The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
—Salvador Dali (1904–89) Spanish Painter
Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want.
—Tony Robbins (b.1960) American Self-Help Author, Entrepreneur
Success means only doing what you do well, letting someone else do the rest.
—Unknown
Big men become big by doing what they didn’t want to do when they didn’t want to do it.
—Unknown
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
Not the senses I have but what I do with them is my kingdom.
—Helen Keller (1880–1968) American Author
Some people are at the top of the ladder, some are in the middle, still more are at the bottom, and a whole lot more don’t even know there is a ladder.
—Robert H. Schuller (1926–2015) American Christian Televangelist, Author
If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.
—A. P. Gouthey
Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
—Unknown
Success is the one unpardonable sin against one’s fellows.
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) American Short-story Writer, Journalist
Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. Your momentum will then produce ten units of results with each unit of effort.
—Charles J. Givens (1941–98) American Self-Help Writer
I want to put a ding in the universe.
—Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Success… it’s what you do with what you’ve got.
—Leroy Van Dyke (b.1929) American Singer, Guitarist
When you are making a success of something, it’s not work. It’s a way of life. You enjoy yourself because you are making your contribution to the world.
—Andy Granatelli (1923–2013) American Racing Executive
There is plenty of room at the top—but no place to sit down.
—Indian Proverb
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.
—Indian Proverb
Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Football Coach
From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.
—Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974) Polish-born American Film Producer, Businessperson
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.
—Earl Nightingale (1921–89) American Motivational Speaker, Author
The best revenge is massive success.
—Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) American Singer
Success tempts many to their ruin.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
It’s your aptitude, not just your attitude that determines your ultimate altitude.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
Real success is finding your life work in the work that you love. That’s it. Don’t worry about making a living, don’t worry about popularity or fame. Make what you do and what you make count more than what you own.
—David McCullough (1933–2022) American Historian
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
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
—Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American Poet
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
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