"How To Be Successful Quotes"



"What makes leadership is the ability to get people to do what they don't want to do and like it."
Harry Truman


"The key to happiness is having dreams; the key to success is making them come true."
James Allen


"The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual."
Vince Lombardi


"The main thing is to be honest with yourself, know and recognize your limits and attain maximum achievement within them. I would, for example, get more satisfaction from climbing Snowdon, which I know I could, than from attempting Everest, which I couldn't."
Stirling Moss


"The true leader inspires in others self-trust, guiding their eyes to the spirit, the goal."
Bronson Alcott


"All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers."
Orison Swett Marden


"Character, not circumstances, makes the person."
Booker T. Washington


"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning."
Benjamin Franklin


"Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets."
Michael Korda


"Every truth has two sides. Look at both sides before committing yourself to either."
Aesop


"You cannot create experience; you undergo it."
Albert Camus


"I can never let yesterday extend to today; I've jobs for today."
Copyright © 2003 Prabu Sekar


"Don't live by chance, live by choice."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Satish Valiveti --- Andhra, India


"Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kirsten Clevenger --- Kansas


"We know what a person thinks, not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Brian Udovich --- Indiana
I saw it on a teacher's board.


"Knowledge is not power. Knowledge applied --- or wisdom --- is power."
Copyright © 2003 Mark Easteadt
Knowing something amounts to nothing if it is not acted upon.


"Patience is an essential ingredient in your recipe for success. Get past this little bump and focus on climbing an actual mountain."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tracie


"Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be honest."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by D.M. --- QLD, Australia


"C'est vaut la peine"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sara Marquis --- Maine
This means "It's worth the pain" in French. Anything that is worth doing well is worth enduring for. There is always something that tries your desire, but if you don't give up, it makes the end that much better.


"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place."
Nora Roberts --- Submitted by Katie C. --- Pennsylvania
My biggest regret in life is not going for the things I wanted - for whatever reasons. This quote has helped me so much. If you never go for it, you'll never know. If it doesn't work out, at least you tried and now you know. Hope it helps you as much as it helped me. Life's short- take advantage of everything.


"When you make or even try something that you're scared of, you get this feeling of accomplishment that is impossible for me to describe. For me, skating is the only way to get that feeling."
Heath Kirchart --- Submitted by Fredson L., Age 16 --- California
This quote also applies to life. You receive the same, if not different, feeling of accomplishment when you conquer your fears.


"Darkness leaves when you light a candle. And darkness will never return unless you let the light go out. Either way, light or darkness, you have a responsibility to choose one or the other."
Copyright © 2003 Rasela Saofia
I made that one up... hope it inspires someone and out of personal experience I have found this to be very very true.


"There are many solutions for every one of life's problems but there's only one that fits perfectly; if you can't find it, pick the one that comes closest."
Copyright © 2003 I.Rodriguez


"The secret to success lies in not only wanting to work, but also wanting other people NOT to work."
Copyright © 2003 Tony Hugill
The quote itself may sound pretty selfish, but if you think about it, all success really does come from completing work and service projects for other people better than others. (i.e. Michael Jordan practices hours on end and competes every night to play basketball allowing other people to either sit on the bench or enjoy watching him in the process) This quote is dedicated to all the men and women serving our country, who are putting their lives on the line, serving our best interests, not wanting for us to work.


"I've learnt that I am sometimes hard pressed, often stressed, but always blessed. Therefore I won't settle for less, but strive for the best."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Devon Spaulding --- Jamaica


"The key to success is to learn to do something right, then do it right every time."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ian Finch --- United Kingdom
Just like Thierry Henry --- soccer player


"Say thank you to Mr. Disappointment, who launched a new discovery in your life."
Copyright © 2003 Adedapo Allen Okeleye