The Last Quotes List You’ll Ever Need

This is a compilation of the greatest quotes ever for every aspect of life, learned over lifetimes of mentors, from every source imaginable, and standing the test of time.

There’s a lot of them! But the list is complete, so you’ll never need another mantra, aphorism, maxim, saying, truism, again. They’re all here:

Please note they cover spiritual, secular, religious, non-religious, there’s something for everyone here.

When you’re attitude is right, the facts don’t count
90% of what people think are facts, are not facts at all. They are only the opinions of others. If you have the right attitude, you become lucky
Thoughts are things
Don’t confuse activity with accomplishment
You create your own luck with the thoughts you have during the times when you are unlucky

Get up early!

Success formula: Be at the right place at the right time (luck has a lot to do with this); have vision (use your intuition to see the long term potential in things); take massive and immediate action

Success breeds success

Associate with winners and you will become one too

In life you have to care, but not too much

Don’t worry when people criticize you. No one ever raised a statue to a critic. But every person who had a statue raised honoring them was highly criticized when they lived.

Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you will see further Listen to people who have what you want and have been where you are Learn from everyone
Follow your inner joy. Follow your inner bliss. Listen to your gut intuition Do what you love and love what you do

Beware of others who are stinkin’ thinkers and dream stealers

Beware of becoming a stinkin’ thinker and dream stealer yourself

It’s not what you eat but what you digest that makes you strong. It is not what you earn but what you save that brings you wealth. And it is not what you learn, but what you remember and use that makes you wise.

Knowledge is power but only if it is used
To know and not to do is not to know
To be the best you must learn and be coached by the best
You are hung by your tongue. You are snared (trapped) by the words of your mouth The power of life and death are in the tongue (the words you speak out loud)
Your tongue is a creative force

What you say is what you get

You wish is always your command

Say “If it is to be it is up to me”

One person with a commitment is stronger than 1000 people with an interest

A good plan executed with enthusiasm today is better than the perfect plan implemented tomorrow

Analysis leads to paralysis
Follow up and follow through
Keep your commitments
Keep your word
Make your word your bond
Do what you say you will do
Keep your agreements
Don’t procrastinate
Do It Now!
Excutitis is the failure disease
People who are good at making excuses are never good at anything else Losers make excuses, winners take responsibility
The secret of living is giving
Don’t be a SNIOP (susceptible to the negative influence of other people) Don’t let people put rats in your head

Don’t try to make a pig sing. You waste your time and annoy the pig (meaning: don’t try to convince people)

It doesn’t matter is you see the glass as half full or half empty as long as you know that you can always refill the glass

Money is a renewable resource

You can’t say “with a positive attitude I can do anything”. But you say “I can do everything BETTER with a positive attitude, than I could if I had a negative attitude”.

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step

Every time you point your finger at someone else, there are 3 fingers pointing directly at you

You can be, do and have whatever you desire (within reason)

You can do whatever you put your mind to (within reason)

Be teachable and coachable

Have a high teachablilty index (willingness to learn and willingness to accept change)

Don’t let anyone steal your dream

You either make things happen, watch things happen, or wonder “What just happened?”

People either build or destroy. Be a builder

Build your people, and your people will help you build your business

Build relationships around people, directly with each person, not through other people

Your income is always the average of your 5 best friends

Whatever you see in others is only a projection of what you really see in yourself

Every one of your words, actions and thoughts are a seeds you plant that will eventually manifest into your life as something you will have to experience

You are pure potential unrealized Go for your dreams!
A man without a dream will perish

Nothing is impossible for the man who believes in himself and his dream Believe and you receive, doubt and go without
Focus! Concentrate! Pay Attention!
Smile and the world smiles back at you

Whatever you want, give it away first
The same measure you use against others will be used against you
Life is how you choose to see it
Life is how you choose it to be
Life is what you make of it
No one can upset you unless you allow it
You always have 100% control of how you think and how you feel Show up! Show up early! Pay attention!
Control your thoughts and you control your whole life
Success is a habit. Winning is a habit. Losing and failure are also habits.

Success creates confidence. Confidence creates activity. Activity creates habits. Habits creates success, which is turn goes back to the beginning and creates more confidence. The success or momentum cycle continues.

