Success Quotes

18452 Success quotes by 7696 unique authors

It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation. — Frederick William Robertson
The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame. — Rod Steiger
Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats. — Mahatma Gandhi
At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities… — Barack Obama
Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease… — Fran Lebowitz
A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most… — William Cowper
99 percent of success is built on failure. — Charles Kettering
The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God. — Cesar Chavez
Don't let failure go to your heart, and don't let success go to your head. — Will Smith
Failure is in a sense the highway to success, as each discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true. — John Keats
Failure make people bitter and cruel. Success improves the character of the man. — W. Somerset Maugham
There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success. — Max Beerbohm
Failure or success seems to have been allotted to men by their stars. But they retain the power of wriggling, of fighting with their star… — E. M. Forster
It is necessary to the success of flattery, that it be accommodated to particular circumstances or characters, and enter the heart on that side where… — Samuel Johnson
Relying, as I do, upon the Almighty Power, and encouraged as I am by these resolutions which you have just read, with the support which… — Abraham Lincoln
We look for some reward of our endeavors and are disappointed that not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual efforts… — Robert Louis Stevenson
In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge; if… — William Ralph Inge
He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about. — Oscar Wilde
The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Success comes more quickly to the entrepreneur that follows his instincts rather than following the progress of his competitors. — Alan Sugar
Achievement; the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust. — Ambrose Bierce
Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving. — Pindar
I know that unremitting attention to business is the price of success, but I don't know what success is. — Charles Dudley Warner
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed. — Baron de Montesquieu
Constant success shows us but one side of the world. For as it surrounds us with friends who will tell us only our merits, so… — Charles Caleb Colton

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