Russell H. Conwell Quotes

Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.

Let each become all that he was created capable of being.

I fight to embrace the entire circle of human activity to the full extent of my ability.

I was very anxious that Stephen should have every opportunity to fulfil himself.

Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmie that he can? Let everyone mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made

The best asset is your own self. You can become to an enormous degree the person you want to be

You have sole custody of your life. Who you are today is not who you have to be tomorrow. Embrace the possibility of transformation.

The world won't step into its greatness until we step into ours.

The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job.

Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note.

For many many years, I've taught, not only leadership, but I've taught people that they need a personal growth plan. Growth is not an automatic process for you or me or anybody.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

I like this idea of becoming fully realised.

A person has the right, and I think the responsibility, to develop all of their talents.

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.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

I want to be all that I am capable of becoming.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

I don't want to be overly philosophical, but I think there are things you earn for yourself as you go.

I'm a great believer in people and their untapped potential.

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 am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.