Paulo Coelho Quotes

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.

I understood that I am a lot bigger than what I do, that I have a bigger potential.

I exist, I am, I am here, I am becoming, I make my own life and no one else makes it for me. I must face my own shortcomings, mistakes, transgressions. No one can suffer my non-being as I do, but tomorrow is another day, and I must decide to leave my bed and live again. And if I fail, I don't have the comfort of blaming you or life or God.

As for myself, I always willingly acknowledge my own self as the principal cause of every good and of every evil which may befall me; therefore, I have always found myself capable of being my own pupil, and ready to love my teacher.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

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.

People, in whatever walk of life, would be surprised if they just gave themselves a chance by believing in what they are.

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

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

In all my lectures, I have taught one doctrine, namely, the infinitude of the private man.

Everyone's the hero in their own story. You've lived your life. You're the good guy of your life, the protagonist of your own movie. Everyone knows that they have more in them to offer than they sometimes show.

I believe that anyone with a bit of guidance can act.

If you want special results, you have to feel special things and do special things together. You can speak about spirit, or you can live it.

If you're looking for self-help, why would you read a book written by somebody else?

Take back your light. Know that when you're in awe of someone else's greatness, you're really seeing yourself. Identify what you most admire or love about others and see how you can nourish those qualities and bring them out in yourself. Instead of fixating on someone else's brilliance, find ways to develop and demonstrate your own.

There are any number of conditions as to why your life didn't turn out the way you intended it to. My whole philosophy has always been that there is no way to change anything else in the world if you don't have the capacity to change yourself.

Remedy your deficiencies,and your merits will take care of themselves.

Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it.

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.

Your success and happiness start with you.

When you're younger, you don't realize you have limitations and that you are the one who has to take care of yourself. Nobody else is going to do it for you. And so, with all of that time, maturity and realizations, I'm in a much better place to be the best that I've ever been and to continue growing as a person and as an artist.