You can if you THINK you can

If you think you can or if you think you can’t, either way you are right, it is the thinking that makes it so

Success is a decision away
Successful people are always willing to do what the other guys are not willing to do Successful people are always doing what the other guys are still talking about
Do the right things, long enough, consistently

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and bring itself to completely believe (which means: know it CAN achieve), it therefore absolutely can achieve and generally will

Winners never quit, and quitters never win

Successful people are not people without problems, they are people who overcome their problems

Successful people don’t whine, complain and blame others The mistake is not that you fall, it is that you do not get up

You can have everything in life you want if you just help enough other people get in life what they want

What you sow you reap

What goes around comes around

What you put out always comes back to you

Do unto others as you want to them to do to you

Think about others as you want them to think about you

Talk about others as you want them to talk about you

Talk to others as you want them to talk to you

Treat others as you want them to treat you

As a man thinks in his heart so is he

You become what you think about most of the time

Never, never, never, never give up

If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything

Everyone gets out of the way for the man who know where is is going and is committed to getting there

Define your dream and get a burning desire for its achievement

Shoot for the moon, for even if you miss you will still wind up among the stars
You can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket
Your ship will never come in if you didn’t send it out
A stove gives you heat only after you put the wood in, and only after you start the fire What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear

When you are on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn Actions speak louder than words
Plan your work and work your plan
You eat an elephant one bite at a time

Inch by inch anything is a cinch, but yard by yard everything is hard

Man is not disturbed by what happens to him, he is disturbed by how he thinks about what happened to him

Be at cause over your environment and what happens to you, not at effect of it all Don’t be like a ship without a rudder
Decide “I am going to do it, that’s it PERIOD!”
When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Be a Go Getter

If you continue to think as you always thought, you will continue to get what you always got…is it enough?

If you want to feel enthusiastic, then act enthusiastic
Feed your mind everyday with good mind food
Use the AS IF principle for success in any endeavor
Garbage in, garbage out.. what are you allowing to be put in your mind?

You program yourself for success or failure by what you feed your mind (the books you read, the TV shows you watch, the music you listen to, etc.)

5 years from now the person you will be will be based on the books you read and the people you associate with

Winners always go the extra mile
Do more than you are paid to do and soon you will be paid more for what you do

To stay in business you must deliver what you promise. To prosper in business, you must deliver more than you promise

In business and in your personal life, always deliver to others in abundance

The customer is always right. If the customer is ever wrong, go back and read the previous sentence.

Don’t eat your seed corn (means: don’t spend all your money, keep MOST for investment and re-investment)

You have to put in before you can take out
Don’t live within your means. Live BELOW your means.
Save 10% of your income, invest it in safe investments, and don’t touch it until you retire. A rainy day always comes, be prepared for it, but NOT worried about it.
Leaders are always readers
Everything will be fine in the end. If things are not fine, it just means it is not the end Love what you do and you will never work a day in your life
Never stop dreaming
You can do it! (repeat out loud “I can do it”)

Program yourself for success by saying TO YOURSELF “I am..” followed by what you WANT to be (such as “I am rich!” “I am happy” “I am successful” “I am healthy”). You are not lying, you are just telling the truth in advance.

Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you could have done. Don’t compare yourself to others, life is not a race or competition.

The ultimate goal is always happiness, joy, bliss, peace, and the inner sensations of fulfillment, satisfaction, and feeling “whole” and complete.

Fear is False Evidence Appearing Real
The only thing you have to fear is fear itself

Edison failed over 10,000 times trying to create the light bulb. He said that he never failed, but rather successfully found 10,000 ways that did not work!

Michael Jordan missed the game winning shot more times that any basketball player in history. He also made the winning shot more times than any player in history.

When choosing to do something ask yourself 1.) Does it align with my purpose 2.) Will it be fun 3.) What is the real worst thing that can go wrong and can I live with that emotionally and financially if it happens 4.) What is the upside and is it big enough to really motivate me to action

Doubt can sink a ship

No pain no gain

You can experience pain and everyone will, but no one has to suffer. Suffering is a choice

Victory is always worth the struggle

There are 6 honest serving men and you should use them until you die, they are: what; when; where; who; how; and why

Everyone’s favorite subject is themselves

A person’s name is the sweetest sound in the language to that person and commands attention every time you use it

Everyone has a sign on their forehead that says “Make me feel important”

If you can see John Jones through John Jones eyes, you can sell John Jones what John Jones buys

