Maxwell Maltz Quotes & Sayings

“Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.”

“You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.”

“The 'self-image' is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior.”

“Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.”

“Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-brake on.”

“Realizing that our actions, feelings and behaviour are the result of our own images and beliefs gives us the level that psychology has always needed for changing personality.”

“We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.”

“We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.”

“Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today.”

“If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.”