101 Quotes on self-improvement to inspire you

In seeking quotes on self-improvement, perhaps you’re looking for a better life.

Well, life doesn’t have to be as it is now. It can be something much closer to what you’d like it to be. And with a little effort on your part, you can make it happen.

Remember you’re not defined by your past. That serves only as a series of lessons. The future is yours to create and it all starts with self-improvement.

Self-improvement is just a process whereby you decide what it is you want; you decide what skills you’ll need to develop in order to get what you want; you work out how you can get those skills, and then you set some goals and start improving the quality of your life and that of your loved ones.

It can be done. People do it all the time. And so can you.

Learn more and you’ll earn more.

You’ll need a little inspiration to motivate you and keep you going. Motivational quotes are useful because they help you acquire ideas on getting started and they’re beneficial in helping you realize your dreams and goals.

So here are 101 quotes on self-improvement to inspire you and propel you along the road to make your dreams a reality.

Enjoy them all and please share them with your friends.

Quotes on self-improvement (1-20):

1. Let us cultivate our garden. ~Voltaire
2. If you can dream it, you can do it. ~Walt Disney
3. Good things happen to those who hustle. ~Chuck Noll
4. You will never win if you never begin. ~Helen Rowland
5. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. ~Milton Berle
6. If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time. ~Zig Ziglar
7. All things are difficult before they are easy. ~Thomas Fuller
8. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ~Mark Twain
9. Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. ~Jim Rohn
10. He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior. ~Confucius
11. You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. ~Babe Ruth
12. Believe you can and you’re halfway there. ~Theodore Roosevelt
13. Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. ~Bo Jackson
14. Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. ~Carol Burnett
15. It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~George Eliot
16. You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. ~Joyce Meyer
17. My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you. ~Mavis Staples
18. The dreaming has to be backed up by the doing. ~Carrie Wilkerson
19. Problems are not Stop Signs, they are guidelines. ~Robert H. Schuller
20. The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. ~Harry Golden

Quotes on self-improvement (21-40):

21. Nothing will work unless you do. ~Maya Angelou
22. The only journey is the one within. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
23. Either you run the day or the day runs you. ~Jim Rohn
24. You don’t have to get it right the first time. ~Barbara Sher
25. Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. ~Les Brown
26. Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds. ~Gordon B. Hinckley
27. Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. ~W. Clement Stone
28. The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. ~Jim Rohn
29. If you’re not doing what you love, you’re wasting your time. ~Zig Ziglar
30. There is no such thing as failure. There are only results. ~Tony Robbins
31. If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. ~Jim Rohn
32. Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality. ~Les Brown
33. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. ~Arthur Ashe
34. The time is now. Stop hitting the snooze button on your life. ~Mel Robbins
35. We will always tend to fulfil our own expectations of ourselves. ~Brian Tracy
36. In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can. ~Nikos Kazantzakis
37. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you don’t stop. ~Confucius
38. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ~Charles R. Swindoll
39. A barrier is a limitation only when you perceive it as one. ~Stephen Richards
40. When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go. ~Carol Burnett

Quotes on self-improvement (41-55):

41. The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist. ~Zig Ziglar
42. Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority. ~Tom Hopkins
43. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. ~Les Brown
44. You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. ~Zig Ziglar
45. The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
46. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practised every day. ~Jim Rohn
47. Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. ~Tony Robbins
48. I never see failure as failure, but only as the game I must play and win. ~Tom Hopkins
49. Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. ~Walter Elliot
50. The difference between being mediocre and achieving excellence is you. ~Stephen Richards
51. Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo
52. The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare. ~Bobby Knight
53. If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be where you’ve always been. ~TD Jakes
54. How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable? ~Seth Godin
55. You are essentially who you create yourself to be, and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making. ~Stephen Richards

Quotes on self-improvement (56-70):

56. Opportunity does not knock it presents itself when you beat down the door. ~Kyle Chandler
57. Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to the person you were yesterday. ~Anonymous
58. When you play it too safe, you’re taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we’re given. ~Barbara Sher
59. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. ~Samuel Beckett
60. Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. ~H. L. Hunt
61. You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plough right ahead. ~George Lucas
62. Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. ~Tony Robbins
63. I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often. ~Brian Tracy
64. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
65. Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay. ~Simone de Beauvoir
66. A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. ~Joyce Brothers
67. If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes. ~John Wooden
68. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. ~William James
69. I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ~Jimmy Dean
70. Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. ~Vince Lombardi

Quotes on self-improvement (71-85):

71. Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
72. There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. ~Aldous Huxley
73. I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’ ~Muhammad Ali
74. Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ~Martin Luther
75. Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. ~Nido Qubein
76. Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret to success. ~Swami Sivananda
77. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~Thomas A. Edison
78. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them. ~Ann Landers
79. Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. ~Booker T. Washington
80. Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. ~Jim Rohn
81. Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo
82. The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become. ~Jim Rohn
83. Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission. ~Zig Ziglar
84. It doesn’t matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going. ~Brian Tracy
85. If there is one lesson I’ve learned from failure and success, it’s this. I am not the outcome. I am never the result. I am only the effort. ~Kamal Ravikant

Quotes on self-improvement (86-95):

86. You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. ~Jim Rohn
87. Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. ~Ella Fitzgerald
88. If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. ~John D. Rockefeller
89. Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time. ~Jim Rohn
90. It is not as much about who you used to be, as it is about who you choose to be. ~Sanhita Baruah
91. If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~Jim Rohn
92. If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards. ~Bear Bryant
93. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style. ~Maya Angelou
94. No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, and become a better version of yourself. ~Madonna
95. We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. ~Jim Rohn

Quotes on self-improvement (96-101):

96. If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results. ~Tony Robbins
97. Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning are where the miracle process all begins. ~Jim Rohn
98. Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new. ~Brian Tracy
99. You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour. ~Jim Rohn
100. Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new. ~Brian Tracy
101. You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset. ~Tom Hopkins

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