26. Don’t marry someone with intolerable characteristics in the hopes of changing him or her. If you can’t live with someone who drinks or someone who isn’t a Christian or someone who isn’t clean, then don’t marry that kind of person. The chances for miraculous improvements or changes in behavior are slim. What you see is what you get!

— James C. Dobson

Distance yourself from people who:1. Disrespect you2. Mistreat others3. Are abusive4. Lie to you5. Are negative6. Have no goals7. Use you8. Put you down

— Germany Kent

Don't live the same day over and over again and call that a life. Life is about evolving mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.

— Germany Kent

Do you feel that? It is a calm shift in the wind. Do you hear that? It is a soft whisper of hope. Do you see that? It is the divine hand of guidance, mercifully extended to aid our good fight.

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Good managers don't set a goal to increase efficiency, but rather an implementation of business process improvements that result in higher efficiency as well.

— Eraldo Banovac

In order to fit our needs and wants, we are constantly adjusting and altering our behaviors and feelings. Metaphorically speaking, we are constantly giving birth to prioritize; our priorities are perpetually reassessed, and we perpetually adjust to accomplish them. Some call this "Change." I call it, improving ourselves by means through the inner self.

— Efrat Cybulkiewicz

Maturity is about Challenging yourself and Improving! And then taking that experience to help others...

— Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

Simple-minded people do things like gossip, lie, spread rumors, and cause troubles. But, I know you're more intelligent.

— Amaka Imani Nkosazana

These mods made significant improvements to the cars – enough so that I changed my mind (another procedure altogether) every time I thought of selling the damn thing and buying a Toyota. I hope you benefit from this and preserve your ailing finances! Good luck!

— Christina Engela

What seems like a flaw is merely our higher consciousness telling us we're not looking at it in the right light yet.

— A.J. Darkholme