Earl Nightingale

Every great accomplishment of mankind has been preceded by an extended period, often over many years, of concentrated effort.

Earl Nightingale

Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

Earl Nightingale

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

Earl Nightingale

I’m grateful for the opportunity to live on this beautiful and astonishing planet Earth. In the morning, I wake up with a sense of gratitude.

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

If a person is working toward a predetermined goal and knows where to go, then that person is successful. If a person does not know which direction they want to go in life, then that person is a failure.

Earl Nightingale

If a person will spend one hour a day on the same subject for five years, that person will be an expert on that subject.

Earl Nightingale

If honesty did not exist, it would have to be invented, as it is the surest way of getting rich.

Earl Nightingale

In doing that which we most enjoy, we will probably make our most significant contribution to society, and the contribution we make to society determines our rewards.

Earl Nightingale

It’s never too late, for with a purpose, a worthy goal and a motivation to reach those upper layers on the pyramid, a person can travel further in a few years than he might otherwise travel in a lifetime.

Earl Nightingale