John Hoeven Quotes

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

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.

If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.

You really need faith in yourself to make art and to stand up for what you believe in.

We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it.

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.

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

Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen.

I always tell my clients to be tough, to be strong. Never weaken yourself. I believe God favors only strong persons.

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

Everything is generated through your own will power.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

I'm a fighter and not a victim. Think of yourself and make the most of life.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.

Highly functioning self-actualized people simply never imagine what it is that they don't wish to have as their reality.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king.

There were periods of my life when a lot of people didn't believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I really had to ask myself life questions. Where do I see myself in five years? Create a ladder for yourself, and walk up the steps. Climb that ladder.

I grew up thinking that whatever I wanted to do, I could do.

Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.

Now, everything I do, I do because I want to. And I believe the best is yet to come.

Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.

Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.