Success Quotes

"The biggest mistake people make in life is not making a living at doing what they most enjoy."
Malcolm S. Forbes

"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."
Benjamin Disraeli

"It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions."
Jim Rohn

"Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought."
Napoleon Hill

"The biggest lesson I have ever learned is the stupendous importance of what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are, for your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our thoughts, we can change our lives."
Dale Carnegie

"Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all."
Norman Vincent Peale

"A dream, without a plan, is just a wish"
Keith Ellis

"Waiting is not a form of advertising."
Bob Sott

"Success is living up to your potential. That's all. Wake up with a simile and go after life… Live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it."
Joe Kapp

"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become."
Jim Rohn

"Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success."
Thomas J. Watson

"The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore."
Dale Carnegie

Success is a journey, not a destination."
Ben Sweetland

"As you climb the ladder of success, check occasionally to make sure it is leaning against the right wall."
Anonymous

"Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!"
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally."
David Frost

"Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves."
Larry King

"Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles."
Walter Cronkite

"If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all."
Anna Quindlen

"Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love."
David McCullough


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