"Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win."
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
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"One person's ceiling is another person's floor."
"The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them."
"The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile."
"Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life."
"There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons."
"Imagination plus innovation equals realization."
"You are your own scriptwriter and the play is never finished, no matter what your age or position in life."
"What you leave in your children, is more important than what you leave to them"
"It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit."
"Positive self-direction is the action plan that all winners in life use to turn imagination into reality, fantasy into fact, and dreams into actual goals."
"Contentment is for cows; a challenging purpose is for people."
"The confidence you need is belief in your potential. If you see world-class potential in yourself, you'll put in the effort. If you don't see the potential, you won't put in the effort and you'll wait for the performance, and the performance always follows the belief in self."
"You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes."
"You are an uncut gemstone of priceless value. Cut and polish your potential with knowledge, skills and service and you will be in great demand throughout your life."
"Most people spend their entire lives on a fantasy island called 'Someday I'll.'"
"You must feel love within, before you can share it."
"You become that to which you are most exposed."
"The real champions in life are so humble and gracious. They just continue doing what they do without all the posturing. If you've got the real thing, you don't have to flaunt a loud imitation."
"To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives."