Success Quotes - Page 38

You can make money two ways - make more, or spend less.

An efficient bartenders first aim should be to please his customers, paying particular attention to meet the individual wishes of those whose tastes and desires he has already watched and ascertained; and, with those whose peculiarities he has had no opportunity of learning, he should politely inquire how they wish their beverages served, and use his best judgment in endeavoring to fulfill their desires to their entire satisfaction. In this way he will not fail to acquire popularity and success.

I made a fortune getting out too soon.

God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.

A real entrepreneur is somebody who has no safety net underneath them.

Successful people are dreamers who have found a dream too exciting, too important, to remain in the realm of fantasy. Day by day, hour by hour, they toil in the service of their dream until they can see it with their eyes and touch it with their hands.

The truly successful person inspires others to do more than they have thought possible for themselves.

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.

Collaboration operates through a process in which the successful intellectual achievements of one person arouse the intellectual passions and enthusiasms of others.

The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary.

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.

Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.

Success is uncommon and not to be enjoyed by the common man. I'm looking for uncommon people because we want to be successful, not average.

Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

The goal is to win. It's not about making money. I have many much less risky ways of making money than this (buying Chelsea football club). I don't want to throw my money away, but it's really about having fun and that means success and trophies.

One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

A burning passion coupled with absolute detachment is the key to all success.

There are just four kinds of bets. There are good bets, bad bets, bets that you win, and bets that you lose. Winning a bad bet can be the most dangerous outcome of all, because a success of that kind can encourage you to take more bad bets in the future, when the odds will be running against you. You can also lose a good bet no matter how sound the underlying proposition, but if you keep placing good bets, over time, the law of averages will be working for you.

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it.

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

A fundamental understanding of the human psyche is the essential key to successful magic.