Quotes about successful and unsuccessful people. Best motivating quotes

Good day, dear readers of my blog! In order for achievements to be present in your life and you realize your plans and goals, I propose to consider motivating quotes for success for inspiration and confidence. They are about great people who achieved recognition and even changed history. They revealed to us their secrets of success, in the form of aphorisms about business, creativity and the path of their formation in general.

Top 50 best quotes

  1. I want it. So it will be. Henry Ford.
  2. Believe that you can, and half the way is already covered. Theodore Roosevelt
  3. Most effective method to do something - to do it. Amelia Earhart
  4. When it seems that the whole world is against you, remember that the plane takes off against the wind.
  5. You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start in order to be great.
  6. If you try, you have two options: it will work or it will not work. And if you don’t try, there’s only one option.
  7. Success is the ability to move from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. Winston Churchill.
  8. There are two types of people who will tell you that you will not be able to achieve something: those who are afraid to try themselves, and those who are afraid that you will succeed. Ray Goforth
  9. Only the one who does nothing is not mistaken! Don't be afraid to make mistakes - be afraid to repeat mistakes! Theodore Roosevelt.
  10. Problems should not push you in the back, but dreams should lead you forward. Douglas Everett
  11. If you stop every time you are insulted or spat at you, then you will never get to the place where you need to go. Tibor Fischer
  12. Opportunities don't really just appear. You create them yourself. Chris Grosser
  13. Many people lose power because they think they don't have it. Alice Walker
  14. Falling is not dangerous, and not shameful, to remain lying - both.
  15. The difference between someone who has achieved something and someone who has not achieved anything is determined by who started earlier. Charles Schwab
  16. The starting point of any success is desire. Napoleon Hill
  17. I was not defeated. I just found 10,000 ways that don't work. Thomas Edison
  18. Even if you are very talented and put in a lot of effort, some results simply take time: you will not have a baby in a month, even if you force nine women to become pregnant. Warren Buffett
  19. It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the smartest, but the one that adapts best to change. Charles Darwin
  20. Leaders are not born or made by anyone - they make themselves.
  21. Millions of people have seen apples fall, but only Newton asked why.
  22. The most important thing is to do at least something to be successful, and do it now. This is the most important secret - despite all its simplicity. Everyone has amazing ideas, but rarely does anyone do anything to translate them into practice, and right now. Not tomorrow. Not in a week. Now.
  23. The only way to define the boundaries of what is possible is to go beyond those boundaries.
  24. You should not compare yourself to others, and if nature created you as a bat, you should not try to become an ostrich. Hermann Goesse
  25. All progress takes place outside of your comfort zone. Michael John Boback
  26. If you think you are too small to be effective, then you never fall asleep with a mosquito in the room. Betty Reese
  27. I am not trying to dance better than anyone else. I try to dance only better than myself. Mikhail Baryshnikov
  28. You will never be able to solve a problem that has arisen if you keep the same thinking and the same approach that led you to this problem. Albert Einstein
  29. An entrepreneur shouldn't see failure as a negative experience; it's just a spot on the learning curve. Richard Branson
  30. Your well-being depends on your own decisions. John Rockefeller
  31. I’m convinced that half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from losers is persistence. Steve Jobs
  32. To be successful, you need to separate yourself from 98% of the world's population. Donald Trump
  33. Knowledge is not enough, you have to apply it. Desire is not enough, you have to do. Bruce Lee
  34. Success is most about action. Successful people keep trying. They make mistakes, but they don't stop. Condar Hilton
  35. Always choose the hard, difficult path - you will not meet competitors on it. Charles de Gaulle
  36. Most people are much stronger than they think, they just forget to believe it sometimes.
  37. If a person does not attempt to do more than he can, then he will never be able to do everything that he is capable of.
  38. Our greatest glory is not that we have never been defeated, but that we have always risen after a fall. Ralph Emerson
  39. The air is full of ideas. They are constantly knocking on your head. You just have to know what you want, forget it and go about your business. The idea will come suddenly. It has always been that way. Henry Ford
  40. Successful people do what unsuccessful people don't want to do. Do not strive to make it easier, strive to make it better. Jim Rohn
  41. The ship is safer in port, but it was not built for that. Grace Hopper
  42. It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to destroy it. You will treat things differently if you think about it. Warren Buffett
  43. If during your work week all you do is tally how many hours and minutes are left before the weekend starts, you will never become a billionaire. Donald Trump
  44. If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. Thomas Watson
  45. I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career and lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to make the final winning shot and missed. I have been defeated over and over and over again. And that's why I have been successful. Michael Jordan
  46. Take an idea. Make it your life - think about it, dream about it, live it. Let your mind, muscles, nerves, every part of the body be filled with this one idea. This is the path to success. Swami Vivekananda
  47. Twenty years from now, you will regret what you didn’t do, rather than what you did. Therefore, put your doubts aside. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch a fair wind with your sails. Explore. Dream. Open up. Mark Twain
  48. There is a hidden force in your subconscious that can turn the world upside down. William james
  49. The most important things in the world were done by people who kept trying even when there was no hope left. Dale cornegie
  50. One who has not faced difficulties does not know strength. One who has not known adversity does not need courage. It is mysterious, however, that the best character traits in a person just grow in the soil filled with difficulties. Harry Fosdick