Always think “What is in it for the other guy”

Never invalidate another persons ideas, feelings, or opinions. Always respect, and acknowledge them even if you disagree

The hardest words to say are “You are right” and “I am wrong”. Saying them often, sincerely, will create magic in your life

Who is rich? The person who truly appreciates and is grateful for what he has right now Have an attitude of gratitude
The journey IS the reward
What one man has done, you can do also (within reason)

Everything is possible for those who believe

Be curious, ask questions, listen more than you talk

God gave you 2 ears and only 1 mouth, use them proportionately

Find the Gold in every person and every situation

If you want to appear interesting to others, be interested IN others

Winners do whatever it takes

You have to pay the price for success. If you don’t, you will be paying the infinitely bigger price of failure

You either pay the price for success now, or you pay the much higher price of failure later. Either way you have to pay

Your mind and body can not tell the difference between reality and imagination

Use the power of your imagination to create the life of your dreams

What you want, wants you

Always be in a state of allowing (non resistance). You know if you are in this state if you are feeling good!

Always be excepting a miracle, but not needing one

What you resist persists, what you fight, will grow and fight you back

You will get what you really, really, really want. You will also get what you really, really, really DON’T want

Have a dream, but don’t live in a dream world
Believe you can succeed and you will
Success is the best revenge
Keep your dreams to yourself. Don’t tell others your dream You can lose lots of battles and still win the war

It is never over until you win

Don’t confuse temporary failures, with ultimate defeat. You can never be defeated until you quit

It does not matter how fast you are moving forward. All that matters is that you continue. Obstacles are just stepping stones along the way. They make you smarter, stronger and better.

Never see anything as a “problem” and don’t call it one. Instead see them as, and call them: situations; challenges; and opportunities

What you will know at the top, you will learn at the bottom. So be thankful when you are at the bottom

New growth always happens after a destructive force

Forest fires are nature’s way of clearing out the old garbage so that new growth can occur

Finish what you start

Be someone who people call: trustworthy; dependable; honest; a hard worker; responsible; keeps his word

You can only build as high as your foundation is deep A Master is the person who has mastered the basics Focus on the fundamentals

Perfect practice makes perfect

Always give it your all. Give your best efforts. Leave it all on the field

What doesn’t kill you can make you stronger, if you choose

When faced with a challenge is life, adapt, improvise, and overcome

Only one who obeys, can then command

You can only be a great leader if you were and are, a great follower

You can only be a great teacher if you were and still are, a great student

Only the most humble and obedient servant can become a true Master

Believe it and then you will see it

Would YOU hire YOU?

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen

You need to walk by faith and not by sight.

Walk by what you “know” is true, not by what appearances or “facts” tell you

Deny what your senses tell you. Hold firm to your conviction and belief that what you hold clearly in your mind will come to pass. THEN, your dream will manifest in your life

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. That is why it is called the “present” Be in present time
Yesterday is a canceled check, tomorrow is a maybe, only right now is real
Embrace every day, and every moment

Live your life with passion
What you give your attention to will always grow
Whatever you are measuring regularly will always get your attention

Feed your fear and it will grow, starve your fear and it will die. You feed your fear by giving it your mental attention

Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want

Every thought, word and action is a seed you plant, and you will in time have to eat the fruit of what you planted. Plant wisely

You will get a sour lemon if you plant a lemon seed. You will get a sweet apple if you plant an apple seed. What fruit do you want to eat? Plant THOSE seeds by choosing your thoughts, words and actions wisely

Disappointment is inevitable, but misery is up to you

Pain in life is a sure thing, but suffering is always your choice

Sometime you have to take 1 step back before you can move 2 steps forwards

When you are in a valley of life (a low point), know that all valleys lead to mountains

The higher you go up the mountain the more you will be able to see

Feel good now

When faced with a bad situation, we always say “someday we will look back at this and laugh”. Why wait till “someday”? Laugh now!

It does not matter what happens in your life. All that matters is how you respond to what happens in your life. You have 100% total control on how you respond.

There is a huge difference between reacting to something and responding to something. Reacting is irrational. It is the mind, thoughts, and emotions controlling you. Responding means you control your mind, emotions, and thoughts. Respond to things, do not let your mind take over and “react”.

If you have a “reaction” to a medication, that is bad. If you “respond” to the medication, that is good. In life respond to things, do not allow yourself to react uncontrollably and without thought.

