Quotes about Self-improvement

It takes a good habit to replace a bad habit.

You have to expect things of yourself before you do them.

I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and to be close to God. I'm not perfect. I know that I still have things to work out, and I'm working on them. There are certain things I have done that I am not proud of, especially when they caused pain to others. I ask God for forgiveness.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And ones that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

If we compete with ourselves and not with others, then it does not matter who is behind us or ahead of us; our goal is to become and achieve all we are capable of being and doing, and this becomes the measure of our satisfaction.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society — but to change yourself.

Think positively about yourself.... ask God who made you to keep on remaking you.

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism