Small Steps Quotes

• Big visions are realized through small steps.

  Mike Glenn

  Vision, Steps, Bigs

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• The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps.

  Francis Bacon

  Inspirational, Height, Staircases

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  This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

  Neil Armstrong

  Motivational, Positive, Moon

  In New York Times 31 July 1969, p. 20

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• The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Life, New Beginnings

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• There is always a step small enough from where we are to get us to where we want to be. If we take that small step, there's always another we can take, and eventually a goal thought to be too far to reach becomes achievable.

  Ellen Langer

  Encouragement, Goal, Growth

  Ellen J. Langer (2009). “Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility”, p.35, Ballantine Books

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• When in doubt, just take the next small step

  Paulo Coelho

  Doubt, Next, God Never Blinks

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• It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.

  Louis Sachar

  Persistence, Leap, Steps Forward

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• It is the small steps which bring you satisfaction at the end of the day.

  Rafael Nadal

  The End Of The Day, Steps, Satisfaction

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• The important thing is to believe in what you do. Have a big dream and take small steps.

  Diane von Furstenberg

  Dream, Believe, Important

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• Set a goal, write it down, and release the outcome. Small steps make a big difference.

  Cheryl Richardson

  Writing, Differences, Goal

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• Getting from point A to point Z can be daunting unless you remember that you don’t have to get from A to Z. You just have to get from A to B. Breaking big dreams into small steps is the way to move forward.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Dream, Moving, Way

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• The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Success, Dream, Congratulations

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• Take great comfort in knowing that ALL great feats are accomplished one small step at a time.

  Og Mandino

  Knowing, Grace, Steps

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• A small step in a good direction.

  Helen Hunt

  Leadership, Steps

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• Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

  Saul Bellow

  Inspirational, Motivational, Uprising

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  Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Small steps work—grandiose goals don’t.

  Sonia Choquette

  Goal, Steps, Grandiose

  Sonia Choquette (2010). “Trust Your Vibes: Secret Tools for Six-Sensory Living”, p.16, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Courage is only an accumulation of small steps.

  Gyorgy Konrad

  Running, Accumulation, Provocation

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• You don't need a grand plan, you don't need to go back to the ancestors and rewrite the rules. You just need to take small steps and accumulate small wins.

  Bruce Feiler

  Winning, Small Wins, Needs

  "Writer Bruce Feiler". The Tavis Smiley Show, www.pbs.org. March 20, 2013.

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• Process transforms any journey into a series of small steps, taken one by one, to reach any goal. Process transcends time, teaches patience, rests on a solid foundation of careful preparation, and embodies trust in our unfolding potential.

  Dan Millman

  Taken, Journey, Goal

  Dan Millman (2001). “The Laws of Spirit: Simple, Powerful Truths for Making Life Work”, p.25, H J Kramer

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• Small steps can help people make big changes to achieve what they really desire. That wish isn't going to go anywhere unless you do something about it. Every day, just do one thing. At the end of six months, you'll be somewhere.

  Marlo Thomas

  Inspirational, Motivational, Suicide

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• If you find yourself getting nervous stop and relax for three full breaths. Then take one small step, then another. That is how people get to the top of Everest.

  Martha Beck

  People, Finding Yourself, Relax

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• Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.

  Indira Gandhi

  Acting, Prejudice, Firsts

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• If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there.

  John H. Johnson

  Dream, Thinking, Giving

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