success

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Thoughts and ideas are the source of all wealth, success, material gain, all great discoveries, inventions and achievements.

Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person we become.

Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are.

Success is 20% skills and 80% strategy. You might know how to read, but more importantly, what’s your plan to read?

Success equals goals; all else is commentary.

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.

Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.

Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?...True effectiveness requires balance.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

“Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.”

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”

“The only honest measure of your success is what you are doing compared to your true potential.”

“The road to success runs uphill.”

“Hope is the companion of power and the mother of success. For those of us who hope strongest have within us the gift of miracles.”

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“Nature gave men two ends… one to sit on and one to think with. Ever since then man’s success or failure has been dependent on the one he used most.”

“The secret is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.”

“Success demands singleness of purpose.”

“Perseverance is a great element of success.”

“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.”

“The common denominator of success is in forming the habit of doing the things that failures don’t like to do.”

“Failure is the tuition you pay for success.”

“Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.”

“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”

“Success is living up to your potential. That’s all. Wake up with a smile and go after life ... live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it.”

“The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.”

“Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.”

“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.”

“One sound idea is all that you need to achieve success.”

“The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.”

“Success is a process, a quality of mind and way of being, an outgoing affirmation of life.”

“Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.”

“The road to success is always under construction.”

“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”

“It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.”

“You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.”

“Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.”

“For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?”

“Success of life depends upon keeping one’s mind open to opportunity and seizing it when it comes.”

“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.”

“Picture yourself vividly as winning and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.”

“Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.”

“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.”

“Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.”

“The real secret to success is enthusiasm.”

“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“Success is not so much what we have, as it is what we are.”

“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”

“Success… it’s what you do with what you’ve got.”

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”

“Thoughts and ideas are the source of all wealth, success, material gain, all great discoveries, inventions and achievement.”

“Success is 20% skills and 80% strategy. You might know how to read, but more importantly, what’s your plan to read?”

“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.”

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.”

“Success equals goals… all else is commentary.”

“Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

“The key to happiness is having dreams; the key to success is making them come true.”

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.”

“Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.”

“People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.”

“Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse-sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”

“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.”

“Teamwork is the long word for success.”

“Success is the child of audacity.”

“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he
bounces when he hits bottom.”

“Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.”

“Success is a journey, not a destination.”

“It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.”

“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he
bounces when he hits bottom.”

“Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once
and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can
handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to
consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the
essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.”

“The difference between success and mediocrity is all in the way you think.”

“Success is measured in terms of reaching your goals, dreams, and expectations. Your success is determined by hard work, persistence, and determination. If you are going to be a success in life, it is up to you… it is your responsibility.”

“Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for
yourself. It’s what you do for others.”

“I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”

“Success is achieved by those who try and keep trying with a positive mental
attitude.”

“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.”

“I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”

“Success is never ending, failure is never final.”

“Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who
are ever afraid of the consequences.”

“Success is living up to your potential. That’s all. Wake up with a
smile and go after life… Live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it.”

“Success is a journey, not a destination.”

“The secret to success is constancy to purpose.”

“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.”

“There are no secrets to success. Don’t waste time looking for
them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from
failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.”

“Deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable. Exercise your privilege to go the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive.”

“The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”

“People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.”

“Teamwork is the long word for success.”

“Success is the child of audacity.”

“Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.”

“Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.”

“I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.”

“Success is achieved by those who try and keep trying with a positive mental attitude.”

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”