If you're unwilling to leave someplace you've outgrown, you will never reach your full potential. To be the best, you have to constantly be challenging yourself, raising the bar, pushing the limits of what you can do. Don't stand still, leap forward. — Ronda Rousey
If you raise the bar and offer your best to others then you deserve the same or better. Sometimes you have to divorce people who add no value to your life because they have nothing to offer but drama. — Bindu
If you don't raise the bar, how will you ever know your potential? — L. Tom Perry
The purpose of fear is to raise your awareness, not to stop your progress.
If you're the band leader you ask more of yourself than anyone else, so they tend to raise the bar for me. — Kristin Hersh
It was time to raise the bar higher, or lower if you're doing limbo. — Tre Cool
I don't know if tennis players feel like that but when you have a great opponent - although I didn't feel like he [ Ben Mendelsohn ] was an opponent - you just know your game is going to jack up and it's just going to raise the bar. I couldn't wait for that elevation. — John Leguizamo
Don't let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out!
The biggest mistake in helping undeserved kids is not raising the bar high enough. Children will believe if you believe in them. — Oprah Winfrey
Raising The Bar Quotes
Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed. — Mia Hamm
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar. — Orrin Woodward
James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is... James Cameron. — James Cameron
If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.
I love the 3D revolution. I love the technology today that continues to push the envelope, continues break the new ground, and continues to raise the bar. — Dwayne Johnson
There's weight on me to raise the bar, to carry on that legacy. But that's what drives me. Making sure that no one ever forgets who the Wallendas are. — Nik Wallenda
Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement. — Dick Costolo
Nobody raises his reputation by lowering others.
I put so much pressure on myself to raise the bar with each and every project. I treat it like every film is my last, and I make sure I pour everything I have into every film I make because if I'm not trying to improve, someone else will. — Scott Adkins
I want to say to anyone who works in a drone workplace, raise the bar! There's no reason why you have to dress to the lowest common denominator. — Tim Gunn
I don't think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is possible. — Seth Godin
Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day. — Bruce Jenner
Raise Your Standards Quotes
You become what you do. How and what you become depends on environmental influence so you become who you hang around. Raise the standard your peers must meet and you'll raise your expectations of yourself. If your environment is not making you better, change it. — Mark Twight
If you want to change your life you have to raise your standards. — Tony Robbins
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent. — Tony Robbins
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing the monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviours and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve. — Tony Robbins
When God blesses you financially, don't raise your STANDARD OF LIVING. raise your STANDARD OF GIVING. — Mark Batterson
Raise your quality standards as high as you can live with, avoid wasting your time on routine problems, and always try to work as closely as possible at the boundary of your abilities. Do this, because it is the only way of discovering how that boundary should be moved forward. — Edsger Dijkstra
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
If you like me, raise your hand. If you don't, raise your standards — Shahrukh Khan
Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. — Tony Robbins
We only get what we believe that we deserve. Raise the bar, raise your standards and you will receive a better outcome. — Joel Brown
I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming. — Tony Robbins
More Raise The Bar Quotes
Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed. — Mia Hamm
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar. — Orrin Woodward
James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is... James Cameron. — James Cameron
I love the 3D revolution. I love the technology today that continues to push the envelope, continues break the new ground, and continues to raise the bar. — Dwayne Johnson
There's weight on me to raise the bar, to carry on that legacy. But that's what drives me. Making sure that no one ever forgets who the Wallendas are. — Nik Wallenda
Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement. — Dick Costolo
If you're unwilling to leave someplace you've outgrown, you will never reach your full potential. To be the best, you have to constantly be challenging yourself, raising the bar, pushing the limits of what you can do. Don't stand still, leap forward. — Ronda Rousey
I put so much pressure on myself to raise the bar with each and every project. I treat it like every film is my last, and I make sure I pour everything I have into every film I make because if I'm not trying to improve, someone else will. — Scott Adkins
I want to say to anyone who works in a drone workplace, raise the bar! There's no reason why you have to dress to the lowest common denominator. — Tim Gunn
I don't think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is possible. — Seth Godin
Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day. — Bruce Jenner
If you raise the bar and offer your best to others then you deserve the same or better. Sometimes you have to divorce people who add no value to your life because they have nothing to offer but drama. — Bindu
Nintendo DS is not standing still. As a tenth serious competitor decides to make a run at Game Boy, DS raises the bar on portable gaming, before they even get started. — Reggie Fils-Aime
We only get what we believe that we deserve. Raise the bar, raise your standards and you will receive a better outcome. — Joel Brown
