Top 189 Quotes & Sayings by Ralph Marston - Page 3

Truth is just as essential to nourishing the mind as food is to nourishing the body. The more fully you live each moment in truth, the more powerful and effective those moments will be.

When you think you know it all, there's not much that you'll learn.

A world of abundance surrounds you, if only you will step up and claim it. Make life happen through you rather than letting it happen to you. It will make all the difference in the world.

There is no limit to what you can imagine. And with commitment, with effort, what you can imagine you can become. Put your mind to work for you. Believe that you can do it. The world will tell you that you can't. Yet, in your belief you'll find the strength, you'll find the ability, to do it anyway.

Being truly thankful makes you infinitely more resourceful. By sincerely appreciating what you have, you find new and valuable ways to make use of it.

Perfection in any endeavor is an aiming point. Let the desire for it push you, but don't let the absence of it stop you.

Humility reminds you that in order to receive value, you must create value in equal measure.

Every day you make some progress and every day you make a few mistakes. Through it all, your wisdom continues to grow and your experience continues to broaden.

The quality of your commitments will determine the course of your life.

Success is not a secret that is hidden from you.Success is a habit that is readily avaiable to you.

The way to transform your immense inner value into outer riches is by giving it freely and authentically to others.

Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.

Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it. [at least it will feel like it!]

Accomplishment comes from making positive efforts, even in the face of negative circumstances.

Your life is constantly nourished by your thoughts. Whatever the direction your life is moving, your thoughts have led you there.

Every aspect of your life is greatly influenced, day in and day out, by the way you imagine life to be. Imagine the best, choose the goodness, and "be a source of love and light for all to see.

Just as surely as you can create a thought in your mind, you can create this day in the way you choose.

Dare to dream big dreams. For those are the dreams that have the power to push your whole world forward.

When you are happy, be thankful and your happiness is greatly multiplied. When you are feeling down, be thankful and youll soon be feeling much better.

Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events.

The real person you are is revealed in the moments when you're certain no other person is watching. When no one is watching, you are driven by what you expect of yourself.

You are full of wonderful possibilities. Do something with them. The most painful regrets, those which never go away, are regrets of things not done, things never attempted.

Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.

Gratitude is the smile of love.

A smile can work wonders. Put it to work for you.

Make the decision to love this day, this place, this moment, this special experience of life with the people around you. And there will be so very much to love.

Those who win big do it by creating other winners.

When one approach is not working to reach the desired goal, that's not a reason to abandon the goal. Instead, it is time to devise another approach.

Lasting achievement, whatever the endeavor, comes from a commitment to excellence every step of the way.

Do what is right, and you'll have no lasting regrets. Do what is right, and put yourself on the side of truth, goodness, and the best of life.

If you're ninety-five percent of the way to outstanding success, doesn't it make sense to go the additional five percent of the way? ... A marathon which takes hours to run, can be won or lost by a matter of seconds.

Though the universe is delightfully complex, life, at its heart, is not particularly complicated. Live true to who you are and though it won't always be easy, you'll live well.

Be wary of those who seek to steal your dream. Be even more wary of those who seek to tell you what your dream should be.

You are what you are most profoundly thankful for, and what you love.

The fundamental challenge of achieving anything you wish is first to convince yourself to do it. Once you are totally convinced of its value, you'll find a way to get it done.

In the midday sun, a bright light will be barely noticed. Yet in the darkest night, even the smallest light can make an enormous difference.

Care, because it is what you do. Care, and be vibrantly alive.

Sure, there are plenty of ways to waste this day. But you now have the chance to choose to make good and valuable use of it. Now is an opportunity to create value. And that opportunity cannot be delayed until later. Now is yours to use for whatever rich and fulfilling purpose you can imagine. Stand up, step forward, and get busy making the very best of now.

Perfectionism is really a manifestation of the belief that one's efforts are never good enough. Imagine: How many of the obstacles standing in your way are the product of your own imagination? What have you convinced yourself that you can't do? What limitations have you come to believe in? Your mind is very powerful and effective. Is it working for you, or against you?

One positive step can put an end to negative momentum. Now is when you can take it.

Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you.

Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich. Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you'll be thankful.

Dreams are unrealistic, impractical, demanding - and absolutely essential to living a rich and fulfilling life.

The most effective strategy for successful living is really no strategy at all. It is, rather, to be real, to be honest, to be authentic, to be you.

Imagine the possibilities!

Every moment spent in negativity is paid for with something truly priceless. That something is life.

Give your best to the challenges. And what you get will be even better.

Choose to fully and graciously live life as it comes. The richest rewards by far are the ones to which you most sincerely give of yourself.

Your busy schedule has plenty of quantity. Think of how you could give it some true quality and meaning. Consider the people, the beliefs, the goals, the things which are really imp9ortant to you. Make time for them, not someday, but right now. Don't just fill your schedule. Fill your life.

Prepare far enough in advance, and just about anything is possible.

Almost everyone does just enough to get by. Those who achieve spectacular success also do enough to get by; then they add a little bit of extra effort. That little bit of extra effort makes an enormous difference.

There's nothing that says you have to succeed in the same way as someone else. In fact, there's nothing that says you must define success in the same way as someone else.

Allow love to fill the places where anxiety now resides.

Begin each day with the expectation that it will bring something new, something to which you can say yes.

Your level of achievement will rise to meet the level of your purpose.

Every moment you spend thinking about the bad stuff pushes that much more of the good stuff away.

When something feels right, that means it is right for you. Pay attention to your authentic feelings, and follow where they lead.

Adversity is an effective, thorough and highly personalized teacher.

One of the biggest threats to success is success itself. When you get a little bit ahead, it's all too easy to become complacent and to quickly lose what you have gained.

Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly shines. Be, in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to be.