David J. Schwartz Quotes

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Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.

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Inspirational, Karma, Believe

"The Magic of Thinking Big".

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Don't let tradition paralyze your mind. Be receptive to new ideas. Be experimental. Try new approaches. Be progressive in everything you do.

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Ideas, Mind, Trying

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.85, Penguin

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Remind yourself regularly that you are better than you think you are. Successful people are not superhuman. Success does not require a super-intellect. Nor is there anything mystical about success. And success isn't based on luck. Successful people are just ordinary folks who have developed belief in themselves and what they do. Never...yes, never...sell yourself short.

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Motivational, Successful, Thinking

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Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success. Remember this, too! Big ideas and big plans are often easier -certainly no more difficult - than small ideas and small plans.

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Believe, Winning, Thinking

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.20, Penguin

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Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through action, not through endless planning to take action.

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Dream, Life Is Too Short, Life Is Short

David J. Schwartz (1987). “The Magic of Getting What You Want”, Berkley Publishing Group

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Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches, or pounds, or college degrees, or family back-ground; they are measured by the size of their thinking.

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College, Thinking, People

David J Schwartz (2016). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.84, Random House

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How much we can do, depends on how much we THINK we can do.

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Thinking, Belief, Can Do

David J Schwartz (2016). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.128, Random House

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Action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fuel fear.

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Motivational, Hands, Fuel

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Get the action habit - you do not need to wait until conditions are perfect.

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Perfect, Waiting, Needs

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People do more for you when you make them feel important.

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People, Important, Feels

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.127, Penguin

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When you believe something is impossible, your mind goes to work for you to prove why. But when you believe, really believe, something can be done, your mind goes to work for you and helps you find the ways to do it.

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Believe, Mind, Done

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.92, Penguin

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How much we can do depends on how much we think we can do. When you really believe you can do more, your mind thinks creatively and shows you the way.

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Believe, Positive Thinking, Mind

David J Schwartz (2016). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.128, Random House

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Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements.

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Believe, Thinking, Goal

David J Schwartz (2016). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.16, Random House

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Big thinkers are specialists in creating positive, forward-looking, optimistic pictures in their own minds and in the minds of others.

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Leadership, Optimistic, Creating

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.73, Penguin

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How you think determines how you act. How you act in turn determines how others react to you.

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Thinking, Turns, Determine

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.112, Penguin

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A good idea if not acted upon produces terrible psychological pain. But a good idea acted upon brings enormous mental satisfaction. Got a good idea? Then do something about it. Use action to cure fear and gain confidence. Here's something to remember: Actions feed and strengthen confidence; inaction in all forms feeds fear. To fight fear, act. To increase fear--wait, put off, postpone.

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Pain, Fighting, Ideas

David J Schwartz (2012). “The Magic Of Thinking Big”, p.157, Simon and Schuster

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Think doubt and fail. Think victory and succeed.

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Thinking, Doubt, Victory

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.16, Penguin

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Knowledge is power only when put to use - and then only when the use made of it is constructive.

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Knowledge, Use, Made

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.30, Penguin

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Those who believe they can move mountains, do. Those who believe they can't, cannot. Belief triggers the power to do.

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Believe, Moving, Mountain

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.15, Penguin

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To think confidently, act confidently... Act the way you want to feel.

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Thinking, Way, Want

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.50, Penguin

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Hope is a start. But hope needs action to win victories

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Winning, Victory, Needs

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.41, Penguin

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Think first class about everyone around you, and you'll receive first-class results in return.

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Thinking, Class, Firsts

David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.136, Penguin

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Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.

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Believe, I Believe, Believe In Me

David J Schwartz (2016). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.11, Random House

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It really is easy to forget the unpleasant if we simply refuse to recall it. Withdraw only positive thoughts from your memory bank. Let the others fade away. And your confidence, that feeling of being on top of the world, will zoom up-ward. You take a big step forward toward conquering your fear when you refuse to remember negative, self-deprecating thoughts.

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Happiness, Memories, Self

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There is a good side to every situation.

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Bad Day, Optimism, Sides

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Born: March 23, 1927
Died: December 6, 1987
Occupation: Motivational writer
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