Success is a journey not a destination
Success is the progressive realization of a dream Be happy now

Take life lightly. Be more cheerful. Smile and laugh more. Don’t be so serious Say please and thank you a lot

Pray to understand others, not to be understood; to hear others, not to be heard; to respect others, not be to respected

Everyone has the right to be happy and no one should suffer. This is compassion. Always feel compassion for others using this definition

Life is a game, so have fun

The game of life is not a race

Be in the moment

Be here now

Successful people learn from their experiences. Very successful people also learn from other people experiences, so they don’t make the same mistakes others made.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way
Taste your food before you salt it
People don’t care how much you know, until they first know how much you care Worry is negative goal setting. It is thinking about what you do not want to happen Life is for laughing loving and living
No one ever said on their death bed “I wish I spent more time at the office”
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
You have what it takes
Do whatever it takes
Make a commitment and persist
A living is made during 9–5, but a fortune is made during nights and weekends

Status is spending money you don’t have, to buy things you don’t need, to impress people you don’t like

The grass always seems greener in the other fellow’s yard Stop trying to keep up with the “Jones”

Rich people spend most of their money on things that go up in value. Broke people spend most of their money on things that go down in value.

Rich people invest in things that produce income on a regular basis. Broke people invest in things that cost them money on a regular basis.

Where there is will, there is a way

Practice delayed gratification

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again until you do

When faced with a mountain do not quit. Build a tunnel through it, climb or fly over it, go around it, or stay and turn that mountain into a gold mine!

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Make “networking” an important part of your life and building a good reputation with others

Practice spreading “good will” and building a solid reputation of being a man of character It’s not what you know, it is what you DO with what you know

Every spiritual text says you are blessed with “favor” from the “Universe” or “God”. “Favor” means you have advantages, special privileges, and personal assistance when you need it. You just have to “accept” this gift that is waiting for you

In consistency lies the power
Don’t demand respect…. give respect
Seize every day
It’s not what happens to you, it’s how to react to what happens to you

If you judge others, others will judge you. If you criticize, or condemn others, then others will criticize or condemn you.

It’s not your aptitude, but you attitude that determines your altitude in life Listen more than you talk.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

In mining, you move tons of dirt to find just a few ounces of gold. But you are not looking for the dirt, you are looking for the gold. In your life, don’t look for the dirt, and don’t pay attention to the dirt (there is a lot of dirt), but look for the gold in every situation and every person

In every adversity there are the seeds of a greater benefit Look for the silver lining, look at the bright side of things

Pressure turns coal into diamonds! When you are “under pressure”, know that you are turning into a Diamond!

Fire, heat, and hard knocks are needed to create steel

The wall of fire you walk through can burn away all your impurities

You are a magnificent creative force

You are an extension of pure energy

You will never hit a goal you can’t see, so keep your eye on your goal.

You will never hit a goal you don’t have

If you don’t have a destination, how will you know when you get there?

Your goals need to be written down

Everyone’s favorite subject is themselves

Compliment people often and do it sincerely

There is something is every person you can respect, admire or like. Find it and tell them about it sincerely

Do your job Take action!

The way you do anything is the way you do everything, so do your best even when no one is watching

Your mind is like a parachute; it only works when it is open Have singleness of purpose, single mindedness on your dream

You need to be obsessed with your dream and it has to be the #1 priority in your life if you want it to manifest

You can be good at lots of things but great at only one thing
Are you a jack of all trades, but master at none?
When you must, you can, and you WILL! No fear!
Don’t let temporary defeat stop you from reaching your destination
When faced with adversity, overcome it! You can, and you will, because you must.
You will always amaze yourself with how strong you will be in the times you must be strong Be fearless

Just keep going. When in doubt…go forward!

You are never so strong that you don’t, sometimes, need a little help. When you really need it, it will be there

People who really matter don’t mind if you “screw up”. And those that do mind, don’t matter!

Never defend yourself, or explain yourself, or make excuses. Your friends don’t need it, and your enemies won’t believe you anyway

You never have to say “sorry” or “thank you” to a real friend, but make sure you always do! Put all your good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket! FOCUS on ONE goal!

The statement “Throw a lot of stuff against the wall, because something will be bound to stick” is a LIE. You must have singleness of purpose on ONE goal in order to attain it. You must be obsessed with ONE dream at a time.

Bravery does not mean you have no fear. Bravery means you fight anyway regardless of your fear

Successful people are always too busy doing what the other guys are too good to do Successful people are always doing what the others guys are still talking about

Stop bragging about what you have done or what you are going to do. Keep quiet. Keep your comments to yourself, and just do it. Let the results speak for themselves

Be the change you want to see

If you want things in your life to change you have to change things in your life

Improve yourself and you improve your circle of influence

Stop trying to change others or make others “better”. Change yourself and make yourself “better”

Live and let live. Allow others to follow their own path. Say “If it is to be it is up to me”

No one can make you rich, and no one can make you poor. YOU and only YOU have control over your life. Stop making excuses and blaming others

Facts tell, stories sell

You can always be better. Strive always to be better than before

You are either growing or dying, going up or down, getting better or worse. You are never static

Chart your progress, manage everything by statistics

Don’t confuse activity with results. Focus and track both activity and results

Don’t be a motivated idiot. And don’t be an educated person with no motivation. Balance your attitude training with your skill training

If you don’t love yourself, no one else will
If you don’t’ believe in yourself, no one else will
If you don’t believe in your dream, no one else will If you don’t believe you can do it, no one else will

Successful people failed more than you
You do not have to be right 51% of the time to become rich, you only have to be right ONCE!

Success comes in part by good judgment. Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment

Work hard but work smart. Always take time to sharpen your ax

Have a magnificent obsession for attaining your dream

Don’t tell other people your dream (except members of your “mastermind” group)

It is THINK and grow rich, not work hard and grow rich

It is never over until you win

Be bold

Get out of your comfort zone

Continuing to do the same things over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of “insane”

How bad do you want your dream? More than life itself? (Answer: YES!)

What are you willing to give up and sacrifice to make your dream come true? (Answer: EVERYTHING!)

Life is a game. You make the rules. Make the rules so that it is easy for you to “win”

Show me a good loser, and I will show you a LOSER! Winners are NEVER good losers (they may be gracious and polite, but winners HATE losing!)

It does not matter where you have been, or where you are. All that matters is where you are going.

You don’t drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror. Don’t focus on your past, keep your eye on your dream

You don’t know what you don’t know
You will always get “flack” when you are over the target

It is always darkest before the dawn

A dollar saved, is a dollar earned (be frugal and thrifty, don’t waste money)

Waste not, want not

Only those who rise above the crowd get the “tomatoes”

You can shear a sheep every year, but you can only skin it once

It takes a lifetime to build a reputation, but only a day to destroy it

Age is a matter of the mind. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?

Adversity is when the training pays off

Keep your eye on the dream

Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want

The only difference between you and a successful person is the size of their dream and time

Something on the outside causes you to be motivated. Something on the inside causes you to be inspired. The most successful people are motivated and inspired.

Say these hard words often: I am sorry; Please forgive me; pardon me; excuse me; thank you; please; you are right and I am wrong!

Don’t hold grudges. Let things go. Forgive people easily and others will forgive you.

In a seed is everything for a giant oak to manifest. In the same way, the dream you hold in your mind is the seed with everything you need to manifest your desire.

It is better to be an hour early than 5 minutes late

What do you really know? Actually you know very little. You only “know about” things. Always be willing to learn.

When the facts change, it is not only OK to change you mind, you SHOULD change your mind. If you don’t change your mind sometimes, you can never change anything in your life

A man can do anything if he does not care who gets the credit If it’s worth doing, then it’s worth doing right
2 wrongs don’t make a right
Stop trying to make others wrong and yourself right

Most people know the price of everything, but the value of nothing
Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish
Sometime a good temporary financial decision is a bad long term business decision The loudest man in the room, is the weakest man in the room
Say what you mean, and mean what you say
Your words have the power to build or destroy. Use them with care

It has been said that “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. This is a lie. Words do hurt and hurt deep. The wounds from words take a long time to heal and sometimes leave a scar that can last forever. Watch what you say to others. And watch what you say to YOURSELF!

Praise people publicly AND in writing. Criticize or reprimand people privately and never in writing.

Pride comes before the fall
Everything is energy
Einstein said “Everything is vibration”
You can’t stop the waves of life, but you can learn how to surf!

Say out loud:
Be still and know that I am God Be still and know that I am
Be still and know
Be still
Be