Neal A. Maxwell Quotes

If you're looking for self-help, why would you read a book written by somebody else?

There are any number of conditions as to why your life didn't turn out the way you intended it to. My whole philosophy has always been that there is no way to change anything else in the world if you don't have the capacity to change yourself.

I think a lot of people are drawn to seeing people that want to be better. We see it in ourselves.

Improvement begins with I.

There is no other way to change something or someone for the better except to occupy it first. The only person you can occupy is yourself. That is why the only person who can change you for the better is you. Without your decision to change and your commitment to change, you will not change.

I learnt one thing in the past or in my life: the only person you can change is yourself, and it has to come from within.

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

Before you can do something you must first be something.

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

I've grown a lot, and I'm learning every week.

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.

Self-reform is the only kind that works.

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.

I thought that if I was able to change myself, I would be more successful.

My transformation represents more than what is just skin deep; it represents my motivation, drive, and willingness to constantly improve.

I've come to expect more out of myself - as a citizen, as a man, as an athlete - to reach a better place, a place I've never been.

Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others.

I am trying to re-shape and improve my central position.

To help others develop, start with yourself.

Instead of looking for the right person become the right person.

You can change all things for the better when you change yourself for the better.

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

As you practice things, you get better. I mean I've worked very hard on changing my life and taking what is good about it and trying to jettison the things I think were not good about it. I think the key word is "discipline," focus. I'm always working at it, but I'm not always successful.

Seek to create change in your life not because something is 'wrong' ? but because it no longer makes an accurate statement of 'who you are'.