Top 40 John Spence Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “What you do today determines who you will be tomorrow.”

— John Spence

2. “If you expect the world to be fair with you because you are fair, you’re fooling yourself. That’s like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn’t eat him.”

— John Spence

3. “Learn to love yourself first, instead of loving the idea of other people loving you.”

— John Spence

4. “If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you lie, it becomes a part of your future.”

— John Spence

5. “Making one person smile can change the world – maybe not the whole world, but their world.”

— John Spence

6. “In life, if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything.”

— John Spence

7. “When you choose to see the good in others, you end up finding the good in yourself.”

— John Spence

8. “You cannot change what you refuse to confront.”

— John Spence

9. “Don’t think of cost. Think of value.”

— John Spence

10. “My definition of success: When your core values and self-concept are in harmony with your daily actions and behaviors.”

— John Spence

11. “Love and appreciate your parents. We are often so busy growing up; we forget they are also growing old.”

— John Spence

12. “When values are clear, decisions are easy.”

— John Spence

13. “Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.”

— John Spence

14. “Learn to appreciate the things you have before time forces you appreciate the things you once had.”

— John Spence

15. “Be happy. Be yourself. If others don’t like it, then let them be. Happiness is a choice. Life isn’t about pleasing everybody.”

— John Spence

16. “Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.”

— John Spence

17. “No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.”

— John Spence

18. “Making a hundred friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a single friend who will stand by your side even when hundreds are against you.”

— John Spence

19. “Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion; today is special.”

— John Spence

20. “Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you, but rather what’s happening inside you. Most people depend on others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always comes from within.”

— John Spence

21. “Never do something permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset.”

— John Spence

22. “Many people are so poor because the only thing they have is money.”

— John Spence

23. “You become what you focus on and like the people you spend time with.”

— John Spence

24. “When you have to start compromising yourself and your morals for the people around you, it’s probably time to change the people around you.”

— John Spence

25. “You will never become who you want to be if you keep blaming everyone else for who you are now.”

— John Spence

26. “If a person wants to be a part of your life, they will make an obvious effort to do so. Think twice before reserving a space in your heart for people who do not make an effort to stay.”

— John Spence

27. “Build your house on the rock of learning; no one can take your education away from you.”

— John Spence

28. “Remember: everyone you meet is fighting a mighty battle. Be kind. Be understanding.”

— John Spence

29. “Successful people willingly do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.”

— John Spence

30. “While you’re busy looking for the perfect person, you’ll probably miss the imperfect person who could make you perfectly happy.”

— John Spence

31. “People are more what they hide than what they show.”

— John Spence

32. “Sometimes people don’t notice the things others do for them until they stop doing them.”

— John Spence

33. “Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone.”

— John Spence

34. “Don’t look for someone who will solve all your problems; look for someone who will face them with you.”

— John Spence

35. “You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them. Read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”

— John Spence

36. “When someone tells you, “You’ve changed,” it might simply be because you’ve stopped living your life their way.”

— John Spence

37. “Anyone can come into your life and say how much they love you. It takes someone really special to stay in your life and show how much they love you.”

— John Spence

38. “Someone else doesn’t have to be wrong for you to be right.”

— John Spence

39. “What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while. Read The Power of Habit.”

— John Spence

40. “People do what seems easy and convenient, not what is best for them.”

— John Spence

41. “Your Day Is Your Life.”

— John Spence

42. “You are the average of your five closest associates.”

— John Spence

43. “We often talk to ourselves in ways that we would never let a stranger or even a friend talk to us.”

— John Spence

44. “Falling in love is not a choice. To stay in love is.”

— John Spence

45. “Saying someone is ugly doesn’t make you any prettier.”

— John Spence

46. “All that you achieve and all that you fail to achieve are the direct results of your thoughts.”

— John Spence

47. “We are the producers of our own thinking. Thought is not something that happens to us, but something that we do to ourselves.”

— John Spence

48. “Habits, good or bad, can always be traced back to your own thinking.”

— John Spence