Success Quotes - Page 121

Our own economy tells us to take as much as we can get, right? Our own economy says, you're going to be the most successful graduate if you go into the business world and take as much you can get. That's not how nature works. Nature has a much simpler economy. Everything in nature takes what it needs. That's it. You don't see an oak tree gathering up all the resources. An oak tree takes what it needs to be the authentic oak tree it is.

In order to be a success in business, there is one thing you must do. You cannot be successful without it. That is WORK. I have not told you anything new. Everyone knows that you cannot be successful in anything without work. Why does not everyone work? Because some lack the one thing that makes men want to work - ENTHUSIASM. That is something no one can give you. You must acquire it yourself, and the only way that you can become enthusiastic about anything is to have a thorough KNOWLEDGE of it. You have never seen an enthusiastic man who was lazy.

Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure.

One man with courage is a majority.

I define success by personal growth; if you don’t continue to grow, you can’t continue to succeed.

Rich people admire other rich and successful people. Poor people resent rich and successful people.

You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with all of your heart and with all of your consciousness. In that manner, you will have an edge.

I didn't have any aspirations of becoming famous or successful; in fact I was scared to death of all that. I remember somebody once said that if a rock musician goes on tour, he goes insane. I was very impressionable and I carried this useless weight of fear around with me about going on tour, all because of this thing somebody said.

Be sure that, as you scramble up the ladder of success, it is leaning against the right building.

If I would put my talent on the table, if I would control my impulses, if I would make decisions and plans for my own life, then I could be successful.

Rather hang thyself than belong to the horde of successful imitators.

Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.

It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.

Whenever Black succeeds in assuming the initiative in maintaining it to a successful conclusion, the sporting spirit of the chess lover feels gratified, because it shows that the resources of the game are far from being exhausted.

Do what you love and believe in, and work hard.

If it's important you'll find a way. If it's not, you'll find an excuse.

A character standard is far more important than even a gold standard. The success of all economic systems is still dependent upon both righteous leaders and righteous people. In the last analysis, our national future depends upon our national character that is, whether it is spiritually or materially minded.

In order to be successful, I had to be willing to grow and change to become whoever I needed to be.

You can never be satisfied as an entrepreneur, and the basis of any successful, growing business is new clients.

Successful people live well, laugh often, and love much. They've filled a niche and accomplished tasks so as to leave the world better than they found it, while looking for the best in others, and giving the best they have.

No age or time of life, no position or circumstance, has a monopoly on success. Any age is the right age to start doing!

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

Successful people breed success.

There are just two questions to ask to attain success in business: First, "What business am I in?" Second, "How's business?"

The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.