Unless
you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go,
success won't happen. Phillip Adams
Success doesn't come to
you…you go to it. Marva Collins
Consider the postage
stamp. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing
till it gets there. Josh Billings
Success in almost any
field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence.
This explains why we have so many stupid leaders. Sloan Wilson
Yesterday's failures are
today's seeds That must be diligently planted to be able to
abundantly harvest Tomorrow's success. Anonymous
I found that the men and
women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in
hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard
work. Harry S. Truman
Success is still the
constant application of the Golden Rule. Anonymous
The difference between a
successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack
of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. Vincent T. Lombardi
Few men have the natural
strength to honor a friend's success without envy. Aeschylus
There are no great men,
only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances
to meet. William F. Halsey
Integrity is the first
step to true greatness. Charles Simmons
No problem is
insurmountable. With a little courage, teamwork and determination a
person can overcome anything. B. Dodge
Think and feel yourself
there! To achieve any aim in life, you need to project the
end-result. Think of the elation, the satisfaction, the joy!
Carrying the ecstatic feeling will bring the desired goal into view.
Grace Speare
A man's doubts and fears
are his worst enemies. William Wrigley Jr.
He has achieved success,
who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has gained
the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children.
Bessie A. Stanley
A man, as a general
rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he
makes himself. Alexander Graham Bell
You don't become
enormously successful without encountering and overcoming a number
of extremely challenging problems. Mark Victor Hansen
Think and feel yourself
there! To achieve any aim in life, you need to project the
end-result. Think of the elation, the satisfaction, the joy!
Carrying the ecstatic feeling will bring the desired goal into view.
Grace Speare
The superior man makes
the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success comes only
later. Confucius
(Happy New Year!) - Do
more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than
believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than
forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work. William Arthur Ward
Success in business does
not depend upon genius. Any young man of ordinary intelligence who
is normally sound and not afraid to work should succeed in spite of
obstacles and handicaps if he plays the game fairly and keeps
everlastingly at it. James C. Penney
We must use time as a
tool, not as a couch. John F. Kennedy
Don't be disquieted in
time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.
Chiang Kai-Shek
The friend of my
adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who
helped me to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are
ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. Ulysses
S. Grant
I have learned that
success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has
reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while
trying to succeed. Booker T. Washington
Meet success like a
gentleman and disaster like a man. Frederick Edwin Smith, Lord
Birkenhead
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting
difficulties, passing from one step of success to another,
forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. Samuel Johnson
A man's true estate of
power and riches is to be himself; not in his dwelling or position
or external relations, but in his own essential character. Henry
Ward Beecher
It is literally true
that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
Napoleon Hill
A successful life is not
an easy life. It is built upon strong qualities, sacrifice,
endeavor, loyalty, and integrity. Grant D. Brandon
Success is the sum of
small efforts, repeated day in and day out. Robert Collier
Success is not a
'sometimes' thing. In other words, you don't do what is right once
in awhile, but all the time. Success is a habit. Winning is a habit.
Vincent Thomas Lombardi
Understand that most
problems are a good sign. Problems indicate that progress is being
made, wheels are turning, you are moving toward your goals. Beware
when you have no problems. Then you've really got a problem...
Problems are like landmarks of progress. Scott Alexander
The greater the
difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain
their reputation from storms and tempests. Epicurus
Every successful man I
have heard of has done the best he could with conditions as he found
them, and not waited until the next year for better. Edgar
Watson Howe
A quick and sound
judgment, good common sense, kind feeling, and an instinctive
perception of character, in these are the elements of what is called
tact, which has so much to do with success in life. Charles Simmons
It's easy to grin when
your ship comes in, and you've got the stock market beat, but the
man worthwhile, is the man who can smile, when his shorts are too
tight in the seat. Judge Smails, Caddyshack
Character is more
important than intelligence for success. Gilberte Beaux
The pessimist sees
difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity
in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
There are some people
who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and
then there are those who turn one into the other. Douglas
Everett
If you succeed in life,
you must do it in spite of the efforts of others to pull you down.
There is nothing in the idea that people are willing to help those
who help themselves. People are willing to help a man who can't help
himself, but as soon as a man is able to help himself, and does it,
they join in making his life as uncomfortable as possible. It's
shameful! Edgar Watson Howe
Success without honor is
an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste
good. Joe Paterno
Think of yourself as on
the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life
lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! Andrew Carnegie
Success is not final,
failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill
Success seems to be
connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make
mistakes, but they don't quit. Conrad Hilton
The successful leader
does not talk down to people. He lifts them up. Richard M. Nixon
The secret of success is
seeing every setback as a steppingstone to ultimate achievement. J.
Donald Walters
If you're not having
problems, you are missing an opportunity for growth. Unknown