Ralph Marston Quotes

I want to be a force that tries to revive the human spirit rather than crush it, to open possibilities rather than close them down. Sometimes a passionate negativity is the best way to do that.

Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.

I'm always studying something or trying to learn something, keep myself creatively occupied, because I think that energy can get kind of destructive if it doesn't have somewhere to go.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

The first step is you have to say that you can.

I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist.

Sometimes, if you fake confidence long enough, you're going to be confident.

The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true.

Sometimes very small investments can release enormous, infinite potential that exists in all of us.

My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives.

Over the years, I've learned that a confident person doesn't concentrate or focus on their weaknesses - they maximize their strengths.

I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

I really built myself up, darn it, to be very strong.

Any kid in the world can draw from strengths within - we all have the potential with that.

I can't build myself by beating somebody down.

I believe people are fundamentally good and want to find things that make life better for themselves. There are social dynamics for people that work, and there are ones that are pathological. But beneath every 'no' lays a 'yes' that had never been broken. I put my life-faith in that.

I learned that you go through things, you deal with them and that's what empowers you and ultimately makes you a happy person.

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

You are the only one who can create an incredible world around you, or destroy yourself.

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.

My book, 'The Total Me-Tox,' is about self-care and self-love and how they lead to success and empowerment. My goal is to encourage women to be their best selves in a warm, friendly way. Think human, not superhuman.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.