151 Quotes by Gary Keller

Voltaire once wrote, “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” Sir.

I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.

Purpose is the straightest path to power and the ultimate source of personal strength – strength.

If you can honestly say, “This is where I’m meant to be right now, doing exactly what I’m doing,” then all the amazing possibilities for your life become possible.

What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?

When you act on your priority, you’ll automatically go out of balance, giving more time to one thing over another.

Here’s what I found out: We overthink, overplan, and overanalyze our careers, our businesses, and our lives; that long hours are neither virtuous nor healthy; and that we usually succeed in spite of most of what we do, not because of it.

Be like a postage stamp–stick to one thing until you get there.

Passion for something leads to disproportionate time practicing or working at it. That time spent eventually translates to skill, and when skill improves, results improve. Better results generally lead to more enjoyment, and more passion and more time is invested. It can be a virtuous cycle all the way to extraordinary results.