You don’t drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.

How Many Marriages Would Be Better If the Husband and the Wife Clearly Understood That They’re On the Same Side?

Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation.

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

I’m so optimistic, I’d go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.

When there is no job related stress, you are more aware of your mate and children, if you are a parent.

Fear is the Fatal killer of Desire.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

He climbs highest who helps another up.

It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.

I took up an offer for me to lose 30 pounds in 30 days. It worked. I lost 30 days!

I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don’t misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading...

A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.

The top salesperson in the organization probably missed more sales than 90% of the sales people on the team, but they also made more calls than the others made.

Just saying you are better than good won’t make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better...

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

Dreams grow if you grow.

Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

it’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.

Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.

Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.

You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.

When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.

There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.

The problem is not getting rid of fear, but using it properly.

If your watch is slow by just four minutes, that’s not much – unless you’ve been warned that if you’re even one minute late ever again you will be fired. Then four minutes make a...

Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.

Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?

We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.

If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you’ll never end up with a nag.

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware.

If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.

Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.

Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage.

I’m convinced that what kids need today are parents – not buddies. They need someone who will exercise mature judgment.

Do more than you are being paid to do, and you’ll eventually be paid more for what you do.

I believe it’s important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.

Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.

Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining – it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.

Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.

Kids instinctively know – although they will argue to the contrary – that they really are not mature enough to make good decisions on some important issues.

Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.