Helen Gurley Brown Quotes

Dream big, my friend, and never give up. We all make mistakes, but none of us are mistakes. Take one day at a time. Embrace the positive attitudes, perspectives, principles and truths I share, and you, too, will overcome.

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

Whoever I can go out every week and motivate to do better and to try to go after their dreams, I'm up for that.

Comparison is a disease. I never felt any competition, since I never compared myself to others. I only focus on my work. I never feel pressurised and do films in my style. Also, I'm very active since childhood, and that gives me the edge to always put my best.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

I told as much of my life as I could to encourage people: to encourage others to get to where they should be, where they want to be.

I don't see how people are comfortable with seeing other people be great. You can be happy for anybody, but what is your excuse to not want to be great? These people are great because they just say, 'I'ma do that,' and they do it. That's it. There's no scientifical process.

I'm very ambitious, but I also love myself - which means I try to take care of myself.

As long as your intentions are solid and about growth and progression and being productive and not being idle, then you're doing good in my book.

A lot of my career and my drive and my passion and my striving to be better and better was built on insecurity.

You're never too old to start learning, and you're never too young to aim high and achieve great things.

I knew I had to show everybody that I could excel at something. But I didn't know what.

I see myself as the best footballer in the world. If you don't believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of.

I have a lot of things going for me, I try to be a well-rounded role model.

For most of my career, I've known what it's like to be in the audience and to enjoy what I'm seeing but still have the ambition to say, 'I can do that, I know I can do that. And I want to do that, and I can't wait for that to happen.'

I read an article in Forbes entitled 'Six Ways To Achieve Any Goal,' and it really inspired me and helped me get to where I am today. Now everything is completely different - but I'm still not satisfied.

In my case, my life has changed and improved because different things have motivated me. For example, in the beginning, my motivation was to help my family. Later on, my motivation was to be the best.

I'm constantly trying to become the best. That's kind of how I'm driven. Sometimes I'm not. I kind of focus on when I'm not than when I am. That's probably something I need to switch.

When I see a contemporary deliver a good performance, I get inspired to do better. I don't sit and mull over other people's successes; that can be unhealthy.

Fear of failure is a great thing. It pushes you past your comfort levels.

I keep going because I doubt myself. It drives me to be better. I've learned that the mastery of self-doubt is the key to success. It's like being animated by the love of a woman - the need to be worthy of her.

There are just times when it seems you can't do anything wrong. Then there are other times when whatever you do is wrong. I think I could have had more drive. I was never very ambitious.

Unsuccessful people get jealous when they watch the Mastery of others. Successful people get inspired.

Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!

You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it.