Quotes about Success

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

(Please note that although this quote has always been attributed to Emerson, it has never been located within any of his work.)

Failure is not falling down; it is remaining where you have fallen.

The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.

"The difference between try and triumph is a little umph."

Know that there's enough room for everyone
to be passionate, creative & successful.
In fact, there's more than room for everyone;
there is a need for everyone.

"May I share with you a formula that in my judgment will help you and help me to journey well through mortality... First, fill your mind with truth; second, fill your life with service; and third, fill your heart with love."

Brand inside is more important than brand outside for sustained success.

If you want to be successful, never laugh!

Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success.

When Doing becomes infused with the timeless quality of being that is success.

"God doesn't require us to succeed; He only requires us to try."

To achieve what you've never achieved before, you need to do what you've never done before

"Our highest aspirations are our greatest possibilities"

Too often, we try to fit in with the crowd. We play it safe. But innovation is about taking risks while being true to you. This takes confidence. And it takes the belief that your “style” is what the world needs and wants. Yes, taking this risk may help you stand out. More importantly, it may be the ticket to your success.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

I am an example of someone who succeeded by failing the whole way.

"Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you are capable."

 "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is
trying to please everybody."

 "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through
experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened,
ambition inspired, and success achieved."

"An empowered organization is one which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success."

Even falling flat on your face is still moving forward.

A young man wanted to know how to be successful.  He was sent to a wiseman who made him promise to follow his instructions very carefully.  He agreed and the wiseman took him to a body of water.  The wiseman asked him to kneel down in the water and submerge his head.  Once under the water, the wiseman grabbed his head so he couldn't come up for a breath.  After the young man flailed and fought for a minute, the wiseman released him, threw him up on the bank, and started walking away.
"You crazy old man!! How did THAT teach me how to be successful?!"
The wiseman turned and said, "You will be successful if you want something as bad as you wanted that breath of air."

"those who've abandoned their dreams, will discourage yours"

What you are longing for is longing for you.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

To dream anything you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.

If at first you don't succeed; try, try, again.

To what do you attribute the success you've had?

When I was growing up my mom was home. She wanted to go to work, but she waited. She was educated as a teacher. The minute my youngest sister went to school full-time, from first grade, mom went back to work. But she balanced her life. She chose teaching which enabled her to leave at the same time we left, and come home pretty much the same time we came home. She knew how to balance.

When I got married and had a child and went to work, my day was all day, all night. You lose your sense of balance. That was in the late '60s, '70s, women went to work, they went crazy. They thought the workplace was much more exciting than the home. They thought the family could wait. And you know what? The family can't wait. And women have now found that out. It all has to do with women, or the homemaker leaving the home and realizing that where they've gone is not as fabulous, or as rewarding, or as self-fulfilling as the balance between the workplace and the home place.