Self-Help Quotes

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Find out what you're afraid of and go live there.

The only routine with me is no routine at all.

There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.

How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.

The workers of the nation were tired of waiting for corporate industry to right their economic wrongs, to alleviate their social agony and to grant them their political rights. Despairing of fair treatment, they resolved to do something for themselves.
John L. Lewis

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.

We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
William Faulkner

Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.
Richard P. Feynman

God has entrusted me with myself.

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
Maria Montessori

There are no classes in life for beginners; right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult.
Rainer Maria Rilke

Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.
Orson Welles

Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
John Wayne

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.

Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.
Marianne Williamson

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.
Henry A. Kissinger

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
Abdul Kalam

If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
Satchel Paige

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
Mencius

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.
Jackson Browne

God will never give you anything you can't handle, so don't stress.
Kelly Clarkson

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
Vaclav Havel

Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.
Seamus Heaney

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame; obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.
Alfred North Whitehead

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Elvis Presley

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
Emily Bronte

It's surprising how hard we'll work when the work is done just for ourselves.

Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.
Richard Wright

If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.
Martin Lawrence

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
Earl Nightingale

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.
Jackson Browne

I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.

Whenever I have a bad day I just think of these people.
Ozzy Osbourne

No one but me can save myself though its too late, death greets me warm, now i will just say goodbye.
James Hetfield

If there's no inner peace, people can't give it to you. The husband can't give it to you. Your children can't give it to you. You have to give it to you.

I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business.
Loretta Young

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.
B. B. King