I think that, back in the day, there used to be a lot of horror films that kind of had a checklist of what went into making the 'perfect horror film', and I think now people are raising the bar in the industry, as far as the types of horror films that are being made. — Elisha Cuthbert
Heath Ledger's performance in 'The Dark Knight' quite simply changed the game. He raised the bar not just for actors in superhero films, but young actors everywhere; for me. His performance was dark, anarchic, dizzying, free, and totally, thrillingly, dangerous. — Tom Hiddleston
You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless. — Seth Godin
Sebastian [ Vettel] can also learn to be more laid-back. It's never too late to learn. He's got some way to go. He's young and will turn out well. I'm not worried about that. He'll raise the bar ever higher. — Niki Lauda
I'm always inspired by people who raise the bar, whether in their field of work, parenthood, or giving back. — Candace Cameron
Give yourself another chance to make your dream a reality. Don't allow a delay to become a denial. Raise the bar on yourself, increase your determination, and explode your drive. You will fail your way to success. Everything you experience can be used to grow through...not just to go through. Make your dream happen! You deserve! — Les Brown
If you don't raise the bar, how will you ever know your potential? — L. Tom Perry
I can't raise the bar of others if I haven't raised the bar for myself. — John C. Maxwell
Only the mediocre die always at their best. Real leaders are always improving - and raising their bar on how superbly they can perform and how quickly they can move. — Jean Giraudoux
Set your business plan to win; raise the bar or you're not going to be prepared. You need to think that what you're doing will make you $100 million. — Swizz Beatz
In today's global economy, however, it is important to raise the bar of excellence even higher. Today's students must be prepared to compete effectively on an international level. — Kenny Marchant
Over the years, TV has gotten so much better, especially with the advent of cable. The bar has been raised. I think HBO really set the standard with The Sopranos, and then on mainstream TV, shows like Lost broke amazing ground. — Nestor Carbonell
Buffy the Vampire Slayer showed the whole world, and an entire sprawling industry, that writing monsters and demons and end-of-the-world is not hack-work, it can challenge the best. Joss Whedon raised the bar for every writer - not just genre or niche writers, but every single one of us. — Russell T Davies
Be certain that you easily clear the minimum standards for service as a missionary and that you are continually raising the bar. — L. Tom Perry
The quality of an idea does not depend on its altitude in the organization...An idea can be from any source. So we will search the globe for ideas. We will share what we know with others to get what they know. We have a constant quest to raise the bar, and we get there by constantly talking to others. — Jack Welch
A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement. — Dan Gelber
It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the beauty of living in a free country and having the freedom to have an idea and become an entrepreneur. — Harold Hamm
Don't raise the bar and narrow the gap, but narrow the gap to raise the bar. — Andy Hargreaves
You have to raise the bar. Give yourself a challenge. Ask yourself, 'How can one make the impossible materialise?' — Tim Walker
Idea is to constantly raise the bar, push the boundaries. Fitness is ultimately a journey, not a destination. — Gul Panag
The secret to living a full life with no regrets and to staying young is to figure out what you believe in and fight for it. If you lose, don't give up. If you win, raise the bar, and then rare back and do something else. And remember that, with the accumulation of years, our responsibilities to the future grow greater, not less. — William J. Clinton
Rising inequality hasn't really accomplished anything of value for its ostensible beneficiaries, the top one percent. They've all built bigger mansions and staged more lavish parties. But in so doing, they've simply raised the bar that defines what's considered adequate in these categories. — Robert H. Frank
I definitely think with a lot of hard work, I can be a better player than I was last year, and hopefully, continue to raise the bar every year. — Evan Longoria
If you're the band leader you ask more of yourself than anyone else, so they tend to raise the bar for me. — Kristin Hersh
I'm ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself. — Darren Criss
The weird set an example for the rest of us. They raise the bar. They show us through their actions that in fact we're wired to do the new, not to comply with someone a thousand miles away. — Seth Godin
The changing economic situation, the changing global market means it is understandable that employers are constantly raising the bar. It is challenging the education system to come up with ever higher standards to meet the expectation of employers. — Jim Knight
We have had this massive effort on K-12 reform, raising standards, great teachers, great principals, turning around chronically failing schools, raising the bar, huge amount of progress. Let's continue that. — Arne Duncan
It is incumbent upon us all to raise the bar, whether you are a multibillion-dollar international corporation or a mom-and-pop selling blackberry jam. — Howard Schmidt
A competitor continually sets new goals. He feels the need to keep raising the bar. If the fist goal is to make the team, and he achieves it, he immediately resets the goal to: I want to be a starter. — Pat Summitt
It doesn't matter how far you might rise. At some point you are bound to stumble because if you’re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar. If you're constantly pushing yourself higher, higher the law of averages not to mention the Myth of Icarus predicts that you will at some point fall. And when you do I want you to know this, remember this: there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. — Oprah Winfrey
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