Quotes on Success

In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.

Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.

If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.

Success is... knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

The never-ending task of self improvement.

I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

Success, after all, loves a witness, but failure can't exist without one.

Life is too short to dwell on what might have been.