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 NightingaleRead
We become what we think about most of the time, and that's the strangest secret.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Our thoughts shape who we are, revealing the profound impact of our mindset.
Earl Nightingale's quote emphasizes the powerful role our thoughts play in determining our identity and reality. By focusing on certain ideas or aspirations consistently, we influence our behaviors, decisions, and ultimately, our lives, suggesting that cultivating positive and constructive thoughts can lead to personal transformation.
Themes
ThoughtsIdentityMindsetTransformationBelief
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about personal development.
More from Earl Nightingale
All quotes βIf the grass is greener on the other side it`s probably getting better care. Success is a matter of sticking to a set of common sense principles anyone can master.
Earl NightingaleRead
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.
Earl NightingaleRead
Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all.
Earl NightingaleRead
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else.
Earl NightingaleRead
Do what experts since the dawn of recorded history have told you you must do: pay the price by becoming the person you want to become. It's not nearly as difficult as living unsuccessfully.
Earl NightingaleRead
Similar quotes
I know the next best thing is often the very best.
Truman CapoteRead
If tomorrow, women woke up and decided they really liked their bodies, just think how many industries would go out of business.
Gail DinesRead
It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.
John RuskinRead
I am of the opinion, and even more so the older I get, that it is more difficult to have hope than it is to despair. And I mean this in the sense that in order to have hope you must acknowledge the despair and then you have to get beyond it. Taken from a radio interview given on BBC Radio 4's Open Book
Colum MccannRead
He that wants money, means, and content is without three good friends.
William ShakespeareRead
When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself.
Deepak ChopraRead