Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Quotes

I think that you're only going to get better if you take time to better yourself, not because someone says you should get better.

Where I am right now I'm pretty good at. You know, I understand that there's a problem. I'm addressing it. I'm doing the work that I have to do.

Improvement begins with I.

I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.

Instead of wanting to be better than other people, let's channel that energy to be better than we were yesterday and then again to be the best we can be tomorrow.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

I'm continually working on myself. Nothing ever actually works.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.

All of us want to be better. Human nature is always seeking advancement.

In order to do something you must be something.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves.

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

Most of us are not real eager to grow, myself included. We try to be happy by staying in the status quo. But if we're not willing to be honest with ourselves about what we feel, we don't evolve.

It frustrates me about myself when I see I'm not taking the road that demands more of me.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.

I feel confident imposing change on myself. It's a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That's why I need to throw curve balls.

I am not in competition with my peers; I am in competition with myself.

The problem is, I don't think I've got too much to offer at the minute. I'm busy working on myself. This sounds like real therapy talk, but it's like, you've got to be happy with yourself before you can go out and get yourself a girl.

People change when they tell themselves they have to change. People do not change when you tell them they have to change.

In our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Generally, we have competed with ourselves... because I feel that if I compete against somebody, it causes stress. I don't want the process of growth to be stressful.