Famous Quotes & Sayings

Major Taylor

To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Live dangerously and you live right.

You build walls & boundaries when you give into your mind. Fear nothing & take control of who you are & who you are meant to be

Too many people, right now are playing it small. If you want to be SUCCESSFUL, Live BIG, Think BIG, & make every day of your life COUNT!

Joe Vitale

Success goes to those who dare to dream. And sometimes you have to take a little "scary action," as well.

Joe Torre

I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

John C. Maxwell

You don't become a success when you get your diploma, you became a success when you decided to go to college when you get your diploma you get the rewards of success.

John C. Maxwell

Successful people are willing to do things unsuccessful people will not do.

John C. Maxwell

Tenacious people don't rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.

James Stockdale

The challenge of education is not to prepare a person for success, but to prepare him for failure.

James P. Hogan

Success is like a fart - only your own smells nice.

Ellen Swallow Richards

I am succeeding quite well in my work and the future looks well. What special mission is God preparing me for? Cutting off all earthly ties and isolating me as it were.

Edward de Bono

To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.

Edward Bok

The price of success: hard work, patience, and a few sacrifices.

Edward Bok

A young person, to achieve, must first get out of his mind any notion either of the ease or rapidity of success. Nothing ever just happens in this world.

Eddie Cantor

It takes years to make an overnight success.

Eddie Cantor

It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.

Hermann Hesse

A man who is ill-adjusted to the world is always on the verge of finding himself. One who is adjusted to the world never finds himself, but gets to be a cabinet minister.

Henry Van Dyke

Not to the swift, the race: Not to the strong, the fight: Not to the righteous, perfect grace: Not to the wise, the light. But often faltering feet Come surest to the goal; And they who walk in darkness meet The sunrise of the soul.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

That tree is very old, but I never saw prettier blossoms on it than it now bears. That tree grows new wood each year. Like that apple tree, I try to grow a new little wood each year.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Success is not something to wait for, it is something to work for.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.

Hayley Williams

Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand.

Hermione Gingold

One of the nicest things about living in America is the fact that sooner or later you are practically bound to get an award of some sort or other.

Herschel Walker

Success is just being happy. And I try so many different things. I do a lot of different things. Because I think God has helped me to love myself. I know who God is, and I love God.

Hesiod

Do not seek dishonest gains: dishonest gains are losses.

Herodotus

Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

Henry Petroski

No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art.

Henry Ford

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.

Helen Mirren

There's a scary moment when you realise you're no longer the youngest person in the room. Especially if you've been a successful young person. That's followed, of course, by the realisation that you're actually the oldest person in the room.