That's it for today, dear readers! I wish you inspiration and reach the same heights that the famous corporations have reached, which I talked about in the article. After all, they all took leading positions in the world market thanks to the dedication of their owners.

Use the aphorisms you like in your work and your life, they will help you open a second wind and move forward no matter what.

Success Statements

Each person seeks to prove himself in life.

A person explains a lot in life by the will of fate, the smile of fortune, luck ... Or, on the contrary, he says that everything in life can be achieved through work ... How to achieve success?

Every successful person has his own recipe for success.

Time and chance can do nothing for those who do nothing for themselves. George Canning

Winners don't believe in chance. Friedrich Nietzsche

Success is a matter of pure chance, as any loser will tell you. Earl Wilson

"If you want to have what you never had, do what you never did." Napoleon Hill

"It takes no more effort to achieve wealth and happiness than it does to come to terms with poverty and failure." Napoleon Hill

A truly thinking person draws no less knowledge from his mistakes than from his successes. John Dewey

Live every day as if you were climbing a mountain. A glimpse of the summit reminds you of your goal. But watch the numerous beautiful views that open to your gaze at every pass. Harold Malchart

Don't let anyone or anything make decisions for you. Carlos Castaneda

Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

There is a desire - a thousand ways; no desire - a thousand povodes! Peter I

The envy of other artists has always served me as a thermometer of my success. Salvador Dali

Victory in defeat is the highest of all victories. Robert Heinlein

Yes, truly: our most convincing victories are won over an imaginary enemy. Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky

A good teacher is not the one whose students become his followers. Good is the one whose students become teachers. Bernard Verber

Good luck is with those who believe in their own strength. Andre Norton"Luck" comes after careful preparation; "Bad luck" is the result of negligence. Robert Heinlein

The secret of success is in the ability to persuade, as the sage Han Fei-tzu, a friend of my young years, taught me.

Only victory over oneself is true victory. Eric Frank Russell

Success is most often achieved by those who do not know that defeat is inevitable. Coco Chanel

He who does not dare to think that he will win will not win. Terry Pratchett

Success large enterprises depends on small parts. Terry Pratchett

Success requires only two things: 1. You need to know exactly what you want; 2. it is necessary to determine what price you are willing to pay for achieving the goal. Unknown author

Nothing accompanies Success like Success. Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Goethe)

Success is easier to achieve than it is to earn. Albert Camus

Perseverance and the will to win are the two main factors for success. Brian Tracy

The rising sun has more fans than the setting sun.Pompey the Great (Gnei Pompey (Magnus))

How to be successful in life? If you want to be successful in life, make persistence yours. best friend, experience is a wise advisor, caution is an older brother, and hope is a guardian angel. Joseph Addison

