I first read the book The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz almost 30 years ago. This was long before online book stores or bookshops had a self improvement section. I actually picked up my copy in a health food store! This wonderful book has inspired and influenced people such as Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Eric Worre and Tim Ferriss.

Over 6 million people from around the world have read this personal development classic. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of The Magic of Thinking Big and start putting into practice the easy to follow success principles contained on almost every page. Here are 30 classic quotes from The Magic of Thinking Big.

1. “Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief.” – David J. Schwartz

2. “Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.” – David J. Schwartz

3. “Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.” – David J. Schwartz

4. “Go first class in everything you do. You can’t afford to go any other way.” – David J. Schwartz

5. “Liven up everything about you; your smile, your hand-shake, your talk, even your walk. Act alive!” – David J. Schwartz

6. “How you look on the outside has a lot to do with how you feel on the inside.” – David J. Schwartz

7. “Look at things not as they are, but as they can be. Visualization adds value to everything. A big thinker always visualizes what can be done in the future. He isn’t stuck with the present.” – David J. Schwartz

8. “Give your ideas value by acting on them.” – David J. Schwartz

9. “Don’t wait until conditions are perfect. They never will be. Expect future obstacles and difficulties and solve them as they arise.” – David J. Schwartz

10. “Those who believe they can move mountains, do. Those who believe they can’t, cannot. Belief triggers the power to do.” – David J. Schwartz

11. “The test of a successful person is not the ability to eliminate all problems before he takes action, but rather the ability to find solutions to difficulties when he encounters them.” – David J. Schwartz

12. “Grow the “service first” attitude, and watch money take care of itself. Give people more than they get expect to get.” – David J. Schwartz

13. “Remember, how you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.” – David J. Schwartz

14. “Look at things as they can be, not as they are.” – David J. Schwartz

15. “Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.” – David J. Schwartz

16. “Use action to cure fear and gain confidence.” – David J. Schwartz

17. “A person who thinks his job is important receives mental signals on how to do his job better; And a better job means more promotions, more money, more prestige, more happiness.” – David J. Schwartz

18. “Stretch your mind. Associate with people who can help you to think new ideas, new ways of doing things.” – David J. Schwartz

19. “Most of us make two basic errors with respect to intelligence: 1. We underestimate our own brainpower. 2. We overestimate the other fellow’s brainpower.” – David J. Schwartz

20. “Successful people are just ordinary folks who have developed belief in themselves and what they do.” – David J. Schwartz

21. “Do what you fear and fear disappears.” – David J. Schwartz

22. “Every day thousands of people bury good ideas because they are afraid to act on them. And afterwards, the ghosts of these ideas come back to haunt them.” – David J. Schwartz

23. “Ideas alone wont bring success. Ideas have value only when you act upon them.” – David J. Schwartz

24. “Hope is a start. But hope needs action to win victories.” – David J. Schwartz

25. “Here is a basic truth: To do anything, we must first believe it can be done.” – David J. Schwartz

26. “Grow big by thinking big” – David J. Schwartz

27. “Look important. It helps you think important. How you look on the outside has a lot to do with how you feel on the inside.” – David J. Schwartz

28. “Big thinkers are specialists in creating positive, forward-looking, optimistic pictures in their own minds and in the minds of others. To think big, we must use words and phrases that produce big, positive mental images.” – David J. Schwartz

29. “When you believe, your mind will find a way.” – David J. Schwartz

30. “Set goals to get more energy. Set goals to get things done. Set goals and discover the real enjoyment of living.” – David J. Schwartz