David J. Schwartz Quotes
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How much we can do depends on how much we think we can do. When you really believe you can do more, your mind thinks creatively and shows you the way.
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It’s better to wear out than rust out.
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A good idea if not acted upon produces terrible psychological pain. But a good idea acted upon brings enormous mental satisfaction. Got a good idea? Then do something about it. Use action to cure fear and gain confidence. Here's something to remember: Actions feed and strengthen confidence; inaction in all forms feeds fear. To fight fear, act. To increase fear--wait, put off, postpone.
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Think first class about everyone around you, and you'll receive first-class results in return.
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How much we can do, depends on how much we THINK we can do.
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Remember, you see in any situation what you expect to see.
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Believe triggers the power to do.
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The thinking that guides your intelligence is much more important than how much intelligence you may have.
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Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements.
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Every day thousands of people bury good ideas because they are afraid to act on them.And afterwards, the ghosts of these ideas come back to haunt them.
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Persons who reach the higher rungs in business management, selling, engineering, religious work, writing, acting, and in every other pursuit get there by following conscientiously and continuously a plan for self-development and growth.
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The thought "It's impossible" sets off a chain reaction of other thoughts to prove you're right.
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People do more for you when you make them feel important.
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The test of a successful person is not an ability to eliminate all problems before they arise, but to meet and work out difficulties when they do arise.
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Just enough sense to stick with something-a chore, task, project, until its completed pays off much better than idle intelligence, even if idle intelligence be of genius caliber.
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Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.
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Belief releases creative powers.
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Get the big view of your job. Think, really think your present job is important. That next promotion depends mostly on how you think toward your present job.
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How you think determines how you act. How you act in turn determines how others react to you.
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Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches, or pounds, or college degrees, or family back-ground; they are measured by the size of their thinking.
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Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.
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Get the action habit - you do not need to wait until conditions are perfect.
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The person determined to achieve maximum success learns the principle that progress is made one step at a time.
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Attitudes are more important than intelligence.
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The mind is what the mind is fed.
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Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through action, not through endless planning to take action.
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Am I worthy in every respect of being imitated?
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There is a good side to every situation.
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It really is easy to forget the unpleasant if we simply refuse to recall it. Withdraw only positive thoughts from your memory bank. Let the others fade away. And your confidence, that feeling of being on top of the world, will zoom up-ward. You take a big step forward toward conquering your fear when you refuse to remember negative, self-deprecating thoughts.
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Those who believe they can move mountains, do. Those who believe they can't, cannot. Belief triggers the power to do.
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David J. Schwartz
- Born: March 23, 1927
- Died: December 6, 1987
- Occupation: Motivational writer
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