Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes

The human personality has no limitations except those which it accepts.

There is no limit on life besides the one we put on ourselves.

The only limitations that I can have are the ones that I set on myself.

The only limitation is that which one sets up in one's own mind.

[H]uman beings...make a limit in their mind of what their potential is. They decide, "I've been told this," or "this is what society tells me," or they've been made to believe something. If every human being actually threw away those thoughts...the potential of human beings is great, it's huge, compared to what they actually think of themselves.

Your only limitation is the one you set up in your own mind!

If you believe you can only go so far, it is an obstacle.

In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.

Our only limitations are those we set up in our own minds

Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you.

When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.

The only limit is the one you set yourself.

Most real failures are due to limitations which men set up in their own minds.

The only limitations are those which we impose upon ourselves.

Our beliefs are like the unquestioned commands, telling us how things are, what's possible and what's impossible, what we can and can not do.

Believing that you cannot have something is the same thing as not desiring to have it, for it produces the same result.

The greatest limitations you will ever face will be those you place on yourself.

Why should a man deliberately encircle his mind with needless prison walls. No man can reach highest excellence who puts limits to his own thought.

When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

The theme that runs through my movies is the fact that we create barriers for ourselves....because we say, Well, I can't do that. But in the end, you can't do it unless you can imagine yourself succeeding at it.

I'm into humanity. I don't believe in God, but I believe in human beings.

You speak what you believe, and you believe you’re doomed. If there’s one thing I’ve learned throughout the years, it’s that what you believe is the impetus for your entire life.

Every decision in your life is controlled by your beliefs and values. You may not realize it, but you have the power to choose what you believe about your life, people, money and health. You can either choose beliefs that limit you, or beliefs that empower you to move toward success. Your beliefs energize you to create the world you want to live in right now. The key is to be aware of them because what you value determines what you focus on.