You can achieve the most incredible if you act long enough and continuously in this direction. Unknown author

If a warrior succeeds in something, then this success should come gently, even with great effort, but without shocks and obsessions. Carlos Castaneda (Juan Matus)

Mediocre people often do well. Mediocrity is soothing. Auguste Deteuf

Millionaires are ordinary people who once made the decision to achieve extraordinary results. Colin Turner


Even if knowledge is distributed free of charge, you still need to come with your container. Ancient chinese wisdom

Nothing is easier than being busy, and nothing is more difficult than being productive. Alain McKenzie

Either you are in control of your day, or your day is in control of you. Jim Rohn

Indecision is a thief of opportunity. Jim Rohn

The only way to turn your life around one day is to change your views. Jim Rohn

The few who do are the envy of the majority who just watch. Jim Rohn

Formal education will help you survive. Self-education will lead you to success. Jim Rohn

The ability to receive is like the ocean. The problem is that most people approach this ocean of opportunity with a teaspoon. Jim Rohn

The important question to ask when getting started is not “What will I get?”; instead, you should ask yourself "What will I become?" Jim Rohn

A bummer is a person who does not pretend to work. Alphonse Allais

The clay from which you are molded has dried and hardened, and nothing in the world will be able to awaken in you a sleeping musician or poet or astronomer who, perhaps, once lived in you ... There are too many people in the world, whom no one helped to awaken. A. Saint-Exupery

Being successful does not mean that you have to do something exceptional. This means that you have to do the same as everyone else, only exceptionally well. Colin Turner

Each desire is given to us along with the strength to fulfill it. Richard Bach

Success won't come to you. You yourself must reach it. Marva Collins

Silence is the great art of conversation.

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible.

Rat races have the disadvantage that even if you win, you are still a rat. Lily Tomlin

It doesn't matter how often you fall. It is important how often you climb. Vince Lombardi

Outstanding achievements were made only by those people who believed that something within them was above the circumstances. Bruce Barton

Great hopes are created by great people. Thomas Fuller

You look at something and say "Why?" And I dream of something that never happened and I say, "Why not?" Bernard Show

It doesn't matter what you are told, accept it with a smile and do your job. Mother Teresa

The day begins the same as all the others; there comes a certain hour, the same as all other hours; but on this day and at this hour the chance of our whole life comes to us. Maltby Babcock

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start in order to be great. Joe Sabah

The desire to win is nothing without the desire to prepare to win. Bobby Knight

True knowledge is not whether we are losing, but how we change, when we lose, that we take with us something new that was not in us before. Losing in some strange way turns into a win. Richard Bach

Our doubts are our traitors. They make us lose what we could possibly have won if we weren't afraid to try. William Shakespeare

Miracles happen sometimes, but it takes too much work. Chaim Weizmann

A person needs to live, not exist. I will not waste my days to extend them. I will use my time. Jack London

It's sad to live as the other tells. Ancient Romans say

Every minute you are angry with someone, you are wasting 60 seconds of happiness that you will never get back. Will Rogers

The impatient often pay dearly for what the patient gets for free. French proverb

Character can manifest itself in important moments, but it is created in the little things. Phillips Brooks

Failure is an opportunity in work clothes. Henry Kaiser

Perfection is made up of little things. Michelangelo

Little things don't matter. They decide everything. Harvey McKay

The problem is that without risking, you risk a hundred times more. Yong

Our nature is to act, not to be influenced. Stephen Covey

If you don't know how to say "No," your "Yes" is also worthless.

