Bo Bennett Quotes

“You are not, nor ever will be, better than anyone else besides the person you are now.”

“Be friendly to everyone. Those who deserve it the least need it the most.”

“A dead end can never be a one way street; you can always turn around and take another road.”

“Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.”

“Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.”

“Untapped potential is the difference between where a person is now and where he or she can be.”

“The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself.”

“Most of us are consumed with our own thoughts and desires and are not always thinking about what other people may want. This is not necessarily being egocentric; it is just being human.”

“To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present.”

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.”

“Value people on their potential, not on their history.”

“There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.”

“An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame.”

“If you are only doing what you are getting paid for, and doing it no better than the average employee, then your pay is most likely right where it should be.”

“If you have not taken the time to define what happiness means to you, what have your spent your whole life pursuing?”

“I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation.”

“While we are focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm or love.”

“It's not people who resent successful people; it's resentful people who resent successful people.”

“A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.”

“Avoiding the phrase 'I don't have time...', will soon help you to realize that you do have the time needed for just about anything you choose to accomplish in life.”

“Never expect people to treat you any better than you treat yourself.”

“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.”

“Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't have the time'.”

“Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success.”

“Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.”