The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.
Being stubborn is a big part of being a winner.
I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one’s business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who do nothing and succeed.
The rich. You know why theyre so odd? Because they can afford to be.
I was determined to succeed in what I loved to do. I wasn’t going to let my disability stand in my way.
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
It’s a great thing when you can show that you’ve been successful and that you’ve made a lot of money and that you’ve employed a lot of people.
I don’t think people get to be successful unless they have very strong egos.
Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.
I thought I’d be a success even back in the mailroom at William Morris. It was just inconceivable to me I couldn’t win it all.
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.
You always pass failure on the way to success.
It was just inconceivable to me I couldn’t win it all.
One cannot expect to coast along and rise automatically to the top, no matter what friends you may have in the company. There may have been a time when, in large corporations, a person could rise simply because he had a stock interest or because he had friends in top management. That’s not true today. Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.
I really believe that being in the moment is the key to happiness and success, and being constantly glued to your phone can have a big impact on your relationship.
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.
Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.
Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.
We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean… and we were taught to value everyone’s contribution and treat everyone with respect.