Those who have succeeded in this world come and find the circumstances they need. If they cannot find them, then they create them themselves. Bernard Show

You will never hit the gate without throwing it. Wayne Gretzky

Do you know what the desert is good for? Somewhere there are springs hidden in it. Saint-exupery

Life is about trying to solve the problems before us, not blaming ourselves for the mistakes we have made. Vladimir Zhikarentsev

Our doubts are our traitors. They make us lose what we could possibly have won if we weren't afraid to try. William Shakespeare

You are faced with the most important task of making a choice: either you decide to play your symphony of success, where you will become a conductor, or you prefer to take with you to the grave all your music that potentially exists in your soul, but will remain unplayed and which no one else and will not hear. Colin Turner

If you are working towards your goals, then those goals will work for you. Jim Rohn

It is precisely what you do not want to notice in our life that guides it. Liny Andrews

By admitting his weakness, a person becomes stronger. O. Balzac

Success is nothing more than a few simple rules observed on a daily basis, and failure is just a few mistakes repeated on a daily basis. Together they constitute what leads us to either luck or failure. Jim Rohn

The golden opportunity you want to find is in yourself. She is not in your environment, she is not in the absence of luck or a lucky chance or the help of others - she is only in you. Orison Sweet Marden

To achieve success, you need to set goals slightly higher than those that can currently be achieved. Max Planck

There is only one way to get someone to do something. Only one. You have to make a person want to do it. Remember, there is no other way. Dale Carnegie

The philosophy of the rich differs from that of the poor in the following way: the rich invests his money and spends what is left; the poor, on the other hand, spends his money and invests what is left. Jim Rohn

The only way to define the boundaries of what is possible is to go beyond those boundaries. Arthur Clarke

The day when you completely take responsibility for your own future and stop looking for excuses for doubts will be the day you start moving to the top. O. J. Simpson

It's not about running fast, it's about running out early. Francois Rabelais

People surrender more often than fail. Henry Ford

The problem is not that things are too expensive, the problem is that you cannot afford to buy them. Jim Rohn

Each person during the day is presented with at least ten opportunities to change his life. Success comes to those who know how to use them. A. Morua

He who does no more than what he is paid for will never get more than what he gets. Elbert Hubbard

If you don’t think about the future, then the future doesn’t think about you either.

Personality is not what a person finds. This is what a person creates. Thomas Zaz

Life is beautiful when you create it yourself. Sophie Marceau

People try to change their circumstances, but they don't want to change themselves. Therefore, they remain limited. James allen

The quality of your life will be determined by how deeply you devote yourself to excellence - no matter which field you choose. Vince Lombardi

The one who sensed the wind of change should not build a shield against the wind, but a windmill. Inscription on a Chinese vase

Everyone dreams of changing the world, but no one aims to change himself. Lev Tolstoy

Never argue with a fool - people may not notice the difference between you. Law of Dispute

Everything that a person's mind can comprehend and what can believe ... can be achieved. Adam J. Jackson

One way to learn to do something right is to do it wrong at first. Jim Rohn

It is believed that success comes to those who get up early. No, success comes to those who get up in a good mood. Marcel Ashar

There is only one way to fail at a goal. THIS IS DROP HER ACHIEVEMENT. Philip Mikhailovich

THERE IS NO FAILURE. It is just corrective feedback from the material world to help you. change your behavior. Philip Mikhailovich

Don't follow your dreams, chase them! Richard Dumb

Consciousness of your imperfection brings you closer to perfection! Wolfgang Johann Goethe

Nothing is impossible for a thirsty heart! John Heywood

You have to motivate yourself EVERY DAY! Matthew Stazier

The best motivation always comes from within! Michael Johnson

Better to light one small candle than curse the darkness! Chinese Proverb

The most important formula for success is knowing how to deal with people! Theodore Roosevelt

Only the one who does nothing is not mistaken! Don't be afraid to make mistakes - be afraid to repeat mistakes! Theodore Roosevelt

Do what you can with what you have and where you are! Theodore Roosevelt

If a person honestly lives and works in such a way that those who depend on him and are attached to him live better due to the fact that he lives in the world, then we can say that such a person has succeeded in life! Theodore Roosevelt

There can be nothing great without an idea! There can be nothing beautiful without greatness! Gustave Flaubert

Perhaps it does not exist anymore important feature character than firm determination! A young man who wants to become a great man or somehow leave a mark in this life must decide not only to overcome a thousand obstacles, but also to win, despite a thousand failures and defeats! Theodore Roosevelt

If the world seems cold to you, turn on the fires to make it warmer! Lucy Larcom

Life is a big, big canvas, and you have to throw all the paint you can on it! Danny Kay

The journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step! Lao Tzu

There is no such thing as the secret to success. Don't waste your time looking for it. Success is the result of self-improvement, work, learning from failure, loyalty to those you work for, and perseverance. Colin Powell

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Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States:

The most important component of the formula for success is getting along with people.

