How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.

I demand the best. Sleep is forbidden. If you work for me, you have to roll how I roll. Im not really human. Im like a machine.

There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise. The human soul cannot be permanently chained.

The divers were the bravest of us. They gave their lives for the independence of our country and the success of our revolution.

I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.

You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.

The measure of an enthusiasm must be taken between interesting events. It is between bites that the lukewarm angler loses heart.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Material success is always tempered by the recollection that there was some kind of happiness that was supposed to come with it.

In truth, the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits.

I have been visualizing myself every night for the past four years standing on the podium having the gold placed around my neck.

Play the man, Mastre Ridley; we shall this day light such a cndle, by God's grace in England, as I trust shall never be put out.

The obvious answer to money is to have tons of it - simply figure out how to make more money than you really need and go for it.

Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have everything you want.

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

One of the marks of successful people is they are action oriented. One of the marks of average people is they are talk oriented.

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.

If you really want to find out what you're capable of, you cannot put limits on yourself, and you definitely cannot be cautious.

The successful man or woman always looks for the advantage or benefit in every situation and lo and behold, they always find it.

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream.

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

Moving forward is not based upon your past; your future is exclusively determined by the decisions you make now, in this moment.

Singing and dancing alone will not advance one in the world. [Fr., Qui bien chante et bien danse fait un metier qui peu avance.]

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.

Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.

The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.

The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.

The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he's sure of losing.

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?

Tenacious people don't rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore.

When the playing is over, one can sense that one's youth has been spent playing a game, and now both the game and youth are gone.

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it.

I love to do something that's challenging to myself, and just to see the success, it makes me go harder and harder the next time.

The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements, as well as one's deepest failures is a definite symptom of maturity.

Personal revelation, consecration of performance, attention to detail, and dependency on God-with these qualities you cannot fail.

Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity.

A cheerful intelligent face is the end of culture, and success enough. For it indicates the purpose of Nature and wisdom attained.

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.

In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her?

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still like dust, I'll rise.

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