Quotes on Yourself

“You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.” ~ Robert Greene

“One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.” ~ Nelson Mandela

“I am not competing with anyone other than myself. I want to be excellent at whatever I do.” ~ Maya Angelou

Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your power to change others. Wayne Dyer

“You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

Wearing a mask wears you out. Faking it is fatiguing. The most exhausting activity is pretending to be what you know you aren’t. Rick Warren 

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique. Walt Disney

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. Jim Rohn

“What you are you do not see, what you see is your shadow.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore

Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do. Benjamin Spock

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. Wayne Dyer

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. Anna Quindlen

Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Jim Rohn

“You’re the only one who can decide what’s best for you.” ~ Stuart Wilde

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Jim Rohn 

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. Aldous Huxley

“It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.” ~ Nelson Mandela

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. Deepak Chopra

“There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only one you.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Golda Meir

Believe in yourself and believe in love. Love something. Andrew Wyeth

“The power is in you. The answer is in you. And you are the answer to all your searches: you are the goal. You are the answer. It’s never outside.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be. Ken Venturi

“You can change all things for the better when you change yourself for the better.” ~ Jim Rohn