For success, you do not need to be smarter than others, you just need to be one day faster than most.

Bill Gates:

Success teaches nothing. He only convinces smart people that they cannot fail.


Winston Churchill:

Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Some people dream of great things, while others do not sleep and do them.

J. Rockefeller:, the world's first billionaire.

I don't think there is any other quality as essential to any kind of success as persistence.

Success is not so much what we have, but what we become as a result.

Henry Ford:

Coming together is a beginning. Sticking together is progress. Working together is a success.

To continue the topic of teamwork and getting things right, read the post from, the creator of Apple.

Still very interesting story about Henry Ford, which shows how interesting person in terms of entrepreneurship, he was.

Once in court, when he was defending the interests of his company, the opposing lawyer began to ask questions related to the transport economy of the United States and, noticing that Ford was swimming in this matter, sarcastically asked: rich people of the country, do not understand this topic ", to which Henry Ford replied:" I do not need to understand all economic terms and indicators, give me twenty minutes and I will find a person who understands this better than you. "

That is, the main idea is that you need to be able to communicate and create teams that ultimately lead to victory. After all, one in the field is not a warrior.

William Menninger:

The six keys to success are: sincerity, personal integrity, humility, politeness, wisdom, and compassion.

George Eliot:

It's never too late to be who you want to be.

This is probably one of the main problems on the path of a person to a dream. Many are simply afraid to take this first step and believe in themselves that they can achieve whatever they want. We have already disclosed this problem in the article -.

Opportunities do not exist in principle, you create them yourself.

Jay Z:

I'm not afraid to make mistakes, I'm afraid not to try.

God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw him into the nest Liam Carey

Randy Wilson:

There is no elevator ride to success. You need to climb the stairs, step by step on the path of your dream ...

Confucius:

Success depends on preliminary preparation and without such preparation, there is bound to be failure.

Japanese proverb:

Fall seven times, rise eight

The main idea of ​​this proverb is to never give up or back down from your goal. If you have already thought of everything and sincerely decided to achieve something for yourself, then do not give up until you reach the end. Even if you fall 100 times on the way, you need to get up and this 101 times will be victorious for you.

Napoleon Hill:

Patience, persistence and sweat are the perfect combination for success.

Oscar Wilde:

Success is science, if you have the conditions you will get results.

Well, like any science, success is learned through a series of attempts and subsequent mistakes. V modern world you will not achieve anything without trying to try something and change your life for the better. And making mistakes, you begin to learn and understand the rules of the game, the rules of success ...

Dale Carnegie:

Build success from failure. Obstacles and setbacks are the two surest steps to success.

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You can do everything right over and over again, but it is not at all a fact that you will achieve success. Connections, relationships, the whims of big shots and the assessments of the bosses can turn everything around in an instant, turning your achievements into nothing. Watari Wataru.

Success is not an indicator of who you are, but of what obstacles you had to overcome on your way. George Gregory Plitt Jr.

Run towards your fears instead of running away from them. Tyra Banks

If you are offended and angry, then your opponent has succeeded. Janusha Fleiman.

