#improve

How is Angeline?" asked Dimitri. "Is she improving?" Eddie and I exchanged glances. So much for avoiding her indiscretions. "improving how exactly?" I asked. "Improving how exactly?" I asked. "In combat, in following the dress code, or in keeping her hands to herself?" "Or in turning off caps lock?" added Eddie. "you noticed that too?"I asked. "Hard not to," he said. Dimitri looked surprised, which was not a common thing. He wasn't caught off guard very often, but then, no one could really prepare for what Angeline might do. "I didn't realize I needed to be more specific," said Dimitri after a pause. "I meant combat. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#vampire #improvement

How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the whole day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day. ↗

— Anne Frank

#self-improvement #improvement

Let us cultivate our garden. ↗

— Voltaire

#improvement

Once you admit to yourself that you are or aren't something, then you can begin searching for the reason why," Deuce went on. "And once you've found that, you can begin to take steps toward making it better. So, tell yourself you're an asshole, stop being an asshole, your problem's solved," Deuce said in a pleased voice. ↗

— Abigail Roux

#improvement

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#self-improvement #wisdom #improvement

Get out!" He dodges the pillow I throw at him. "Go away! There's nothing left for you here!" I start to shake, furious with him. "She's not coming back! She's never ever coming back here again!" I grab another pillow and get to my feet to improve my aim. Out of nowhere, the tears begin to pour down my cheeks. "She's dead." I clutch my middle to dull the pain. Sink down on my heels, rocking the pillow, crying. "She's dead, you stupid cat. She's dead. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#katniss #mockingjay #prim #improvement

Never say anything that doesn't improve on silence. ↗

— Richard Yates

#silence #improvement

Most people in trouble end up crying, 'What was I thinking?' Well, whatever they were thinking, they weren't thinking of Christ. ↗

— Jeffery R. Holland April

#self-improvement

The only certain means of success is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be. ↗

— Og Mandino

#self-improvement

When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary." If there is some point you haven't thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#wisdom #self-improvement