Dan Millman Quotes

I'm the one I need to work with.

When a warrior is present and awake to all that she is, she is able to take on any challenge, any project, or any future that she desires. Her daily prayer is to have the strength to love all of herself, the courage to listen to what she is guided to do and the confidence to go out, stand tall and deliver her gifts to the world.

To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe. You cannot hire a wise man or any other intellect to solve it for you. There's no writ of inquest or calling of witness to provide answers.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.

The real existential challenge is to live up to your fullest potential, along with living up to your intense sense of responsibility and to be honest to yourself about what you want.

He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.

If you do not choose to become a steady source of blissfulness for yourself and everything around you, you will remain an immature life.

Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions.

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do.

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

You may be your own best helper, if you choose the right path.

Until you are willing to accept total and complete responsibility for every aspect of your life, your life will keep sending you experiences designed to get your attention.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

Just a little relaxation, just a little looking inwards, and the doors of immense potentialities open up. You are no more a beggar. Without conquering the world you have conquered the whole universe. Just conquer yourself.

Every attainment, every step forward in knowledge, follows from courage, from hardness against oneself, from cleanliness in relation to oneself.

Love is not about others; love is a practice of self-mastery.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

I like this idea of becoming fully realised.

For me, life isn't about being recognized or having everyone know who I am. That's not why I'm here. To me, my foundation is the most important thing I do or have ever done. That's what my life is about.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.