking for the real deal-a real program, with real tools that can change your life and make your dreams a reality-The Compound Effect is it! I plan to use this book to go back and look at what I need to again work on in my own life! Buy ten copies, one for yourself and nine more for those you love, and pass them out now-those who get it will thank you!”

“Be patient with yourself. Perfection comes not in this life, but in the next life. Don't demand things that are unreasonable, but demand of yourself improvement. As you let the Lord help you through that, He will make the difference.”

“The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the ones who want to learn new skills.”

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Author:Tony Buzan

“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.. Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary."”

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Author:Tony Robbins

“He comes to us in the brokenness of our health, in the shipwreck of our family lives, in the loss of all possible peace of mind, even in the very thick of our sins. He saves us in our disasters, not from them. He emphatically does not promise to meet only the odd winner of the self-improvement lottery. He meets us all in our endless and inescapable losing.”

Source: The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-found of Church History

“Buy or borrow self-improvement books, but don't read them. Stack them around your bedroom and use them as places to rest bowls of cookies.Watch exercise shows on television, but don't do the exercises. Practice believing that the benefit lies in imagining yourself doing the exercises.Don't power walk. Saunter slowly in the sun, eating chocolate, and carry a blanket so you can take a nap.”