See things as you would have them be instead of as they are. – Robert Collier
Sooner or later comes a crisis in our affairs, and how we meet it determines our future happiness and success. Since the beginning of time, every form of life has been called upon to meet such crisis. – Robert Collier
Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward. – Robert Collier
If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem… break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time. – Robert Collier
It is only when you despair of all ordinary means, it is only when you convince it that it must help you or you perish, that the seed of life in you bestirs itself to provide a new resource. – Robert Collier
All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck — who keeps right on going — is the man who is there when the good luck comes — and is ready to receive it. – Robert Collier
The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor… – Robert Collier
Your real self – the I am I – is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm. – Robert Collier
The source and center of all mans creative power… is his power of making images, or the power of imagination. – Robert Collier
In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time. – Robert Collier
The first principle of success is desire – knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed. – Robert Collier
Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself. – Robert Collier
Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out. – Robert Collier
Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment. – Robert Collier
All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas – not money. – Robert Collier
You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door. – Robert Collier
Vision – It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be. Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own. – Robert Collier
Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives. – Robert Collier
Faith is the confidence, the assurance, the enforcing truth, the knowing. – Robert Collier
People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame – and only one – themselves. – Robert Collier