52 Earl Nightingale Quotes on Success (LIFE)

Top 10 Most Famous Earl Nightingale Quotes (BEST)

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. — 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.

When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.

Whenever we're afraid, it's because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid. — Whenever we’re afraid, it’s because we don’t know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.

We will not receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.

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

Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people.

Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude towards us. — Our **attitude** towards life determines life’s attitude towards us.

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

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination. — All you need is the plan, the road map, and the **courage** to press on to your destination.

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

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“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.”
Earl Nightingale

Success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success - and success is in direct proportion to our service. — **Success** is not the result of making **money**; making money is the result of success – and success is in direct proportion to our service.

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

Work never killed anyone. It's worry that does the damage. And the worry would disappear if we'd just settle down and do the work. — Work never killed anyone. It’s worry that does the damage. And the worry would disappear if we’d just settle down and do the work.

Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; wherever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal. — **Success** is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

The key that unlocks energy is ‘Desire’. It’s also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.

“One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you’ll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do.”
Earl Nightingale

There is a time when one must decide either to risk everything to fulfill one's dreams or sit for the rest of one's life in the backyard. — There is a **time** when one must decide either to risk everything to fulfill one’s **dreams** or sit for the rest of one’s life in the backyard.

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. — 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**.

We must be the epitome, the embodiment of success. We must radiate success before it will come to us. — We must be the epitome, the embodiment of **success**. We must radiate success before it will come to us.

Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.

You’ll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea.

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

Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you’ll be doing when you’ve reached your goal.

People with goals succeed because they know where they are going.

You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.

No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others.

There is no success without suffering. I think that the word ‘suffering’ was meant to mean tremendous effort and direction. — There is no **success** without suffering. I think that the word ‘suffering’ was meant to mean tremendous effort and direction.

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“A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.”
Earl Nightingale

A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go anywhere till you change it. — A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go anywhere till you **change** it.

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

Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet. — Always keep that **happy attitude**. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.

We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret. — We become what we think about most of the **time**, and that’s the strangest secret.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice... it is conformity. — The opposite of **courage** in our society is not cowardice… it is conformity.

People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be - whether they will admit that or not. — People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be – whether they will admit that or not.

You are now, and you do become, what you think about.

Perseverance is another word for faith. — **Perseverance** is another word for **faith**.

A person who does not read is no better than one cannot read.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

What happens inside always appears outside.

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

The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually directs his powers.

All you have to do is know where you’re going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.

You are, at this moment, standing right in the middle of your own acres of diamonds. — You are, at this moment, standing right in the middle of your own acres of **diamonds**.

It is in the expectations of happiness that much of happiness is found. And it takes courage to expect happiness. — It is in the expectations of **happiness** that much of happiness is found. And it takes courage to expect happiness.

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.

To give oneself is the only way of becoming oneself.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to live on this beautiful and astonishing planet Earth. In the morning, I wake up with a sense of gratitude. — I’m grateful for the opportunity to live on this beautiful and astonishing planet Earth. In the morning, I wake up with a sense of **gratitude**.

Earl Nightingale Short Biography

Born on 12 March 1921 in Los Angeles, California, United States, Earl Nightingale was a radio personality, public speaker, and author.

Nightingale grew up poor with only his mother supporting him and his two brothers. In 1938, he became an instructor at Camp Lejeune and joined the Marine Corps.

While he was with the Marine Corps he volunteered to work as a radio announcer with the local radio station. After the war, he and his wife moved to Chicago to pursue his radio career. He then began hosting a very successful daily commentary radio program.

His success with radio later transformed into a motivational speaker career when he became inspired by Napoleon Hill’s book entitled Think and Grow Rich.

This motivated Nightingale to author his book, The Strangest Secret, which he turned into a Spoken Word Recording in 1956 after receiving popularity from the book. The recording sold over 1 million copies.

Nightingale and business partner Lloyd Conant are credited for pioneering the Personal Development Industry. They established ‘Changing Worlds,’ a short daily radio program that was aired in 23 countries.

Nightingale is the recipient of the first Golden Record in 1976 for his work on The Strangest Secret. He was later inducted into the National Speakers and Associations Hall of Fame.

Further Reading:

11 Principles About Success from The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale – Addicted 2 Success
Business: Our Rewards Equal Our Contribution – Living Sensical
Interview: Earl Nightingale’s Principles for Mental Resilience with Diana Nightingale – Conquerworry.org

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The Strangest Secret (book) — **The Strangest Secret**

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