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The journey towards success is not always easy or upwards.
Sep 16, 2025
Secrecy in suits goes a great way towards success.
In terms of success and drive, I think some people are born with it, sometimes certain circumstances push you towards success... trying to prove people wrong. I'm not exactly sure where mine comes from, but, I have this thing inside of me that, when someone tells me that I can't do something, I become obsessed with proving them wrong. It's a weird thing.
You're much more likely to reach your goals if they're your goals, speaking to your desires, rather than the desires of outside influences. Goals that are meaningful to you will keep you inspired and driven towards success.
People who make money often make mistakes, and even have major setbacks, but they believe they will eventually prosper, and they see every setback as a lesson to be applied in their move towards success.
Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes [of the various societies' histories] towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives.
We end up with the contradictory picture of a society that appears to throw its doors wide open to women, but translates her every step towards success as having been damaging.
The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success.
The difference between insanity and genius is measured only by success and failure.
If you genuinely want something, don't wait for it -- teach yourself to be impatient.
Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to doDon't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like.
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.
Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
You have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
Success is just a war of attrition. Sure, there's an element of talent you should probably possess, but if you stick around long enough, eventually something is going to happen.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can create a brilliant history of triumph that will shine forever. That is what makes life so exciting and enjoyable. In any field of endeavour, those who overcome hardships and grow as human beings are advancing towards success and victory in life.
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.
Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.
Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.
A venture not accomplished is loss; working together towards success is VICTORY!
Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.