Quotes Tagged "success"

Prepare yourself for success. You have to see it coming to get there.

Many people succeed when others do not believe in them. But rarely does a person succeed when he does not believe in himself.

The number of ways to live in one lifetime is limitless. So why limit yourself?

The success of my rule does not rely on my ability to recite obscure Latin verse.

Society functions in a way much more interesting than the multiple-choice pattern we have been rewarded for succeeding at in school. Success in life comes not from the ability to choose between the four presented answers, but from the rather more difficult and painfully acquired ability to formulate the questions.

Success in this world depends on knowing exactly how little effort each job is worth...distribution of energy...

We're all to driven by materialism. Obsessed with success. With money. With trying to impress people who'll never be impressed.

I don't know where this pressure came from. I can't blame my parents because it has always felt internal. Like any other parent, my mother celebrated the A grades and the less-than-A grades she felt there was no need to tell anybody about. But not acknowledging the effort that ended in a less than perfect result impacted me as a child. If I didn't win, then we wouldn't tell anyone that I had even competed to save us the embarrassment of acknowledging that someone else was better. Keeping the secret made me think that losing was something to be ashamed of, and that unless I was sure I was going to be the champion there was no point in trying. And there was certainly no point to just having fun.

When you experience a negative circumstance or event, do not dwell on it. Be proactive — put your attention on what you need to do to bring the situation to a positive result.

Remember how far you’ve come, and you won’t have to rely on a destiny for your future. It will come on your own.

What good has impatience ever brought? It has only served as the mother of mistakes and the father of irritation.

The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.

If at first you don’t succeed, you’re doing it wrong. Learn from the experience. Try again, but with a different approach.

When you are just EXISTING, life happens to you… and you manage; when you are truly LIVING, you happen to life… and you lead.

There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.

The people we consider successful in our society are all people that seize every moment and make the best of each situation.

It is important that when we make a resolution, or establish a goal, that we take the ACTION necessary to accomplish that goal.

While others were dreaming about it - I was getting it done.

You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.