Earl Nightingale Quotes

Earl Nightingale was a motivational writer and author. He visited his local library in Long Beach Public Library in California searching for the answer to the question, “How can a person, starting from scratch, who has no particular advantage in the world, reach the goals that he feels are important to him, and by so doing, make a major contribution to others?”

His career started in the Marine Corps. His volunteer work at a local radio station paid off in later years when he and his wife moved first to Phoenix then Chicago to build what was to be a very successful career in network radio.

He retired from radio and bought his own insurance company where he spent many hours motivating the sales agents to greater accomplishments. Before going on an extended vacation, his sales manager convinced him to put his inspirational words on record. This resulted in the recording entitled The Strangest Secret, which became a Gold Record - it sold over a million copies.

To quote Steve King: “Earl Nightingale never let a day go by that he didn’t learn something new and, in turn, pass it on to others. It was his consuming passion.”

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Below are words of wisdom in the form of inspirational quotes and motivational quotes by Earl Nightingale :

"To achieve happiness, we should make certain that we are never without an important goal."
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"A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change."
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"Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us."
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"Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about."
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"Everything begins with an idea."
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"All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination."
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"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."
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"We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within."
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"To acheive happiness, we should make certain that we are never without an important goal."
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"Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm."
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"Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind."
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"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use."
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"You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds'."
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"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality."
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"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."
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"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."
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"Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations."
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"Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal."
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"The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!"
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"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."
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"A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change."
Earl Nightingale

"Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people."
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"The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment."
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"Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet."
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"The key that unlocks energy is ''Desire'.' It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited."
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"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."
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