Top 194 Quotes & Sayings by Earl Nightingale

People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be - whether they will admit that or not.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.

Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people.

We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.

Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.

Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.

Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.

People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.

The big thing is that you know what you want.

You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea.

You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.

Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind.

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.

A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.

Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.

Everything begins with an idea.

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.

We tend to live up to our expectations.

Whenever we're afraid, it's because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.

What's going on in the inside shows on the outside.

All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.

Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.

The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.

Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us.

You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds.'

Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.

Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.

Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.

Excellence always sells.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.

Goals reflect your choice of destination.

Successful people are not people without problems. They are people who have learned to solve their problems.

Don't take the attitude of waiting for people to be nice to you - be nice to them. Don't sit in front of a cold stove waiting for the heat. Put in the fuel. Act first.

Just one great idea can completely revolutionize your life.

You are responsible for how your life turns out, and your attitude shapes that life for better or worse.

Do each day all that can be done that day. You don't need to overwork or to rush blindly into your work trying to do the greatest possible number of things in the shortest possible time. Don't try to do tomorrow's or next week's work today. It's not the number of things you do, but the quality, the efficiency of each separate action that count. To achieve this "habit of success," you need only to focus on the most important tasks and succeed in each small task of each day.

Watch what everyone else does--do the opposite. The majority is always wrong.

If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.

The paradox is that exactly the reverse is true. Everything that’s really worthwhile in life came to us free; our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our ambitions, our intelligence, our love of family and children and friends and country. All these priceless possessions are free. But the things that cost us money are actually very cheap and can be replaced at any time. A good man can be completely wiped out and make another fortune. He can do that several times. Even if our home burns down, we can rebuild it. But the things we got for nothing, we can never replace.

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.

Don't concern yourself too much with how you are going to achieve your goal - leave that completely to a power greater than yourself. All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord, and at the right time.

Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.

Open your ears before you open your mouth, it may surprise your eyes!

Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers, and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different things. It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement. We become what we think about

Your rewards in life are in direct proportion to your service

Successful people are dreamers who have found a dream too exciting, too important, to remain in the realm of fantasy. Day by day, hour by hour, they toil in the service of their dream until they can see it with their eyes and touch it with their hands.

One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do.

People don't have great attitudes because of great success, they have great success largely because of great attitudes.

What happens inside always appears outside.