"When you are able to applaud yourself, it is much easier to applaud others."
Denis Waitley
Author, Motivational Speaker
Denis Waitley is a renowned author and motivational speaker known for his work on personal development and success psychology.
- Born
- September 8, 1933
- Quotes
- 313
- Rank
- #425
Quote collection
Denis Waitley quotes (page 12 of 16)
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"Focus all your attention and energy on the achievement of the objectives you are involved with right now."
"You are truly successful when you can extend a strong hand to someone who is reaching out or just trying to hang on."
"Winners are people with definite purpose in life."
"What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. Your answers lie inside of you."
"The majority of people consider their work a means to an end. People who work for money only come to the end faster than people who are involved in their life’s purpose every day."
"Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece."
"Love is one of the few experiences in life that we can best keep by giving it away."
"The truly liberated human being is not always fighting against something, but more frequently is fighting for something or someone."
"Face up to those areas that are weak in your life and seek to make them strong."
"Profit is the celebration of service."
"I would rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing."
"The first step toward success will be the biggest one."
"There is a direct relationship between joy and effort. The joy of success is in ratio to the amount of effort expended to achieve it"
"Winning is a feeling you have no ceiling."
"Success is not a resting-place - it is a launching pad."
"By focusing on positive, healthy motivations and letting the more negative ones pass, you can purify the source of you imaginative power."
"Optimism boosts your energy and focuses your sights on reaching your goals, rather than wallowing in your setbacks."
"A dream is what you would like your life to become. A goal is what you are truly willing to do to achieve what you really want."
"Stop rationalizing, stop stewing. Get up out of your chair and start doing."