Success Quotes

"Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds"

Orison Swett Marden, Writer

"For success, attitude is equally as important as ability"

Walter Scott, Novelist

"Consistency is key to success"

Ben Smith, Athlete

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

George Allen, Sr., Coach

"True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful"

Paul Sweeney, Politician

"There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way"

Christopher Morley, Author

"Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself"

Jack Nicklaus, Athlete

"From these inconsiderable attempts, some idea may be formed with what success, should Fortune afford an opportunity, I am likely to treat matters of greater importance"

Giraldus Cambrensis, Clergyman

"I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?"

Jean Cocteau, Director

"I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them"

Charles Kuralt, Journalist

"I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning"

Jim Evans, Athlete

"To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world"

John McDonald, Leader

"But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success"

Isoroku Yamamoto, Soldier

"With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, there's a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, 'Hey, wake up!'"

David Schwimmer, Actor

"My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense"

Helen Gurley Brown, Editor

"On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success"

Martin Van Buren, President

"Since Star Wars, that film's success led to bigger budgets, more hardware, that the great movies like the ones I did, which were studio movies, are now independent movies. They range from half a million to several million, and a lot of those have very interesting roles"

Faye Dunaway, Actress

"Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary"

Sarah Ban Breathnach, Author

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

Dale Carnegie, Writer

"I stand ready to lead us down a different path, where we are lifted up by our desire to succeed, not dragged down by a resentment of success"

Mitt Romney, Politician

"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success"

Louisa May Alcott, Novelist

"Success is not just about making money or achieving your goals. It's about having a positive impact on the world and making a difference in people's lives"

George Gillett, Businessman

"I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom"

Brenda Blethyn, Actress

"An entrepreneur assumes the risk and is dedicated and committed to the success of whatever he or she undertakes"

Victor Kiam, Businessman

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

David Frost, Journalist

"Nothing succeeds like reports of success"

Sue Sanders, Activist

"If life was so easy that you could just go buy success, there would be a lot more successful companies in the world. Successful enterprises are built from the ground up"

Lou Gerstner, Businessman

"We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes and regulations. The rewards of success will be expropriated for the sake of attaining greater income equality"

Arthur C. Brooks, Author

"Our success in this matter is important to all Americans. Whether you are in the forest land business or just enjoy the shade of a majestic oak gracing your lawn, we all have an interest in this important issue"

Leonard Boswell, Politician

"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right about face which turns us from failure to success"

Dorthea Brande, Writer

"Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax"

Eva Green, Actress

"'s one of the perversities of the age: I'm embarrassed by its success, but I'm happy it's selling"

Jonathan Franzen, Novelist

"I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life"

Constance Baker Motley, Activist

"I think if the movie has resonance and stimulates the viewer to talk about it, you can have as large an audience as you want. The most important thing for me is that the movie exists. And that's success enough already"

Andy Garcia, Actor

"I think if you want to become a great football player, professional, you must give all the time one hundred percent, you must work hard - to be lucky is a good thing - but if you work hard and you give everything you will have great success"

Greg Akcelrod, Athlete

"The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything"

Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President

"No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance"

Ramana Maharshi, Philosopher

"His authority on earth allows us to dare to go to all the nations. His authority in heaven gives us our only hope of success. And His presence with us leaves us no other choice"

John Stott, Clergyman

"Success is dependent on effort"

Sophocles, Author

"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning"

Benjamin Franklin, Politician

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