Earl Nightingale quotes

Born
March 12, 1921 Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Died
March 25, 1989.

Occupation
Radio speaker, author.

Earl Nightingale was an American radio speaker and author, dealing mostly with the subjects of human character development, motivation, and meaningful existence.

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
– Earl Nightingale

Everything begins with an idea.
– Earl Nightingale

Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
– Earl Nightingale

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
– Earl Nightingale

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.
– Earl Nightingale

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
– Earl Nightingale

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
– Earl Nightingale

We tend to live up to our expectations.
– Earl Nightingale

All you have to do is know where you’re going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.
– Earl Nightingale

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
– Earl Nightingale

The big thing is that you know what you want.
– Earl Nightingale

Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.
– Earl Nightingale

Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you’ll be doing when you’ve reached your goal.
– Earl Nightingale

Everything that’s really worthwhile in life comes to us.
– Earl Nightingale

The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
– Earl Nightingale

Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn.
– Earl Nightingale

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.
– Earl Nightingale

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.
– Earl Nightingale

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
– Earl Nightingale

You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own ‘acres of diamonds.’
– Earl Nightingale

People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.
– Earl Nightingale

You’ll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea.
– Earl Nightingale

Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
– Earl Nightingale

Excellence always sells.
– Earl Nightingale

We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.
– Earl Nightingale

What’s going on in the inside shows on the outside.
– Earl Nightingale