Top 74 Personal Development Quotes (SUCCESS)

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Top 10 Most Famous Personal Development Quotes (BEST)

“Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.”
John C. Maxwell

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. — Viktor Frankl — Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our **growth** and our **freedom**. — **Viktor Frankl**

Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own. — Bruce Lee — Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own. — **Bruce Lee**

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment. - Stephen Covey — Be **patient** with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater **investment**. – **Stephen Covey**

The swiftest way to triple your success is to double your investment in personal development. - Robin Sharma — The swiftest way to triple your **success** is to double your **investment** in personal development. – **Robin Sharma**

“In order to be knowledgeable in these changing times, we must pursue a constant program of self-improvement, a never-ending journey into new fields of knowledge and learning.”
Og Mandino

Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself. ― Denis Waitley — Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, **time** and energy needed to develop yourself. ― **Denis Waitley**

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. - Abraham Maslow — One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. **Growth** must be chosen again and again; **fear** must be overcome again and again. – **Abraham Maslow**

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. - Albert Einstein — Strive not to be a **success**, but rather to be of value. – **Albert Einstein**

The mind is just like a muscle - the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets and the more it can expand. ― Idowu Koyenikan — The mind is just like a **muscle** – the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets and the more it can expand. ― Idowu Koyenikan

13 Inspirational Quotes on Personal Development (GROWTH)

“The important thing is that we must be constantly moving forward – yes, the progressive realization of a predetermined goal. And our growth should never end.”
Og Mandino

Don't go through life, grow through life. - Eric Butterworth — Don’t go through life, grow through life. – Eric Butterworth

The only journey is the journey within. — Rainer Maria Rilke

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. — Ralph Waldo Emerson — What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. — **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. ― Ernest Hemingway — There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. ― **Ernest Hemingway**

“Sometimes in life we take a leap of faith. Remember, the leap is not about getting from one side to the other. It’s simply about taking the leap… and trusting the air, the universal breath, will support your wings so that you may sour.”
Kristi Bowman

You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. - Shonda Rhimes — You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. – Shonda Rhimes

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. ― Henry David Thoreau — You cannot **dream** yourself into a **character**; you must hammer and forge yourself one. ― **Henry David Thoreau**

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. - Henry Ward Beecher — We should not judge people by their peak of **excellence**; but by the distance they have **traveled** from the point where they started. – **Henry Ward Beecher**

“Be patient with yourself. You are growing stronger every day. The weight of the world will become lighter… and you will begin to shine brighter. Don’t give up.”
Robert Tew

Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less. ―Norman Mailer

If you are moving forward in your life, If you are progressing personally, professionally emotionally, spiritually – you will be happy. - Tony Robbins — If you are moving forward in your life, If you are progressing personally, professionally emotionally, spiritually – you will be **happy**. – **Tony Robbins**

Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead. ― Morihei Ueshiba

13 Quotes About Personal Development and Change

Change equals self-improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before. ― Pat Summitt — **Change** equals **self-improvement**. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before. ― **Pat Summitt**

Let him who would move the world first move himself. ― Socrates — Let him who would move the world first move himself. ― **Socrates**

We must become the change we want to see. — Mahatma Gandhi — We must become the **change** we want to see. — **Mahatma Gandhi**

We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are. - Oprah Winfrey — We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are. – **Oprah Winfrey**

Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you have power over instead of craving control over what you don't. - Steve Maraboli — Incredible **change** happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t. – **Steve Maraboli**

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. – Confucius — They must often **change** who would be constant in **happiness** or **wisdom**. – **Confucius**

It is never too late to be who you might have been. - George Eliot — It is never too late to be who you might have been. – George Eliot

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. — Will Durant — We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a **habit**. — Will Durant

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. - Maya Angelou — If you don’t like something, **change** it. If you can’t change it, change your **attitude**. – **Maya Angelou**

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. - Les Brown — Accept **responsibility** for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. – **Les Brown**

Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude toward us. - John N. Mitchell — Our **attitude** toward life determines life’s attitude toward us. – John N. Mitchell

If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of. ― Kazuo Ishiguro

Do not get obsolete like an old technology, keep innovating yourself. ― Sukant Ratnakar

12 Quotes on Personal Development and Success

“Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.”
Earl Nightingale

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. - Confucius — The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. – **Confucius**

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. - Thomas Jefferson — I’m a great believer in **luck**, and I find the **harder I work** the more I have of it. – **Thomas Jefferson**

Personal development is a major time-saver. The better you become, the less time it takes you to achieve your goals. ― Brian Tracy — Personal development is a major time-saver. The better you become, the less **time** it takes you to achieve your goals. ― **Brian Tracy**

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it. Rather, it’s that we aim too low and we reach it. - Michelangelo — The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it. Rather, it’s that we aim too low and we reach it. – **Michelangelo**

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you. ― Robin Sharma — Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you. ― **Robin Sharma**

For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head. ― Benjamin Franklin — For the best return on your **money**, pour your purse into your head. ― **Benjamin Franklin**

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison — Many of life’s **failures** are people who did not realize how close they were to **success** when they gave up. – **Thomas Edison**

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. - W. Clement Stone — Definiteness of **purpose** is the starting point of all achievement. – **W. Clement Stone**

Income seldom exceeds personal development. ― Jim Rohn — Income seldom exceeds personal development. ― **Jim Rohn**

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. - Babe Ruth — Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. – **Babe Ruth**

There's only one growth strategy: work hard. - William Hague — There’s only one **growth** strategy: **work hard**. – William Hague

12 Quotes that will Inspire You to Take Action on Your Personal Development

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain