Swami Vivekananda Quotes

I've been committed to personal growth since I was a teenager, and I'm a believer in the idea that your thought is the only thing that matters.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.

Women need to think about where they've been, where they are, where they're going, and how they're going to get there.

I'm a big believer in evolution, growth, and in being the best you that you can be, and I feel like the first step to doing that is getting mentally healthy.

That a man can change himself…and master his own destiny is the conclusion of every mind who is wide-awake to the power of right thought.”(Christian D. Larson)

I happen to think we’ve set our ideal on the wrong objects; I happen to think that the greatest ideal man can set before himself is self-perfection.

Do you want your life to truly take off? Then change your idea about it. About you. Think, speak and act as the God You Are.

How could a person possibly become what he is not thinking? Nor is any thought, when persistently entertained, too small to have its effect. The 'divinity that shapes our ends' is indeed ourselves.

You are much closer than you think to creating a life you adore.

Go first to your Highest Thought about yourself. Imagine the you that you would be if you lived that thought every day. Imagine what you would think, do, and say, and how you would respond to what others would do and say. Do you see any difference between that projection and what you think, do, and say now?

Nature, philosophy and social issues are the three things that always occupy my mind. You do not have any power over others but can only change yourself.

I do believe in self-help.

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

Improvement begins with I.

I was never at my best when I was at my worst. When I did do good stuff in the past, it was because I was able to transcend the parts of my being that weren't healthy.

When you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.

Because of the power of neuroplasticity, you can, in fact, reframe your world and rewire your brain so that you are more objective. You have the power to see things as they are so that you can respond thoughtfully, deliberately, and effectively to everything you experience.

I try to get people thinking, to consider their pasts and presents, ultimately encouraging them and giving them the tools to embrace the work of reshaping their lives.

I dislike the word 'self-help.' Self-awareness, yes, but not self-help.

Before you can do something you must first be something.

You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily.