Quotes on Success

I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.

Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current job, industry, education, experience or interests.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize, claim, develop and use them

Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

Never lose a holy curiosity. Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. He is considered successful in our day who gets more out of life than he puts in. But a man of value will give more than he receives.

Success comes when people act together; failure tends to happen alone.

Your ability to discipline yourself to set clear goals, and then to work toward them every day, will do more to guarantee your success than any other single factor.

Don't set your goals too low. If you don't need much, you won't become much.

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore.

Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself.

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth the finding; and it is not to be found in foreign lands, but in the heart itself.

I never expected to be in the papers. I personally never expected to be in the papers. The height of my ambition for these books was, well frankly, to get reviewed. A lot of children's books don't even get reviewed.. forget good review, bad review. Personally, no, I never expected to be in the papers so it's an odd experience when it happens to you .

Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness, and respect for authority are the price each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is also true if you are a housewife, architect or engineer.

A man doesn't know what happiness is until he's married. By then it's too late.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow - perhaps it all will.