Rise Above the Noise Quotes

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“The best revenge is massive success.”

“Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“They told me I'd never get this far. They were right, I got further.”

“Make sure the people who bet against you lose.”

“The thing that’s going to kill your dream is the obsession about what other people are going to think about you.”

“The number one addiction in the world today is the addiction to other people’s approval.”

“Whoever is trying to bring you down is beneath you. They can make no impact on your life as long as you don’t let them.”

“To do original work, it is not necessary to know something nobody else knows. It is necessary to believe something few other people believe.”

“The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.”

“Beware of those who try to sell you simple answers to complex questions.”

“When you identify as part of a group, your opinions tend to be biased toward the group consensus.”

“Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.”

“Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.”

“Unpopular but right is what you’re going for.”

“No matter how successful you are, the haters will never go away.”

“If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.”

“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.”

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”

“The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.”

“It’s funny, but those who hate me the most sometimes inspire me the most.”

“No one pursuing a life of average was ever made fun of by other average people. But if you decide to travel the road to awesome, you will be.”