There is no way to success in art but to take off your coat, grind paint, and work like a digger on the railroad, all day and every day.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
It is wise to keep in mind that no success or failure is necessarily final.
—Unknown
We do not know, in most cases, how far social failure and success are due to heredity, and how far to environment. But environment is the easier of the two to improve.
—J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964) British Scientist, Geneticist
Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
People judge, for the most part, by the success. Let a man show all the good conduct that is possible, if the event does not answer, ill fortune passes for a fault, and is justified by a very few persons.
—Montesquieu (1689–1755) French Political Philosopher, Jurist
Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.
—Orison Swett Marden (1850–1924) American New Thought Writer, Physician, Entrepreneur
The twin killers of success are impatience and greed.
—Jim Rohn (1930–2009) American Entrepreneur, Author, Motivational Speaker
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American Historian, Political Leader, Explorer
Success is dependent on effort.
—Sophocles (495–405 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.
—Michael Korda (b.1933) English-born Writer, Novelist
We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.
—Maxwell Maltz (1899–1975) American Surgeon, Motivational Writer
Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.
—Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886–1967) American Author, Advertising Executive, Politician
To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
We keep going back, stronger, not weaker, because we will not allow rejection to beat us down. It will only strengthen our resolve. To be successful there is no other way.
—Earl G. Graves Sr. (1935–2020) American Entrepreneur, Publisher, Philanthropist
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting—in the trying, not the triumph, Success is a personal standard—reaching for the highest that is in us—becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader
The bottom line is that if you become a master at handling problems and overcoming obstacles, what can stop you from success? The answer is nothing! And if nothing can stop you, you become unstoppable!
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
There is more genuine joy in climbing the hill of success, even though sweat may be spent and toes may be stubbed, than in aimlessly sliding down the path to failure. If a straight, honorable path has been chosen, the gaining of the summit yields lasting satisfaction. The morass of failure, if reached through laziness, indifference or other avoidable fault, yields nothing but ignominy and sorrow for self and family and friends.
—B. C. Forbes (1880–1954) Scottish-born American Journalist, Publisher
If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That maybe it couldn’t, but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
—Edgar Guest (1881–1959) English-American Poet, Radio/TV Personality
It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.
—Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868–1938) American Industrialist
One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But speaking for myself, I can honestly say this is not so… I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.
—Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American Inventor, Scientist, Entrepreneur
It takes time to be a success.
—Unknown
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
—Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–94) Scottish Novelist
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Rich and successful people are solution-oriented; they spend their time and energy strategizing and planning the answers to challenges that come up, and creating systems to make certain that problem doesn’t occur again.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
A lot of successful people are risk-takers. Unless you’re willing to do that, to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won’t happen.
—Phillip Adams (b.1939) Australian Broadcaster, Writer, Filmmaker
If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
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