W. Clement Stone citations

“I feel healthy! I feel happy I feel terrific”

“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”

“There is very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude.”

“Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.”

“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.”

“When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.”

“Give encouragement (the incentive to action) — you will have courage and be encouraged.”

“Be generous! Give to those whom you love; give to those who love you; give to the fortunate; give to the unfortunate; yes — give especially to those to whom you don’t want to give.”

“All I want to do is change the world!”

“Give hope (the magic ingredient for success) — you will have hope and be made hopeful.”

“Give a smile to everyone you meet (smile with your eyes) — and you’ll smile and receive smiles…”

“Give time for a worthy cause (with eagerness) — you will be worthy and richly rewarded.”

“Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving. The more you give — the more you will have!”

“Give a kind word (with a kindly thought behind the word) — you will be kind and receive kind words.”

“Give good thoughts (nature’s character builder) — you will be good and the world will have good thoughts for you.”

“Give a pleasant response (the neutralizer of irritants) — you will be pleasant and receive pleasant responses.”

“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”

“Be generous! Give!”

“You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?”

“No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more that pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.”