Quotes on Success

To me, success is choice and opportunity.

The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying

Of course there is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life, and what it brings

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

Years of imprisoning and beheading writers never succeeded in shutting them out. However, placing them in the heart of a market and rewarding them with a lot of commercial success, has.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

There are men in the world who derive an exaltation from the proximity of disaster and ruin, as other from success.

Affluence includes money but is not just money. It is the abundance, the flow, the generosity of the universe, where every desire we have must come true, because inherent in having the desire are the mechanics for its fulfillment.

What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one's self-approval.

All of us get knocked down, but it's resiliency that really matters. All of us do well when things are going well, but the thing that distinguishes athletes is the ability to do well in times of great stress, urgency and pressure.

You enhance your chances for success when you understand that your yearning power is more important than your earning power

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.

I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it. If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake. Never be afraid to dare.

When it comes to climate change, I think that success at home is directly tied to our ability to lead effectively abroad.

Success and failure are equally disastrous.