Jack Canfield Quotes

The greatest joy is to transform one’s feelings into action.

If you embrace that the things that you can do are limitless, you can put your ding in the universe. You can change the world.

Everyone has something to contribute to this world. It's just a matter of being given that opportunity to do so.

Now, we used to say we put on our tights to put on the world. So I don't think it tarnishes the image at all.

It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere.

I never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a difference.

It took me a while to understand that I do have a voice, and I can use it to help people.

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

I like to be part of the change I want to see in the world. Not being afraid of criticism is actually a big advantage.

If you got talent, you just have to do you.

That's what everyone should do with their lives: stand up for what they believe in or try to do some good in the world. I don't think artists have a greater responsibility than anyone else.

If you want to build something fantastic, just do it. Who is stopping you?

If we can be the best people we are as individuals, then that's the way to change the world.

Most people would say the meaning of life is to make the world a little more beautiful, or nicer, or more interesting. But how? These days, our main answer to that is: through work.

I just want to do something that I feel makes a difference.

I realized that a lot of the things I had been telling myself about not being good enough just weren't true, and 'Queen of Denmark' gave me the chance to prove to myself that I could do something real.

As long as what you do reaches out to people, I don't think there's any reason to stop yourself from doing anything.

Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed, and to use your God-given abilities for the enrichment of some less fortunate fellow traveler. Today you can make your life . . . significant and worthwhile. The present is yours to do with it as you will.

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.

I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise, don't bother writing a book; go and find a tropical island and lie in the sun.

For me, just being on the cover of a magazine wasn't enough. I began to think, what value is there in doing something in which you have no creative input?