1,252 quotes found
“There is only one success-to be able to spend life in your own way.”
“Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”
“Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.”
“Success is a journey, not a destination.”
“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal”
“Success ... seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.”
“The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.”
“To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success.”
“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.”
“I believe that anyone can be successful in life, regardless of natural talent or the environment within which we live. This is not based on measuring success by human competitiveness for wealth, po...”
“Many people succeed when others do not believe in them. But rarely does a person succeed when he does not believe in himself.”
“Early success is a terrible teacher. You're essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you must prepare, you can't do it. You don't know how.”
“Success in this world depends on knowing exactly how little effort each job is worth...distribution of energy...”
“He shrugged his shoulders to shift the pain of failure---the pain that is so much greater than the pleasure of success.”
“The logic of worldly success rests on a fallacy: the strange error that our perfection depends on the thoughts and opinions and applause of other men!”
“To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. The world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch ofundeserving people.”
“Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.”
“No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is.”
“Even if you are on the right track, but just sit there, you will still get run over.”
“If you have a success you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work.”