"Life operates by deserve. So, in leading people, learn to work with the people who deserve it, not the people who need it."
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 9 of 40)
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"What you give becomes an investment that will return to you multiplied at some point in the future."
"I used to say, "I sure hope things will change." Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change"
"Don’t spend most of your time on the voices that don’t count. Tune out the shallow voices so that you will have more time to tune in the valuable ones."
"Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book."
"The worst kind of arrogance is arrogance from ignorance."
"If you share a good idea long enough, it will eventually fall on good people."
"The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor."
"You cannot succeed by yourself. It's hard to find a rich hermit."
"The best time to set up a new discipline is when the idea is strong."
"Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn nothing into something. They can turn weeds into gardens and pennies into fortunes."
"Either you run the day or the day runs you."
"You cannot speak that which you do not know. You cannot share that which you do not feel. You cannot translate that which you do not have. And you cannot give that which you do not possess. To give it and to share it, and for it to be effective, you first need to have it. Good communication starts with good preparation."
"Good service leads to multiple sales. If you take good care of your customers, they will open doors you could never open by yourself."
"The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit."
"Don't use your mind for a filing cabinet. Use your mind to work out problems and find answers; file away good ideas in your journal."
"Neglect starts out as an infection then becomes a disease."
"The same wall that keeps out your disappointment also keeps out the sunlight of enriching experiences. So let life touch you. The next touch could be the one that turns your life around."
"The best place to solve a problem is on paper."
"Resolve says, 'I will.' The man says, 'I will climb this mountain. They told me it is too high, too far, too steep, too rocky, and too difficult. But it's my mountain. I will climb it. You will soon see me waving from the top or dead on the side from trying.'"