"Attitude determines choice, and choice determines results. All that we are, and all that we can become has indeed been left unto us."
Jim Rohn
Author, Motivational Speaker
Jim Rohn was a renowned entrepreneur and motivational speaker known for his insights on personal development and success strategies.
- Born
- September 17, 1930
- Died
- December 5, 2009
- Quotes
- 796
- Rank
- #318
Quote collection
Jim Rohn quotes (page 21 of 40)
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"An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life."
"We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. It takes time,... but we get paid for the value, not the time."
"I'm working full-time on my job and part time on my fortune. But it won't be long before I'm working full-time on my fortune. . . can you imagine what my life will look like?"
"I teach kids how to be rich by the time they are age 40, 35 if they are extra bright. Most kids think they are extra bright, so they go for 35."
"It's okay to send flowers, but don't let the flowers do all the talking. Flowers have a limited vocabulary. About the best flowers can say is that you remembered. But your words tell the rest."
"We all know a variety of ways to make a living. What's even more fascinating is figuring out ways to make a fortune."
"Reasons come first. Answers come second"
"For things to change you need to change. For things to get better you need to get better. The good news is you can change, you can get better and you can start right where you are at and you can go as far as you want to go."
"The question is not whether the formula for success will work, but rather whether the person will work the formula."
"Character is the result of hundreds and hundreds of choices you make that gradually turn who you are, at any given moment, into who you want to be."
"The same wind blows on us all; the winds of disaster, opportunity and change. Therefore, it is not the blowing of the wind, but the setting of the sails that will determine our direction in life."
"If we are not happy with where our past decisions have led us, then the place to start is with our current thinking process."
"Learn all you can, don't be lazy. Nothing's worse than being stupid. Being broke is bad, but being stupid is what's really bad. And what's really really bad is being broke and stupid. Nothing's much worse than that. Unless you're sick. Sick, broke and stupid, that’s about as far as you can fall unless you're ugly. Surely that would be the ultimate; ugly, sick, broke and stupid."
"If you want things to change, You have to change. If you want things to be better, You have to be better."
"The best motivating is self-motivating. The guy says, "I wish someone would come by and turn me on. "What if they don't show up? You've got to have a better plan for your life.""
"Since you cannot control the weather, or the traffic, or the one you love, or your neighbors, or your boss, then you must learn to control you... the one whose response to the difficulties of life REALLY counts."
"Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day."
"Don't take the casual approach to life. Casualness leads to casualties."
"Leaders must understand that some people will inevitably sell out to the evil side. Don't waste your time wondering why; spend your time discovering who."