Earl Nightingale Quotes

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

— Earl Nightingale

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2. “We become what we think about.”

— Earl Nightingale

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

— Earl Nightingale

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4. “Everything begins with an idea.”

— Earl Nightingale

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5. “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.”

— Earl Nightingale

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

— Earl Nightingale

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7. “We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.”

— Earl Nightingale

8. “Dream what you dare to dream. Go where you want to go. Be what you want to be.”

— Earl Nightingale

9. “Most people tiptoe their way through life, hoping they make it safely to death.”

— Earl Nightingale

10. “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.”

— Earl Nightingale

11. “Don’t wait for change. You change.”

— Earl Nightingale

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12. “People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.”

— Earl Nightingale

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

— Earl Nightingale

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14. “The strangest secret in the world is that you become what you think about.”

— Earl Nightingale

15. “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.”

— Earl Nightingale

16. “Success is not the result of making money; earning money is the result of success – and success is in direct proportion to our service.”

— Earl Nightingale

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17. “Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now.”

— Earl Nightingale

18. “Instead of competing, all we have to do is create.”

— Earl Nightingale

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19. “We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it.”

— Earl Nightingale

20. “Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.”

— Earl Nightingale

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

— Earl Nightingale

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22. “Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.”

— Earl Nightingale

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23. “A great attitude is not the result of success; success is the result of a great attitude.”

— Earl Nightingale

24. “Excellence always sells.”

— Earl Nightingale

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25. “Perseverance is another word for faith!”

— Earl Nightingale

26. “Your rewards in life are in direct proportion to your service.”

— Earl Nightingale

27. “Our rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to the amount of consideration we show toward others.”

— Earl Nightingale

28. “Visualization is the human being’s vehicle to the future – good, bad, or indifferent. It’s strictly in our control.”

— Earl Nightingale

29. “Watch what everyone else does – do the opposite. The majority is always wrong.”

— Earl Nightingale

30. “All you have to do is hold your goal before you and everything else will take care of itself.”

— Earl Nightingale

31. “Whatever the majority of people is doing, under any given circumstances, if you do the exact opposite, you will probably never make another mistake as long as you live.”

— Earl Nightingale

32. “Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared?”

— Earl Nightingale

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33. “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.”

— Earl Nightingale

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34. “If a person will spend one hour a day on the same subject for five years, that person will be an expert on that subject.”

— Earl Nightingale

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

— Earl Nightingale

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36. “If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.”

— Earl Nightingale

37. “Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future.”

— Earl Nightingale

38. “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.”

— Earl Nightingale

39. “Never compete, create.”

— Earl Nightingale

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40. “By being persistent, you’re demonstrating faith. Persistence is simply another word for faith. If you didn’t have faith, you’d never persist.”

— Earl Nightingale

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

— Earl Nightingale

42. “Your world and everything in it is a reflection of your own mental attitude toward yourself.”

— Earl Nightingale

43. “Every one of us is the sum total of his own thoughts.”

— Earl Nightingale

44. “Ask yourself every morning, ‘how can I increase my service today?’”

— Earl Nightingale

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

— Earl Nightingale

46. “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.”

— Earl Nightingale

47. “We are all creatures of habit. We can do most things without even thinking about them; our bodies take charge and do them for us.”

— Earl Nightingale

48. “One thing a goal must do is fill us with positive emotion when we think about it. The more intensely we feel about a goal the more progressively we’ll move toward it.”

— Earl Nightingale

49. “Everything that’s really worthwhile in life comes to us free – our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our intelligence, our love of family and friends and country. All of these priceless possessions are free.”

— Earl Nightingale

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50. “Your rewards, all the years of your life, will be in precise proportion to your service. You are here to serve others, just as they serve you.”

— Earl Nightingale