40 Amazing Magic of Thinking Big Quotes- David J. Schwartz

Last Updated on September 3, 2024 by The Unbounded Thinker

The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz is an amazing self-development book that inspires readers by sharing the secrets to success. Reading the book made me understand the power/magic of thinking big and encouraged me to set big goals and believe in my ability achieve them.

According to David J. Schwartz, a positive attitude, self-confidence, combining persistence and experimentation, and setting goals are the key components that constitute the magic of thinking big.

I love the Magic of Thinking Big because it makes me believe that success is achievable if I work hard and believe in myself.

I compiled some quotes from the book to give you a glimpse of its teachings..

Enjoy.

‘Some of the most practical success-building wisdom is found in that biblical quotation stating that faith can move mountains. Believe, really believe, you can move a mountain, and you can. Not many people believe that they can move mountains. So, as a result, not many people do.’
‘Every day all over the nation young people start working in new jobs. Each of them “wishes” that someday he could enjoy the success that goes with reaching the top. But the majority of these young people simply don’t have the belief that it takes to reach the top rungs. And they don’t reach the top. Believing it’s impossible to climb high, they do not discover the steps that lead to great heights. Their behavior remains that of the “average” person.’
‘The how-to-do-it always comes to the person who believes he can do it.’
‘Belief in great results is the driving force, the power behind all great books, plays, scientific discoveries. Belief in success is behind every successful business, church, and political organization. Belief in success is the one basic, absolutely essential ingredient of successful people. Believe, really believe, you can succeed, and you will.’
‘A person is a product of his own thoughts. Believe Big. Adjust your thermostat forward. Launch your success offensive with honest, sincere belief that you can succeed. Believe big and grow big.’
‘Let the master thought “I will succeed” dominate your thinking process. Thinking success conditions your mind to create plans that produce success. Thinking failure does the exact opposite. Failure thinking conditions the mind to think other thoughts that produce failure.’
‘Fear is a powerful force. In one way or another fear prevents people from getting what they want from life.’
‘Condition yourself with this fact: all confidence is acquired, developed. No one is born with confidence. Those people you know who radiate confidence, who have conquered worry, who are at ease everywhere and all the time, acquired their confidence, every bit of it.’
‘There is only one conclusion you can honestly reach: You’re bigger than you think. So fit your thinking to your true size. Think as big as you really are! Never, never, never sell yourself short!’
‘Think above trivial things. Focus your attention on big objectives. Before getting involved in a petty matter, ask yourself, “Is it really important?” Grow big by thinking big.’
‘Believing something can be done paves the way for creative solutions. Believing something can’t be done is destructive thinking.’
‘Big success calls for persons who continually set higher standards for themselves and others, persons who are searching for ways to increase efficiency, to get more output at lower cost, do more with less effort. Top success is reserved for the I-can-do-it-better kind of person.’
‘Remember, your appearance “talks.” Be sure it says positive things about you. Never leave home without feeling certain you look like the kind of person you want to be.’
‘The key to winning what you want lies in thinking positively toward yourself. The only real basis other people have for judging your abilities is your actions. And your actions are controlled by your thoughts.’
‘The number one obstacle on the road to high-level success is the feeling that major accomplishment is beyond reach. This attitude stems from many, many suppressive forces that direct our thinking toward mediocre levels.’
‘Remember: People who tell you it cannot be done almost always are unsuccessful people, are strictly average or mediocre at best in terms of accomplishment. The opinions of these people can be poison.’
‘Enthusiasm can make things 1,100 percent better.’
‘People do more for you when you make them feel important.’
‘It’s perfectly natural—in fact, it’s highly desirable—to want to make money and accumulate wealth. Money is power to give your family and yourself the standard of living they deserve. Money is power to help the unfortunate. Money is one of the means to living life fully.’
‘Spend some time each day answering this question: “How can I give more than is expected of me?” Then apply the answers.’
‘Success depends on the support of other people. The only hurdle between you and what you want to be is the support of others.’
‘Big people, those on top in industry, the arts, sciences, and politics, are human, warm. They specialize in being likable.’
‘Every big job—whether it be operating a business, high-level selling, in science, the military, or the government—requires a person who thinks action.’
‘Everything we have in this world, from satellites to skyscrapers to baby food, is just an idea acted upon.’
‘Now is the magic word of success. Tomorrow, next week, later, sometime, someday often as not are synonyms for the failure word, never. Lots of good dreams never come true because we say, “I’ll start someday,” when we should say, “I’ll start now, right now.”
People place confidence in the fellow who acts. They naturally assume he knows what he is doing.
‘Defeat is only a state of mind, and nothing more.’
‘Decide right now to salvage something from every setback. Next time things seem to go wrong on the job or at home, calm down and find out what caused the trouble. This is the way to avoid making the same error twice.’
‘Persisting in one way is not a guarantee of victory. But persistence blended with experimentation does guarantee success.’
‘Check the lives of the people in Who’s Who in America, and you’ll find that those who have succeeded in a major way have been pounded by losing situations. Each person in this elite corps of successful men has encountered opposition, discouragement, setbacks, personal misfortune.’
‘Learn the background of the president of your company or the mayor of your city, or select any person you consider a real success. When you probe, you’ll discover the individual has overcome big, real obstacles.’
‘Being self-critical is constructive. It helps you to build the personal strength and efficiency needed for success. Blaming others is destructive. You gain absolutely nothing from “proving” that someone else is wrong. Be constructively self-critical. Don’t run away from inadequacies. Be like the real professionals. They seek out their faults and weaknesses, then correct them. That’s what makes them professionals.’
‘Many ambitious people go through life with admirable persistence and show of ambition, but they fail to succeed because they don’t experiment with new approaches. Stay with your goal. Don’t waver an inch from it. But don’t beat your head against a wall. If you aren’t getting results, try a new approach.’
‘Goals are as essential to success as air is to life. No one ever stumbles into success without a goal. No one ever lives without air. Get a clear fix on where you want to go.’
‘Every bit of human progress—our inventions big and little, our medical discoveries, our engineering triumphs, our business successes—were first visualized before they became realities. ‘
‘The important thing is not where you were or where you are but where you want to get.’
‘Remember, the only way to get full power, to develop full go force, is to do what you want to do.’
‘When you surrender yourself to your desires, when you let yourself become obsessed with a goal, you receive the physical power, energy, and enthusiasm needed to accomplish your goal. But you receive something else, something equally valuable. You receive the “automatic instrumentation” needed to keep you going straight to your objective.’
‘The person determined to achieve maximum success learns the principle that progress is made one step at a time.’
‘Sometimes it appears that someone achieves success all at once. But if you check the past histories of people who seemed to arrive at the top suddenly, you’ll discover a lot of solid groundwork was previously laid. And those “successful” people who lose fame as fast as they found it simply were phonies who had not built a solid foundation.’

I believe this amazing Magic of Thinking Big quotes by David J. Schwartz have helped you learn more about success and the crucial factors you must embrace to achieve it.