William Barclay Quotes

Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can.

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent and the choices you make will shape your life forever.

Whether you're 9 or 90, stop trying to fix the things you're bad at, and focus on the things you're good at.

It is a universal principle that whenever one refuses to use his God-given powers, these powers decay and perish.

When you recognize what your talents are, a happy life is developing them to the greatest extent you can.

We're all competent in different ways, we've just got to find a way to push ourselves up more.

Your life is big. Keep reaching.

A human being is like a seed. Either you can keep it as it is, or you can make it grow into a wonderful tree with flowers and fruits.

Your time has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment; or it will be gone, and never in your power again.

Your life is important. Whether you achieve what you want in life matters. Whether you are happy matters. Honor and fight for your highest potential. Self-realizatio n-the realization of the best within you-is the noblest goal of your existence.

That man is idle who can do something better.

Talents used are talents multiplied.

When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists

When we know our strengths, we're more likely to use them.

I want to keep growing and living life to the fullest for as long as I'm on this planet.

It is often by a trivial, even an anecdotal decision, that we direct our activities into a certain channel, and thus determine which of the potential expressions of our individuality become manifest. Usually we know nothing of the ultimate orientation or of the outlet toward which we travel, and the stream sweeps us to a formula of life from which there is no returning. Every decision is like a murder, and our march forward is over the stillborn bodies of all our possible selves that will never be.

When you know your not going to die, you have to ask yourself... What's the highest and best use for myself.

Talent is a spring from which fresh water always flows.- But this spring is worthless if no good use is made of it.

The key to life is to become skillful enough to be able to do rewarding things.

You don't want to be victimized by your lesser talents.

Like every person, every thought has the potential to become something great.

True success is what you have done compared to what you could have done.

You have no control over how much talent you possess. You control only what you do with it.

It's good to be out of your comfort zone. Just don't step out of your gift zone.