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Success Quotes by Denis Waitley

65 Success quotes by Denis Waitley

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A ceiling you build yourself can block any dream. Denis Waitley’s success notes warn against self‑imposed limits, urge daily small portions of effort, and highlight that drive and persistence are the secret fuel behind winning. The messages stress personal satisfaction and helping others as part of true achievement.

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Winning is all in the attitude!

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Success is not a resting-place - it is a launching pad.

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Success is not the destination; it's a way to travel.

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The greatest achievements are those that benefit others.

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Winning is a feeling you have no ceiling.

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When you kill time, you kill your opportunities for success.

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I would rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing.

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Procrastination is the fear of success.

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Goals are like stepping-stones to the stars. They should never be used to put a ceiling or a limit on achievement

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A failure is like fertilizer; it stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future.

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Your attitude is either the lock on, or the key to the door of your success.

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Focus all your attention and energy on the achievement of the objectives you are involved with right now.

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You know you're a success when people tell you, “I like me best when I'm with you.”

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Winning is beginning. And just by beginning, your game is half won.

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You must accept responsibility for your actions, but not the credit for your achievements.

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Successful people believe in the validity of their own dreams and goals, even if dreams are all they have to go on.

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Positive self-direction is the action plan that all winners in life use to turn imagination into reality, fantasy into fact, and dreams…

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Persistence means giving full concentration to whatever you are doing right now. ... Persistence is success through trial, error, resetting your goals,…

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Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body…

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Real success comes in small portions day by day. You need to take pleasure in life's daily little treasures. It is the…

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The single most outwardly identifiable trait demonstrated by a winning human being is that of positive self-expectation- which is pure and simple…

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The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the…

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By staying focused and flexible, you will meet and exceed your major life-forming goals. Success is not a resting-place - it is…

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Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

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Expect to succeed even before you start. All winners, no matter what their game, start with the expectations that they are going…

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Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become…

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Positive self-expectancy is the first, most outwardly identifiable quality of a top-achieving, winning human being. Positive self-expectancy is pure and simple optimism:…

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Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they…

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The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them…

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Great individuals make great successes out of failure.

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Real success comes in small portions day by day.

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The first step toward success will be the biggest one.

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The price of success is to bear the criticism of envy.

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Come through for others and they will come through for you.

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The only limits on human achievement are self-imposed.

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The greatest achievement is to outperform yourself.

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People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now.

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Commitment doesn't guarantee success, but lack of commitment guarantees you'll fall far short of your potential.

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You are truly successful when you can extend a strong hand to someone who is reaching out or just trying to hang…

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The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply.

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Optimism boosts your energy and focuses your sights on reaching your goals, rather than wallowing in your setbacks.

You can only do good if you feel good.

Life is self-fulfilling prophecy.

There never was a winner, who wasn't a beginner.

The greatest limitations you will ever face will be those you place on yourself.

The easiest thing is to make sure you feel happy and satisfied in this moment. Setting long term goals is much more effort taking,…

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Contentment is for cows; a challenging purpose is for people.

The season for enjoying the fullness of life - partaking of the harvest, sharing the harvest with others, and reinvesting and saving portions of…

Goals are like stepping-stones to the stars. They should never be used to put a ceiling or a limit on achievement

The two greatest fear busters are knowledge and action

Positive self-expectancy is the first, most outwardly identifiable quality of a top-achieving, winning human being. Positive self-expectancy is pure and simple optimism: real enthusiasm…

The seeds of greatness are ideas you learn from people who've been great in their service to others.

Discipline is doing within, while you do without.