Ralph Marston Quotes

“In the midday sun, a bright light will be barely noticed. Yet in the darkest night, even the smallest light can make an enormous difference.”

“There's nothing that says you have to succeed in the same way as someone else. In fact, there's nothing that says you must define success in the same way as someone else.”

“You have created your fears. And you can choose to lay them to rest. You have created your dreams. And you can choose to bring them fully to life.”

“Feelings come and feelings go. There is no need to fear them and no need to crave them. Be open to your feelings and experience them while they are here. Then be open to the feelings that will come next. Your feelings are a part of your experience. Yet no mere feeling, however intense it may seem, is your permanent reality.”

“There are very real obstacles and challenges to any course of action. And there's no need to add to them, by making up obstacles of your own. Unchain yourself from the bondage of your own thinking.”

“Every day you make some progress and every day you make a few mistakes. Through it all, your wisdom continues to grow and your experience continues to broaden.”

“When something feels right, that means it is right for you. Pay attention to your authentic feelings, and follow where they lead.”

“You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else's life.”

“Accomplishment comes from making positive efforts, even in the face of negative circumstances.”

“The most effective strategy for successful living is really no strategy at all. It is, rather, to be real, to be honest, to be authentic, to be you.”

“Every aspect of your life is greatly influenced, day in and day out, by the way you imagine life to be. Imagine the best, choose the goodness, and "be a source of love and light for all to see.”

“In every kind of endeavor, there are ample opportunities for extra effort. Grab those opportunities, embrace that extra effort and transform ordinary mediocrity into bright and shining excellence.”

“The hours and days you spend being annoyed or frustrated are times when you deny yourself access to life's best possibilities. When you live in anger and resentment, you cut yourself off from life's goodness.”

“Be appreciative of what's right with your life. In your gratitude is power to make it even better”

“When you find yourself ready to complain about what you don't have, stop for a moment to consider what incredible things you do have. And resolve to make the most of it all.”

“Almost everyone does just enough to get by. Those who achieve spectacular success also do enough to get by; then they add a little bit of extra effort. That little bit of extra effort makes an enormous difference.”

“Every day is a day to be thankful. Life's abundance has no limit, and gratitude is what keeps that abundance flowing. In every circumstance there is something for which to be thankful. Even when there seems to be nothing else, there is hope.”

“Greatness comes from living with purpose and passion.”

“What you hold in your heart, you will see in your world.”

“Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.”

“When you are happy, be thankful and your happiness is greatly multiplied. When you are feeling down, be thankful and youll soon be feeling much better.”

“Every moment spent in negativity is paid for with something truly priceless. That something is life.”

“When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?”

“If you're ninety-five percent of the way to outstanding success, doesn't it make sense to go the additional five percent of the way? ... A marathon which takes hours to run, can be won or lost by a matter of seconds.”

“Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.”