On Change, Growth and Personal Development
61. When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us
Alexander Graham Bell, scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone
62. Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own
Bruce Lee, Hong Kong-American martial artist, action film actor, martial arts instructor, filmmaker and the founder of Jeet Kune Do.
63. Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom
Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy, which is a form of existential analysis
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Joseph Campbell, American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion
65. Ability may take you to the top, but it takes character to stay there
William Blake, English poet, painter and print-maker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.
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67. The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges
Martin Luther King Jr., American clergyman, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King has become a national icon in the history of American progression. Famous for his speeches and inspirational quotes, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
68. Enthusiasm spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment
Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of “positive thinking”.
69. I don’t count the days, I make the days count!
Muhammad Ali, American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the sport’s history
70. It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
John Crowe, American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism.
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72. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face
Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from 1933 to 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office. President Harry S. Truman later called her the “First Lady of the World” in tribute to her human rights achievements
73. If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes
Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century
74. If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?
Rumi, 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic
75. The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving
Oliver W Holmes, American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932, and as Acting Chief Justice of the United States January–February 1930
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Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis.
77. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian, ethicist, public intellectual, commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 years.
78. If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves
Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology
79. Change is inevitable. Progress is optional
Tony Robbins, American life coach, self-
80. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand
Randy Pausch, American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University