Brian Tracy

Successful people are those who are willing to delay gratification and make sacrifices in the short term so that they can enjoy far greater rewards in the long term.

See yourself as a work in progress.

Surround your mind with healthy thoughts, thoughts of faith, and not fear, and you will produce faith results instead of fear results.

You are the architect of your own destiny; you are the master of your own fate; you are behind the steering wheel of your life. There are no limitations to what you can do, have, or be. Accept the limitations you place on yourself by your own thinking.

No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.

If you can dream it, you can do it. Your limits are all within yourself.

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

Luck does not come around often. So when it does, be sure to take full advantage of it, even if it means working very hard. When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve. That is the true meaning of thinking big.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

Never stop fighting for what you believe in and for the people who care about you.

That if you try once, you should try again. Keep that focus exactly where it should be-on winning.

If you eat a frog first thing in the morning, the rest of your day will be wonderful.

Life is change; growth is optional. Choose wisely.

We are guided by outcomes, not ideology. We have a policy of principled realism, rooted in shared goals, interests, and values. That realism forces us to confront a question facing every leader and nation in this room. It is a question we cannot escape or avoid. We will slide down the path of complacency, numb to the challenges, threats, and even wars that we face. Or do we have enough strength and pride to confront those dangers today, so that our citizens can enjoy peace and prosperity tomorrow?

Where you start is not as important as where you finish.

Go as far as you can see and you will see further.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive.

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

I did not breeze in there thinking: ‘I’m going to nail this.’ My heart rate was not low when I was doing the Golden Globes. I wanted to do well. It’s very bizarre to be in a room where everybody in your audience is famous. But also: it’s an awards show!