Teachers are often rightly praised for all they do for our children. But there are others out there who are working to make the youth of today a happy and productive generation of tomorrow. And I'm proud to say I'm one of these "others" providing a positive environment for many wonderful children who are full of promise.

— Jack Canfield

The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist, the more likely your success.

— Jack Canfield

There are essentially two things that will make you wise -- the books you read and the people you meet.

— Jack Canfield

We are all like the clay Buddha covered with a shell of hardness created out of fear, and yet underneath each of us is a 'golden Buddha' a 'golden Christ' or a 'golden essence,' which is our real self.... Much like the monk with the hammer and the chisel, our task now is to discover our true essence once again.

— Jack Canfield

What others think about you is none of your business.

— Jack Canfield

When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.

— Jack Canfield

When you think you can't revisit a previous triumph.

— Jack Canfield

Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just from seeing the consequences of his or her behavior. Our sons and daughters don't need more guilt and self-doubt heaped upon their already wounded egos.

— Jack Canfield

You can't change anyone else, but people do change in relationship to your change.

— Jack Canfield

You don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don't walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it right

— Jack Canfield