The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
We need to practice acting in spite of fear, in spite of doubt, in spite of worry, in spite of uncertainty, in spite of inconvenience, in spite of discomfort, and even to practice acting when we’re not in the mood to act.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
I’ll tell you that for me, one when someone used to say something that was true, one way I knew it was true was that I immediately felt defensive. I blocked it off, and I went to war with them in my mind and suffered all that goes with it. And they were only saying what was true.
—Byron Katie (b.1942) American Speaker, Author
If a person weren’t failing in some way, shape or form, would he or she need to blame, justify, or complain? The obvious answer is no.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
If thou desirest ease, in the first place take care of the ease of thy mind; for that will make all other sufferings easy. But nothing can support a man whose mind is wounded.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
Poor people will do almost anything to avoid problems. They see a challenge and they run … the secret to success, my friends, is not to try to avoid or get rid of or shrink from your problems; the secret is to grow yourself so that you are bigger than your problems.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
It all comes down to this: if your subconscious “financial blueprint” is not “set’ for success, nothing you learn, nothing you know, and nothing you do will make much of a difference.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
Whenever you look at a piece of work and you think the fellow was crazy, then you want to pay some attention to that. One of you is likely to be, and you had better find out which one it is. It makes an awful lot of difference.
—Charles F. Kettering (1876–1958) American Inventor, Entrepreneur, Businessperson
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
An exquisite watch went irregularly, though no defect could be discovered in it. At last it was found that the balance wheel had been near a magnet; and here was all the mischief. If the soundest mind be magnetized by any predilection, it must act irregularly.
—Richard Cecil
Your inner world reflects your outer world.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744) English Poet
What is a demanding pleasure that demands the use of ones mind! Not in the sense of problem solving, but in the sense of exercising discrimination, judgment, awareness.
—Ayn Rand (1905–82) Russian-born American Novelist, Philosopher
To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antidote for the rational mind, the mind that so frequently has its head up its own ass.
—Anne Lamott (b.1954) American Writer, Activist
If you have a big problem in your life, all that means is that you are being a small person!
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
If you call one thing good, you must call its opposite bad. If you think it wonderful to make a big profit in your business, you will also think it terrible if you incur a large loss. The idea is to live above the opposites.
—Vernon Howard (1918–92) American Author, Philosopher
The firefly only shines when on the wing; so it is with the mind; when we rest we darken.
—Gamaliel Bailey (1807–59) American Journalist
As selfishness and complaint pervert and cloud the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
—Helen Keller (1880–1968) American Author
In our course we teach that “no thought lives in your head rent-free”. Each thought you have will either be an investment or a cost. It will either move you toward happiness and success or away from it. It will either empower you or disempower you. That’s why it is imperative you choose your thoughts and beliefs wisely.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
Don’t be deceived into thinking that by changing the external, the internal will be changed. It works the other way around. The path that needs changing is the one in your mind.
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author
Just as the absence of clouds does not mean the end of the sky, neither is an empty mind the end of knowing.
—Guy Finley
As long as you don’t forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind.
—Isabelle Holland (1920–2002) American Novelist
When you work in the inner mind, you invoke and receive the help of the impersonal, unlimited resources of the universe.
—Roger McDonald (b.1941) Australian Novelist, Poet, Screenwriter
The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds.
—Plutarch (c.46–c.120 CE) Greek Biographer, Philosopher
Training and managing your own mind is the most important skill you could ever own, in terms of both happiness and success.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
—Christopher Morley (1890–1957) American Novelist, Essayist
Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.
—James Dewar (1842–1923) Scottish Chemist, Inventor
The bottom line is that if you become a master at handling problems and overcoming obstacles, what can stop you from success? The answer is nothing! And if nothing can stop you, you become unstoppable!
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) American Head of State, Lawyer
If you have the wherewithal to have a lot of money, have it.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
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