Self-worth
Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer – American psychologist, speaker and author on self-development (1940-2015)
People
Forgive
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Lewis B. Smedes – American christian author and theologean (1921-2002), from “Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve” (1984)
Include
We all want to have something to offer. This is how we belong. It is how we feel included. So if we want to include everyone, then we have to help everyone develop their talents, and use their gifts for the good of the community. That’s what inclusion means. Everyone is a contributor. Melinda Gates – American philanthropist (b. 1964), in “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women...
Decisions
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. motivation, attributed to Stephen R. Covey – American writer, speaker and businessman (1932-2012)
It’s all about the attitude
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. William James – American psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910), from “The Varieties of Religous Experience: A Study in Human Nature” (1902)
Do well
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play, his labour and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself he always seems to be doing both. Enough...
Communication
The great enemy of communication […] is the illusion of it. William Hollingsworth “Holly” Whyte Jr. – American sociologist and journalist (1917-1999), in the article “Is Anybody Listening?” (“Fortune Magazine”, September 1950)
Hearing is wiser than speaking
Be not proud because of thy learning, for no limit can be set to skill, neither is there any craftsman that possesseth full advantages. To hear is to profit; the ear of him who hears is perfect. Ptahhotep, or Ptah-hotep – Ancient Egypt vizier and government official (Fifth Dynasty, ca. 2.400 B. C.) from his “Instructions of Ptahhotep” (c. 2.400 B. C., discovered 1847),...
Invincible
You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. George Herman “Babe” Ruth – American baseball player (1895-1948), in the magazine article “Bat It Out!” (“The Rotarian”, July 1940)
Change
The only person you can ever change is yourself. Martin Matheo Doeller – Austrian motivator and business mentor (b. 1967)
Recognize
You have to listen to the music of life. Most people only hear the dissonances. based on Theodor Fontane – German writer (1819-1898), freely adapted from a letter, published in “Werke, Schriften und Briefe. 4. Abteilung”, Volume II (1978), Quotations book 2026
Recognize genius
A lot of times people think they’re crazy. But in that craziness we see genius. And those are the people we’re making tools for. Steve Jobs – American company founder: Apple (1955-2011), in his speech at the “Macworld-Expo” in Boston, Massachussets (August 6th, 1997)
Disciplina vel misericordia
There is much wanting both to discipline and to compassion, if one be had without the other. Disciplina vel misericordia multum destituitur, si una sine altera teneatur. Pope Gregory I – aka Gregory the Great, Roman theologian, , 590-604 Holy Father, one of the four Latin doctors of the Church(etwa 540-604), from “The Book of Pastoral Rule”, chapter VI “Ut sit rector...
Treading equally or making equal
There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal. While the first is the condition of a free society, the second means as De Tocqueville describes it, “a new form of servitude”. Friedrich August von Hayek – Austrian economist and social philosopher, Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences 1974 (1899-1992), based on...
Arms
Your arms do not show how strong you are, but that you are not strong enough. attributed to Mahatma Gandhi – iIndian politician (1869-1948)
Change instead of catastrophe
Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster. Elon Musk – South African-born American engineer, designer and founding entrepreneur: Tesla (b. 1971), in a message on “Twitter” (now “X”, September 15, 2024), Quotations book 2026
Liberté de choix
Une nourriture indispensable à l’âme humaine est la liberté. La liberté […] consiste dans une possibilité de choix. Simone Weil – philosophe et réformatrice sociale française (1909-1943), extrait de “L’Enracinement, prélude à une déclaration des devoirs envers l’être humain” (1949), Brochure de citation 2026 One of the indispensable foods of the human soul is liberty....
Search for the best
You’re the average of the five people spend the most time with. attributed to Jim Rohn – American entrepreneur, author and motivational trainer (1930-2009), Quotations book 2025
Responsabilidad
Dejarse deslizar por la pendiente favorable que presenta el curso de los acontecimientos y embotarse para la dimensión de peligro y mal cariz que aun la hora más jocunda posee, es precisamente faltar a la misión de responsable. Hoy se hace menester suscitar una hiperestesia de responsabilidad en los que sean capaces de sentirla. José Ortega y Gasset – político y filósofo español (1883...
Habits
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding. Harvey Mackay – American entrepreneur and author of the 2005 New York Times N° 1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive” (b. 1932), from “Pushing the Envelope: All the Way to the Top” (1998), Quotations book 2025