Andy Warhol Quotes

People change when they tell themselves they have to change. People do not change when you tell them they have to change.

People do not change when you tell them they should; they change when they tell themselves they must.

People rarely do what they don't want to.

You can't change people.

I don't know what drives me to succeed. I know I want to always do the best I can. I never was like that as a kid.

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

All of us want to be better. Human nature is always seeking advancement.

You can change yourself and you can change the situation but you absolutely cannot change other people. Only they can do that.

I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.

I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.

I think at that time I obviously wasn't aware of what I really needed. But conversely, my wanting to prove something to everyone was beneficial 'cause if I hadn't done it then, maybe I'd never have done it.

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

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.

I inspire myself.

Most actions derive not from your own initiative but from your family circumstances, your education, your calling, and so on. You must therefore give up a little time to performing actions which derive from yourself alone. They need not be important; quite insignificant actions fulfill the same purpose.

I focus on myself, and I train for myself.

I am not competing with anyone. I am competing with myself. When I wake up every day I am only worried about how I can better myself.

I can be very competitive, but I mainly want to challenge myself.

I think that you're only going to get better if you take time to better yourself, not because someone says you should get better.

When people lay around whining to their therapists and ex-wives that they're finally going to 'change' themselves, they are promising something imaginary and made up.

I never think about pride. I don't think about stuff like that. I just enjoy the moment of my life. I think about just trying harder and continuing to find challenges to move toward.

You want to put on a good performance for yourself.