Roy T. Bennett Quotes - Page 2

Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.

The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.

Discipline your mind to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.Discipline your mind to think positively to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.

Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.

When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.

We all have negative thoughts now and then, but we can choose not to dwell there and not to let them control us.

Real change is difficult at the beginning. Without the familiar to rely upon, you may not in as much command as you had once been. When things are not going your way, you will start doubting yourself. Stay positive, keep the faith, and keep moving forward – your breakthrough may be just around the corner.

You make the world a better place by making daily improvements to become the best version of yourself.

Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.

Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.

If you compromise your core values, you go nowhere.

Never let hard lessons harden your heart; the hard lessons of life are meant to make you better, not bitter.

Enthusiasm can help you find the new doors, but it takes passion to open them. If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.

Dream big. Wake up. Take the first step into the unknown.

If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go—whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life.

Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.

There is nothing so convincing as a thing well done.

Do not let arrogance go to your head and despair to your heart.

The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.

You learn something valuable from all of the significant events and people, but you never touch your true potential until you challenge yourself to go beyond imposed limitations.

Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.

No matter how much experience you have, there’s always something new you can learn and room for improvement.

Your beliefs affect your choices. Your choices shape your actions. Your actions determine your results. The future you create depends upon the choices you make and the actions you take today.

Great goals make great people. People cannot hit what they do not aim for.

The biggest wall you have to climb is the one you build in your mind: Never let your mind talk you out of your dreams, trick you into giving up. Never let your mind become the greatest obstacle to success. To get your mind on the right track, the rest will follow.

Perfectionism is the enemy of happiness. Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier. We make mistakes because we are imperfect. Learn from your mistakes, forgive yourself, and keep moving forward.

I admire those who do good and expect nothing in return.

To overcome fear is the quickest way to gain your self-confidence.

Don't JustDon't just learn, experience.Don't just read, absorb.Don't just change, transform.Don't just relate, advocate.Don't just promise, prove.Don't just criticize, encourage.Don't just think, ponder.Don't just take, give.Don't just see, feel.Don’t just dream, do. Don't just hear, listen.Don't just talk, act.Don't just tell, show.Don't just exist, live.

Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions.

Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.

Make peace with yourself before you move forward. Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.

Do not be complacent about your achievements and not to strive for continual improvement when you get to the top. As soon as you let success go to your head, you sink into following familiar patterns and play it safe. In other words, you risk losing your edge.

Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities.

Life teaches us the right path is rarely the easy one.

Patience Is Not the Ability to Wait: Patience is not the ability to wait. Patience is to be calm no matter what happens, constantly take action to turn it to positive growth opportunities, and have faith to believe that it will all work out in the end while you are waiting.

No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams.

Great things happen to those who don't stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.

Stop giving other people the power to control your happiness, your mind, and your life. If you don't take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try.

Make the most of the best and the best of the worst, and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve or are capable of achieving.

When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge — every adversity — contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.

We have to do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.

Too many people are too busy making a living to make a life.

Patience, more than the ability to bear pains or endure waiting, is to be calm no matter what happens – constantly take action to turn it to positive growth opportunities – and have faith to believe that it will all work out in the end while you are waiting.

Strive to make small changes and learn something new daily, because there is always these experiences you have had to tap into for the future.

The more you talk about them, the more important they will feel. The more you listen to them, the more important you will make them feel.

People are successful because they think and act like successful people.

Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses, and start making changes.

Let go of something old that no longer serves you to make room for something new.

If you don't know who you truly are, you'll never know what you really want.

Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.

Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.

Life is short. Focus on what really matters most. You have to change your priorities over time.

You have come a long way and have won many battles. Whenever you’re faced with a difficult or challenging situation, you’ll overcome it. Yes, you can.

When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up.

The beginning is always NOW.

Nothing takes you away from dwelling in the past or worrying about the future like living in the present.

The essence of life does not consist in the lushness of your possessions, but in the richness of your heart.

You are unique. You have different talents and abilities. You don’t have to always follow in the footsteps of others. And most important, you should always remind yourself that you don't have to do what everyone else is doing and have a responsibility to develop the talents you have been given.