Carlos Castaneda Quotes

Keep your morale high, in spite of setbacks. At the end you are bound to succeed.

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.

Refuse to lose, Refuse to be defeated, Refuse to have regrets.

It's kind of hard to keep going sometimes but you just have to believe in what you are and what you can do and that's the way to success.

Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated.

Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.

Be strong minded, and always believe that the impossible is possible.

Determination, with an optimistic attitude is the key to success.

You can do anything you want to do as long as you keep a good attitude and keep working at it. But the second you give up, you’re screwed.

"Where there is a will there is a way" is an old true saying. He who resolves upon doing a thing, by that very resolution often scales the barriers to it and secures its achievement. To think we are able is almost to be so - to determine upon attainment is frequently attainment itself.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.

Effort + the courage to show up = enough.

I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.

I learned that if we set our mind to things, we can accomplish almost anything no matter what the circumstances are.

You tell your kids that no matter what, you set your goals and you go for them. Whatever it is you achieve, never give up. You want your kids to have that good attitude, the confidence, and the will power to believe in themselves.

I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it.

I had so many outs in my career. I could have said, I don’t need this. I have money; I have fame; I have victories; I have Grand Slams. But when your love for something is bigger than all those things, you continue to keep getting up in the morning when it’s freezing outside, when you know that it can be the most difficult day, when nothing is working, when you feel like the belief sometimes isn’t there from the outside world, and you seem so small. But you can achieve great things when you don’t listen to all those things.

If you can't you must, and if you must you can.

Human will-power alone is not enough. Will-power is excellent and we should always be using it; but it is not enough. A desire to live a good life is not enough. Obviously we should all have that desire, but it will not guarantee success.

Bring into reality the possibility of the improbable by acquiring a positive mental attitude. Say to yourself, as Henry Ford said to his engineers, "Keep working!"

I am where I am because I believed and I never gave up.

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