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Denis Waitley

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Known primarily as an American writer and speaker, Denis Waitley also happens to be one of the most quotable figures in our collection. With equal ease, Denis Waitley moved between Time and Success, finding connections others missed. We feature 59 quotes from Denis Waitley spanning Time, Success, Future, Experience, and Change, making them one of the most prolific voices in our archive. As Denis Waitley put it: "Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image."

“You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.”

— Denis Waitley

Dreams

All Quotes by Denis Waitley

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”

— Denis Waitley

Experience

“The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.”

— Denis Waitley

Attitude

“You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler.”

— Denis Waitley

Change

“Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.”

— Denis Waitley

Success

“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.”

— Denis Waitley

Change

“Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to put energy into time and how to draw success from time.”

— Denis Waitley

Success

“Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.”

— Denis Waitley

Future

“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.”

— Denis Waitley

Life

“Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”

— Denis Waitley

Movingon

“Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us concentrate our energy.”

— Denis Waitley

Best

“As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.”

— Denis Waitley

Future

“Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.”

— Denis Waitley

Change

“It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.”

— Denis Waitley

Happiness

“Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.”

— Denis Waitley

Experience

“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.”

— Denis Waitley

Future

“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.”

— Denis Waitley

Best

“Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.”

— Denis Waitley

Alone

“You must be worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest.”

— Denis Waitley

Best

“A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.”

— Denis Waitley

Smile

“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.”

— Denis Waitley

Failure