Earl Nightingale's Quotes

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

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

Everything begins with an idea.

The big thing is that you know what you want.

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

What's going on in the inside shows on the outside.

We tend to live up to our expectations.

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

Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us.

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

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

Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.

Excellence always sells.

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.

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.

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.

The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!

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.

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

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

Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.

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

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're going.

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.

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.