Quotes Tagged "success"

I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but the principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it.... Success is shy-it won't come out while you're watching.

Three outstanding qualities make for success: judgement, industry, health. And the greatest of these is judgement.

Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

Four steps to achievement: plan purposefully, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.

Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.

Always aim for achievement, and forget about success.

Success, which is something so simple in the end, is made up of thousands of things, we never fully know what.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.

So once I shut down my privilege of disliking anyone I choose and holding myself aloof if I could manage it, greater understanding, growing compassion came to me.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

Remember, the bread you meet each day is still rising. Don't scare the dough.

The art of dealing with people is the foremost secret of successful men. A man's success in handling people is the very yardstick by which the outcome of his whole life's work is measured.

The ability to form friendships, to make people believe in you and trust you is one of the few absolutely fundamental qualities of success. Selling, buying, negotiating are so much smoother and easier when the parties enjoy each other's confidence. The young man who can make friends quickly will find that he will glide, instead of stumble, through life.

Networking is an enrichment program, not an entitlement program.

Respect for people is the cornerstone of communication and networking.

No matter how much a man can do, no matter how engaging his personality may be, he will not advance far in business if he cannot work through others.