If I become overconfident I will recall my failures. If I overindulge I will think of past hungers. If I feel complacency I will remember my competition. If I enjoy moments of greatness I will remember moments of shame. If I feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind. If I attain great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth. If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness. If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars. Today I will be master of my emotions.

— Og Mandino

I will act now. I will act now. Furthermore, I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, every day, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. Furthermore, I will walk where failures fear to walk. Furthermore, I will work when failures seek rest. Furthermore, I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

— Og Mandino

I will form good habits and become their slave.

— Og Mandino

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.

— Og Mandino

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.

— Og Mandino

Most humans, in varying degrees, are already dead. In one way or another they have lost their dreams, their ambitions, their desire for a better life. They have surrendered their fight for self-esteem and they have compromised their great potential. They have settled for a life of mediocrity, days of despair and nights of tears. Furthermore, they are no more than living deaths confined to cemeteries of their choice. Yet they need not remain in that state. They can be resurrected from their sorry condition. They can each perform the greatest miracle in the world. Furthermore, they can each come back from the dead...

— Og Mandino

Most of them are already so puffed up with their imagined importance that they have no idea how silly they sound.

— Og Mandino

My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.

— Og Mandino

Never feel shame for trying and failing for he who has never failed is he who has never tried.

— Og Mandino

No, my son, do not aspire for wealth and labor not only to be rich. Strive instead for happiness, to be loved and to love, and most important to acquire peace of mind and serenity.

— Og Mandino