Success Quotes - Page 40

• The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed, you must have a larger ambition.

  John D. Rockefeller

  Business, Ambition, Men

  John D. Rockefeller (2003). “Random Reminiscences of Men and Events”, p.133, The Minerva Group, Inc.

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• The key to success for everything in business, science and technology is never to follow the others.

  Masaru Ibuka

  Inspirational, Business, Science

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• There's an entrepreneur right now, scared to death, making excuses, saying, 'It's not the right time just yet.' There's no such thing as a good time. I started an apparel-manufacturing business in the tech-boom years. I mean, come on. Get out of your garage and go take a chance, and start your business.

  Kevin Plank

  Business, Inspiration, Mean

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• As far as the education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution but courage and a contempt for danger; not shrewdness but frankness and a love of truth; not tact but love for one's neighbor and self-denial; not a desire for success but a desire to be and to know.

  Natalia Ginzburg

  Love, Education, Courage

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• Don't let anything stop you. There will be times when you'll be disappointed, but you can't stop. Make yourself the best that you can make out of what you are. The very best.

  Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander

  Motivational, Moving On, Perseverance

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• Talent is a dull knife that will cut nothing unless it is wielded with great force.

  Stephen King

  Cutting, Knives, Effort

  Stephen King (2011). “Danse Macabre”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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• Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

  John Smith

  Sports, Regret, Work

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• Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better.

  Les Paul

  Inspirational, Moving On, Perseverance

  "The Man Before The Guitar: Remembering Les Paul At 100". "All Things Considered" with Joel Rose, kvcrnews.org. June 9, 2015.

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• I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic - but patriotism was the true secret of my success.

  Sarah Emma Edmonds

  Romantic, Ambition, Adventure

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• You don't have to flaunt your success, but you don't have to apologize for it, either

  Gene Stallings

  Apology, Apologizing, Flaunting

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  Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Truth

  "Find Out Who You Are and Live That Truth". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. February 1, 2010.

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• Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

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• There are only three requirements for success. First, decide exactly what it is you want in life. Second, determine the price that you are going to have to pay to get the things you want. And third, and this is most important, resolve to pay that price.

  H. L. Hunt

  Life, Entrepreneur, Preparation

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• An efficient bartenders first aim should be to please his customers, paying particular attention to meet the individual wishes of those whose tastes and desires he has already watched and ascertained; and, with those whose peculiarities he has had no opportunity of learning, he should politely inquire how they wish their beverages served, and use his best judgment in endeavoring to fulfill their desires to their entire satisfaction. In this way he will not fail to acquire popularity and success.

  Jerry Thomas

  Opportunity, Alcohol, Wish

  Jerry Thomas (2016). “Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide: How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks”, p.13, Courier Dover Publications

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• The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.

  Joshua Waitzkin

  Believe, Hard Work, Adversity

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• Do not place hope in finding a secret technique. Polish the mind through ceaseless training; that is the key to effective techniques.

  Kyuzo Mifune

  Motivational, Hope, Keys

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• Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of your journey.

  Jennifer James

  Inspirational, Journey, Quality

  Jennifer James (1986). “Success Is the Quality of Your Journey”, William Morrow Paperbacks

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• Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the summit. It is the whole process of reaching for a goal and, sometimes, it begins with failure.

  Erik Weihenmayer

  Inspirational, Failure, Accomplishment

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• There are just four kinds of bets. There are good bets, bad bets, bets that you win, and bets that you lose. Winning a bad bet can be the most dangerous outcome of all, because a success of that kind can encourage you to take more bad bets in the future, when the odds will be running against you. You can also lose a good bet no matter how sound the underlying proposition, but if you keep placing good bets, over time, the law of averages will be working for you.

  Larry Hite

  Running, Winning, Odds

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• There is no barrier to success which diligence and perseverance cannot hurdle.

  Oscar Micheaux

  Perseverance, Diligence, Hurdle

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• Don't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.

  Zig Ziglar

  Motivational, Dream, Giving Up

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from May 16, 2013

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• Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.

  Jim Rohn

  Motivational, Education, Spiritual

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Mar 29, 2016

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• The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top.

  O. J. Simpson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Softball

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Kings, Jobs, Work

  FaceBook post by Kurt Vonnegut from Feb 17, 2015

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• You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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