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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."

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“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

All Quotes by Denis Waitley

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

— Denis Waitley

Smile

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

— Denis Waitley

Dreams

“Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.”

— Denis Waitley

Experience

“Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.”

— Denis Waitley

Time

“Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece.”

— Denis Waitley

Art

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

— Denis Waitley

Life

“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

“Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.”

— Denis Waitley

Change

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

— Denis Waitley

Change

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

— Denis Waitley

Best

“A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.”

— Denis Waitley

Future

“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

“Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.”

— Denis Waitley

Success

“The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile.”

— Denis Waitley

Experience

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

— Denis Waitley

Change

“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

“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

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

— Denis Waitley

Happiness

“That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes.”

— Denis Waitley

Beauty

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

— Denis Waitley

Best