Grenville Kleiser Quotes

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.

To every problem there is already a solution whether you know it or not.

It is often better to have a great deal of harm happen to one than a little;

a great deal may rouse you to remove what a little will only accustom you to endure.

Periods of wholesome laziness, after days of energetic effort, will wonderfully tone up the mind and body.

To get the most out of your life, plant in your mind seeds of constructive power that will yield fruitful results.

The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring to you increased happiness.

There are many fine things which you mean to do some day, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is yours is the present.

People around you are quick to read your attitude of thought toward them.

Inner thoughts and feelings are communicated in ways other than by the spoken word.

Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you, inviting you to useful work.

Tact, the kind of tact you should cultivate, is not a form of deception or make-believe, but a cultivated taste which gives fine perception in seeing and doing what is best under all circumstances. There is nothing which will so readily bring you into favor, or disarm an opponent, as the right use of tact.

A rumor is like a check--never endorse it till you're sure it's genuine.

Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind.

The little pin-pricks of daily life when dwelt upon and magnified, may do great damage, but if ignored or dismissed from thought, will disappear from inanition.

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others have idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.

Cultivate the giving habit as you do the saving habit.

Books are ever available friends, ready to serve you at will.

Learn to depend upon yourself by doing things in accordance with your own way of thinking.

Make the most of today. Translate your good intentions into actual deeds.

Let the spirit of your work be right, and whether your task be great or small you will then have the satisfaction of knowing it is worth while.

Discreetly keep most of your radical opinions to yourself.

When with people be a listener a large part of the time. Be considerate in every word and act, and resist the tendency to say clever things. The best evidence of your culture is the tone and temper of your conversation.

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man of strict integrity.

This is the time to speak the word of appreciation.

It is by translating your fine sense of aspiration into actual lofty deeds that you grow toward your ideal. Link your lofty thoughts to earnest, active effort, and good results will inevitably follow. The great things you intend to do some time must have a beginning if they are ever to be done, so begin something worthwhile today.

Let your intentions be good - embodied in good thoughts, cheerful words, and unselfish deeds - and the world will be to you a bright and happy place in which to work and play and serve

Most men have worried about things which never happened, and more men have been killed by worry than by hard work.

Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it.

Cultivate regular periods of silence and meditation. The best time to build judgment is in solitude, when you can think out things for yourself without the probability of interruption.

The world needs all the help you can give by way of cheerful, optimistic, inspiring thought and personal example.

You were intended not only to work, but to rest, laugh, play, and have proper leisure and enjoyment. To develop an all-around personality you must have interest outside of your regular vocation that will serve to balance your business responsibilities.

Thought rules mankind.

Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed, and to use your God-given abilities for the enrichment of some less fortunate fellow traveler. Today you can make your life . . . significant and worthwhile. The present is yours to do with it as you will.

Be an earnest student of yourself. Study your leading desires and tendencies.

There is honor in labor. Work is the medicine of the soul. It is more: it is your very life, without which you would amount to little.

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body.

It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.

Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it

Actions are destiny's pen.

Death is God's way of telling you not to be such a wise guy.

To every problem there is already a solution, whether you know it or not.

To every sum in there is already a correct answer, whether the mathematician has found it or not.

The good thoughts you send out to others will return to you multiplied.

. . . idealism is one of the greatest forces in the world. It makes seeming impossibilities possible and succeeds where prudence fails. But unless the idealist is brave and has the courage to face the truth, his idealism creates nothing.

The quality of your thoughts determines the quality of your personal character.

Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you, inviting you to useful work. To live at this time is an inestimable privilege, and a sacred obligation devolves upon you to make right use of your opportunities. Today is the day in which to attempt and achieve something worthwhile.

When you want a thing deeply, earnestly and intensely, this feeling of desire reinforces your will and arouses in you the determination to work for the desired object.

New habits make new horizons. Silently and imperceptibly you are forming habits which will ultimately determine the degree of your happiness and success. Closely guard the quality of your thoughts, that they may lead to right habits and thence to right living. Recognize and use such supreme qualities as courage, faith, humility, loyalty, temperance, and integrity.

By the time you learn the rules of life, you're too old to play the game.

Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations.

Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize his own needs. Be honest and severe in your self-appraisal. Learn the art of learning, and you are well on the way to achievement. True greatness is reflective, not assertive.

Vigilantly guard your mind against erroneous and destructive thought as you would guard your house against burglars and assassins.

You grow your best thoughts in silence, solitude, and meditation.

When you relax and think deeply, you are giving your inmost powers their best opportunity to disclose themselves.

The principal object of your reading should be for the acquisition of useful knowledge , and the strengthening, refining, and ennobling of your character.

It is possible to make each year bring with it a lasting gift to add to the fullness of experience, to be treasured up, savored, and remembered. They need not be startling, these gifts of the years; they may be things that lie within the reach of all.

Those who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced ...the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose.

A ton of regret never makes an ounce of difference.