I can't give you a formula for success, but I'm ready to give you a formula for failure: try to please everyone. G. Swop

Success came to me at the age of 30. Perhaps not as fast as we would like. But I learned to value my achievements and cherish them. Eva Longoria

Worthy people are good because they come to wisdom through failures. As you know, we don't get very smart from success. William Saroyan

Don't be afraid to lose. Winners are not afraid to lose. Failure is part of the road to success. People who avoid failures also avoid successes. Robert Kiyosaki

You always need to know how to sell an idea. This is where the success of any enterprise lies: being able to sell what the consumer wants. Paulo Coelho

To achieve success, as one English philosopher says, means to die where you choose, surrounded by people you want to see.
And nothing more. Jorge Bucay

Success is more than just luck. You need to believe in yourself and make your plans come true. Then others begin to believe in you. Richard Branson

As a child, my father explained that people don't like being successful. John jones

You will be successful if you don't stop halfway. Konosuke Matsushita

I do not measure my success in anything. What happened yesterday happened yesterday, but you need to think about what will happen tomorrow. My life is running too fast to think about the past. Lionel Messi

Success is emotionally devastating. Mario Puzo

To become the best, confirmation in the form of honors and gold medals is not required. Success has nothing to do with quantity higher education... Idols and millionaires grow from former C-students, while an impeccable certificate may remain the only achievement of yesterday's excellent student. Oleg Roy

80% of success is to appear in the right place at the right time. Woody Allen

Success is science, if you have the conditions you will get results. Oscar Wilde

I can't give you a formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: Try to please everyone. Gerard Swope

Punctuality is the foundation of an organization. Organization is the foundation of success. Jonathan Coe

For success, you do not need to be smarter than others, you just need to be one day faster than most. Leo Szilard

The greatest success — and at the same time the most tragic — is the one that no one noticed. John Malkovich

I want it. So it will be. Henry Ford

If you want to do something well, do it yourself. Ferdinand Porsche

To achieve success, you don't have to love to work, the main thing is not to love sitting around. Alexey Vorobyov

The six keys to success are: sincerity, personal integrity, humility, politeness, wisdom, and compassion. William Menninger

Success is a shy guy. To achieve it, you need the right combination wind, stars and moon. Franz Beckenbauer

Success is a staircase, where from each next step you will be thrown off by the one who follows you. Svetlana Mertsalova

Successful people are 100% sure that they control their destiny, that they do not depend on the circumstances, but create them themselves, therefore, if the circumstances do not suit them, they simply change them. Jordan Belfort

Success, like most things, starts with your relationship to it. And if you are fighting for it, then a new selection of motivating quotes about success and achievements will help you with this.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to wait.
Henry David Thoreau

The starting point of any success is desire.
Napoleon Hill

Those who do what they do best do things best.
John Wooden

If you do not want to risk the familiar things, you have to come to terms with them.
Jim Rohn

Take an idea. Make it your life - think about it, dream about it, live it. Let your mind, muscles, nerves, every part of the body be filled with this one idea. This is the path to success.
Swami Vivekananda

To be successful, stop chasing money, chase your dreams.
Tony Hsieh

Opportunities don't really just appear. You create them yourself.
Chris Grosser

It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the smartest, but the one that adapts best to change.
Charles Darvin

The secret to a successful life is to understand what you are meant to do and to do it.
Henry Ford

Even if you are going through hell, keep going.
Winston Churchill

What sometimes seems like a grueling test to us can turn out to be unexpected luck.
Oscar Wilde

Don't be afraid to sacrifice the good for the better.
John D. Rockfeller

There are two types of people who will tell you that you will not be able to achieve something: those who are afraid to try themselves, and those who are afraid that you will succeed.
Ray Goforth

Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.
Robert Collier

If you want to achieve perfection, you can come to it even today. Just stop doing anything imperfect this very second.
Thomas J. Watson

All progress takes place outside of your comfort zone.
Michael John Bobak

I don't know what is the key to success, but the key to failure is the desire to please everyone.
Bill Cosby

Courage is about overcoming and mastering fear, not the absence of it.
Mark Twain

You can only succeed if you want to succeed; you can only fail if you don't mind failing.
Philippos

Successful people do what unsuccessful people don't want to do. Do not strive to make it easier, strive to make it better.
Jim Rohn