Rise Above the Noise Quotes

“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.”

“If anyone can refute me — show me I’m making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective — I’ll gladly change. It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone.”

“You are remembered for the rules you break.”

“Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic.”

“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.”

“Thus to be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.”

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember - the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.”

“If you can’t be criticized for it, it’s probably not remarkable.”

“The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.”

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”

“What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.”

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”

“When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts”

“Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.”

“The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood.”

“The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think.”

“You’ve got to stay focused on what you’re trying to achieve and not get distracted by the noise”

“Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.”

“Let everyone else call your idea crazy - just keep going”

“It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”

“Other people’s opinions of you are none of your business.”

“Don’t let the noise of the world drown out your inner voice”

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”

“If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.”

“To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”

“Don’t always scrape and search for compliments. Criticism is what builds character and strength.”

“Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course towards his objectives in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.”

“It’s probably unfair to expect the world at large, or even most people, to see us for all we are.”

“The less you are like others, the less others will like you.”

“Take care of the grass on your own field. If you’re convinced you’ve found your field of dreams, build it! Stop looking for something better and stay focused on the opportunity at hand. If you do, eventually it will become so fresh and desirable that others will want to play on your field.”

“Don’t judge yourself by others’ standards. If you operate like this, you are living your life for others, not for you.”

“Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.”

“Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.”

“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”

“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice”

“I like criticism. It makes you strong.”

“Achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done your best. Success is being praised by others. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.”

“The greatest threat to high performance is not stress; it’s the fear of other people’s opinions.”

“Don’t let someone else’s vision of success force you to stray from the path you worked to be on. Carve your own path and you’ll always be heading in the right direction.”

“Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren’t criticized are those who don’t take risks”

“It’s really not your business what others are doing. What matters is what you’re doing.”

“We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.”

“If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.”

“Confidence is not ‘they will like me.’ Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t.’”

“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”

“It is not the critic who counts; the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena… who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”

“Don’t let people tell you your ideas are stupid. If you’re really passionate about something, find a way to build it.”

“You can’t control what people say about you and what they think about you. You can only work your hardest and do your best and tell the truth. In the end, it’s the effort that matters. The rest is beyond your control.”

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.”

“Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of yours.”

“The best revenge is massive success.”

“Don’t let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.”

“The unhappiest people in this world are those who care the most about what other people think.”

“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”

“Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle.”

“Openly share and talk to people about your idea. Use their lack of interest or doubt to fuel your motivation to make it happen.”

“Successful people don’t waste their time looking at what others are doing, they’re too busy focusing on their own goals.”

“While you are busy eyeing the progress of others, you lose sight of your own opportunities.”

“The thing about smart people is they seem like crazy people to dumb people.”

“If you could get all the people in the world to like you, you would have to do a lot of things you don’t like.”

“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions.”

“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”

“Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

“An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.”

“When a pickpocket meets a saint, all he sees are pockets.”

“Don’t doubt yourself; doubt the people who doubt you.”

“Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.”

“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”

“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins.”

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: try to please everybody.”

“Whoever is trying to bring you down is already below you.”

“Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something.”

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”

“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”

“I don’t know what the key to success is, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”

“If you can’t tolerate critics, don’t do anything new or interesting”

“Comparison is the thief of joy.”

“The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.”