Earl Nightingale

The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

We become what we think about most of the time, and that's the strangest secret.

Strange and marvelous things will happen with constant regularity as you alter your life and begin living in harmony with the laws of the universe.

Each of us creates his or her own life largely by our attitude.

That's the secret: be interesting. If you can't be interesting, shut up. There's nothing wrong with silence.

If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.

We tend to minimize the things we can do, the goals we can accomplish, and for some equally strange reason we think other people can accomplish things that we cannot. I want you to understand that that is not true. You have deep reservoirs of talent and ability within you that you can bring to the surface and achieve all that you desire

Our rewards in life will always be in direct ratio to our service.

If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.

Our rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to the amount of consideration we show toward others.

If a person will spend one hour a day on the same subject for five years, that person will be an expert on that subject.

Now, if you want to get rich, you have only to produce a product or service that will give people greater use value than the price you charge for it. How rich you get will be determined by the number of people to whom you can sell the product or service.

Every great accomplishment of mankind has been preceded by an extended period, often over many years, of concentrated effort.

A great attitude is not the result of success; success is the result of a great attitude.

Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.

Ask yourself every morning, ‘how can I increase my service today?’

Achievement requires more than a vision - it takes courage, resolve and tenacity. All you have got to do is plant that seed in your mind, care for it, work steadily toward your goal, and it will become a reality

Open your ears before you open your mouth, it may surprise your eyes!

Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind.

The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.