#zestuplife - "People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates."

"People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself.
But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates."
Thomas Szasz
Psychiatrist and Author

#zestuplife - "If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you..."

"If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749-1832, Author and Philosopher

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#zestuplife - "People with goals succeed because they know where they're going. It's that simple."

"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going. It's that simple."

Earl Nightingale
1921-1989, Author of The Strangest Secret

#zestuplife - "Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

Marcus Aurelius
121-180, Roman Emperor and Philosopher

#zestuplife - "The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."

Pearl Buck
1892-1973, Winner of both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize for her writing.

#zestuplife - "Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."


Voltaire
1694-1778, Philosopher and Writer

#zestuplife - "Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. What you see reflects.."

"Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. What you see reflects your thinking. And your thinking but reflects your choice of what you want to see."

#zestuplife - Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose ..."

"Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings."

Andre Maurois
1885-1967, Writer

#zestuplife - "Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."

"Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."


Desmond Tutu
Activist and Christian Cleric

#zestuplife - "Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret.."

"Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working 24 hours a day for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force."


Tom Blandi
Author

#zestuplife - "All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them."

"All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them."

Walt Disney

1901-1966, Cartoon Artist and Producer

#zestuplife - "Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, ..."

"Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. Never take yourself too seriously."

Og Mandino
1923-1996, Author of The Choice

#zestuplife - “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

#zestuplife - "Perfection is achieved, not when ..."

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

Antoine De Saint-Exupery

#zestuplife - "Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun ..."

"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate."

Dr. Albert Schweitzer
1875-1965, Medical Missionary and Nobel Prize Winner

#zestuplife - "You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments .."

"You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when
you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the
spirit of love."

Henry Drummond
1851-1897, Scientist and Author

 

#zestuplife - "We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and..."

"We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals,
and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without
obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve."

Maxwell Maltz
1899-1975, Author of Psycho-Cybernetics

#zestuplife - "Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful..."

"Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it
literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories were
created by people who recognized a problem and turned it into an
opportunity."

Joseph Sugarman
Marketing Expert

#zestuplife - "There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but .."

"There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do
things differently is in short supply."

Marilyn vos Savant
Columnist, Author and Lecturer

#zestuplife - "Setting an example is not the main means of .."

"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it
is the only means."

Albert Einstein
1879-1955, Physicist