Stronger Than Yesterday Quotes

“Because what you do every day is far more important than what you do every so often.”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“According to a study of over 18,000 people from 134 countries, the most restful activities are as follows: Reading Exercising Being in a natural environment Being alone Taking a nap Listening to music Socializing with friends and family Doing nothing in particular”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.” —Thomas Carlyle”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” —James Crook”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” —Helen Keller”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“One who makes himself a worm cannot complain afterwards if people step on him.” —Immanuel Kant”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Our past may explain why we’re suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.” —Joyce Meyer”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Life is a game of tradeoffs between purpose, intensity, and achievement and latitude, relaxation, and enjoyment. Neither path is inherently better than the other, but you have to choose one. You can either strive or savor, and you can always change your course, but you can’t pursue both simultaneously. For example, if you want to have a vibrant and fulfilling career and marriage, you won’t have much time or energy left to give to your health and social life. If you want to be a model parent with exceptional fitness, it’ll be hard if not impossible to excel in your work and friendships. And if you want to divide your efforts equally among these four elements, you can achieve “balance” at the expense of peak experiences and self-actualization. So, which compromises will you embrace and why? Until you can answer those questions with clarity and certainty, you’ll always be painfully aware of what’s “missing” from your life without the consolation of what’s not.”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Life has many good things. The problem is that most of these good things can be gotten only by sacrificing other good things.” —Thomas Sowell”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” —Jim Rohn”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” —Bob Dylan”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” —Babe Ruth”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” —Mahatma Gandhi”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos.” —Thich Nhat Hanh”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.” —Mark Twain”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.” —Charles Issawi”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” —Anonymous”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.” —Mike Rowe”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“You should be humble enough to understand that if you can’t order your own life, you shouldn’t be trying to order anything more complicated than that.” —Dr. Jordan B. Peterson”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t. It’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.” —James Gordon”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Two ways to look at life: 1. Nobody gives a shit. :( 2. NOBODY GIVES A SHIT! :D”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.” —Joseph Pilates”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“We are always complaining that our days are few but acting as though there would be no end to them.” —Seneca”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Imagine if people cared as much about obesity as they used to care about Covid.”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” —Albert Einstein”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.” —Irving Berlin”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“You cannot play with the animal in you without becoming wholly animal, play with falsehood without forfeiting your right to truth, play with cruelty without losing your sensitivity of mind. He who wants to keep his garden tidy does not reserve a plot for weeds.” —Dag Hammarskjold”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“You can have almost anything you want, but not everything. Maturity is the ability to sacrifice good alternatives for better ones.” —Ray Dalio”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” —Seneca”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation

“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” —Mario Andretti”
― Michael Matthews, Stronger Than Yesterday: 169 Insights for Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Motivation