Here’s a collection of 101 inspiring success quotes, offering insights into achievement, perseverance, and the path to realizing one’s goals.
These quotes come from a diverse range of successful individuals across various fields.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
“The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.”
“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.”
“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember–the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.”
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
“I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.”
“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”
“The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”
“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”
“The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job.”
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
“The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.”
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.”
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
“I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.”
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.”
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
“Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life; it’s about what you inspire others to do.”
“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”
“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work.”
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
“Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.”
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
“Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.”
“Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
“Teach thy tongue to say, ‘I do not know,’ and thous shalt progress.”
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see it.”
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”
“Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.”
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.”
“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.”
“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.”
“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.”
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.”
“The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.”
“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–It is: Try to please everybody.”
“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.”
“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.”
“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.”
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
“Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.”
“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
“Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.”
“The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.”
“The path to success is to take massive, determined actions.”
“The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.”
“Success is not about the destination, it’s about the journey.”
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
“The successful always has a number of projects planned, to which he looks forward.”
“Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve.”
“Success is not about being the best. It’s about always getting better.”
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
“Success is not just about making money. It’s about making a difference.”
“Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe.”
“Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.”
“Success is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be.”
“Success is not about how much money you make. It’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.”
“Success is not about the goals you accomplish, it’s about who you become in the process.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.”
“Success is not a matter of chance, it’s a matter of choice.”
“Success is not about being lucky. It’s about being prepared for your moment of opportunity.”
“Success is not about being perfect. It’s about effort.”
“Success is not about how high you can climb, but how many people you can bring with you.”
“Success is not about what you achieve, it’s about what you inspire others to do.”
“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”
“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.”
“Success is not how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”
