56 Quotations to Inspire Success

56 Quotations to Inspire Success



1. As long as you are trying your very best, there can be noquestion of failure. -Mahatma Gandhi
2. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands,but in seeing with new eyes. Marcel Proust
3. If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can''t,you''re right.-Mary Kay Ash
4. It''s a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept nothingbut the best, you very often get it.-W. Somerset Maugham
5. In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, theyhad better aim at something high.-Henry David Thoreau
6. Success, remember, is the reward of toil.-Sophocles
7. Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us. -L. Thomas Holdcroft
8. By the work one knows the workman. -Jean de La Fontaine
9. It is the nature of man to err, but only the fool perseveres in error.-Cicero
10. Men were born to succeed, not to fail. -Henry David Thoreau
11. Life is like riding a bicycle. You don''t fall off unless you stop peddling. -Claude Pepper
12. Your life is what your thoughts make it.-Marcus Aurelius
13. The obscure we eventually see. The completely obvious takeslonger. -Edward R. Murrow
14. A chip on the shoulder indicates that there is wood higherup. -Jack Herbert
15. Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of theway things turn out. - John Wooden
16. It''s what you learn after you know it all that counts. -John Wooden
17. The difference between a successful person and others is not alack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack ofwill. - Vince Lombardi
18. Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most do. -Dale Carnegie
19. You may be disappointed if you fail. You are doomed if you don''ttry. - Beverly Sills
20. Intelligence is like a river-- the deeper it flows, the less noise it makes. -Anonymous
21. You can''t have an island of excellence in a sea of indifference.-Dr. Ernest Boyer, Carnegie Foundation
22. When you really know someone, you can''t hate him. -Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
23. One who takes small steps goes fast. -ZEN
24. I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do notknow.-Cicero
25. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great asyour dominant aspiration.- James Allen
26. You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.-Margaret Thatcher
27. I always view problems as opportunities in work clothes.- Henry Kaiser
28. If you don''t invest very much, then defeat doesn''t hurt very muchand winning is not very exciting. -Dick Vermeil
29. Good is not good where better is expected. -Thomas Fuller
3o. The way I see it , if you want a rainbow, you have to put up withthe rain. -Dolly Parton
31. Rumors are the sauce of a dry life. -Orson Scott Card,Speaker for the Dead
32. The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearlyright and doing a thing exactly right.-Edward Simmons
33. Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what wecan. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
34. The harder you work, the luckier you get. -Gary Player, golfer
35. People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy. -Goldsmith
36. Don''t be afraid to take a big step is one is indicated. You can''tcross a chasm in two small jumps. -David Lloyd George
37. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have alreadymastered, you will never grow. -Ronald E. Osborn
38. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.-John Wooden
39. People will be just about as happy as they make their minds up tobe. - Abraham Lincoln
40. Paralyze resistance with persistence. -Woody Hayes
41. The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, butin what direction we are moving.-Oliver Wendell Holmes
42. When one door is shut, another one opened. -Miguel De Cervantes
43. The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubtsof today. -Franklin Delano Roosevelt
44. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimistsees opportunity in every difficulty.-Winston Churchill
45. I don''t believe in pessimism. If something doesn''t come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it is going to rain, it will. -Clint Eastwood
46. The only time you can''t afford to fail is the last time you try. -Charles Kettering
47. Two men look through the same bars; one sees mud and one thestars. -Frederick Langbridge
48. Anything the mind of man can conceive and believe, it canachieve. - Napoleon Hill
49. A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. -Walter Gagehot
50. The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.-John F. Kennedy
51. There is a better way for everything. Find it. - Thomas Edison
52. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint. - C.M. Ward
53. There is no substitute for hard work. -Thomas Edison
54. Do not wish to be anything but what you are and try to be thatperfectly. -St. Francis De Sales
55. Well done is better than well said.- Ben Franklin
56. One of life''s most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn''t do our homework, that we are not prepared.-Merlin Olsen

Courage

Courage

Courage is the strength to stand up
When it's easier to fall down and lose hold.

It is the conviction to explore new horizons
When it's easier to believe what we've been told.

Courage is the desire to maintain our integrity
When it's easier to look the other way.

It is feeling happy and alive, and moving forward.
When it's easier to feel sorry for ourselves and stay.

Courage is the will to shape our world
When it's easier to let someone else do it for us.

It is the recognition that none of us are perfect.
When it's easier to criticize others and fuss.

Courage is the power to step forward and lead.
When it's easier to follow the crowd; their pleas surround.

It is the spirit that places you on the top of the mountain.
When it's easier to never leave the ground.

The foundation of courage is solid, The rock that doesn't roll.

Courage is the freedom of our mind, body, and soul. Keep the Flame of courage always burning in your Heart.

Goals

1. Set specific goals and action steps, and write them down. The single most important step in getting somewhere is knowing where you're going and having a plan for getting there. Your goals have to be written out, and so does your plan. Be specific, date each goal and each step on your action plan. Then follow it.

2. Read and review your goals daily. This one could change your life. Keep your goals in front of you. Always know what you plan to do next. And always take the action your plan calls for. Review your goals, review your plan, change them as necessary, and stay with it. It only takes two or three minutes each morning to read your goals and glance over your plans. You're going to spend the next 24 hours that day doing something; you might as well be doing something that counts.

3.Set daily priorities. Your goals and action plan will tell you what to do. Next, put your priorities in order. If you make a list, keep it short.

4. Change your old programs by learning new Self-Talk. Get rid of any old mental programs that could be holding you back. Listen to Self-Talk, practice it, and get it right. Your programs will determine whether you reach your goal or not.

5. Turn off the television. The less television you watch, the more successful you will be. Most television wastes your time, while it programs your mind with the wrong input to be successful. Do your future and your family a favor. As much as you can, break the habit, spend your time doing something of value, and turn the television OFF.

6. Practice, every day, keeping a positive attitude. Your attitude actually affects the biochemistry of your brain. A bad attitude turns your success switches "off." A good attitude turns them "on." Never listen to the negative opinions of others, and make the choice to eliminate negativity from your life--completely. A good attitude is not an accident; it is a habit and a skill that you have to build for yourself. Practice going through life with your success switches being turned "on."

7. Associate with people who are more successful than you are. We become most like the people we spend our time with most. Seek out the successful people; people of quality, honor, integrity, and achievement. Spend time with them in person. Listen to them on tape. Or read their stories in books. We get the most from the people who have the most to give.

8.Live your life based on "values." Your values are the pages on which the story of your life will be written. Practice the values of honesty, integrity, trust, determination, compassion, patience, personal responsibility, the willingness to work, and the courage to endure. All lasting success is built on positive values.

9.Practice your faith. In the lives of people who are truly successful in every way, you will always find a foundation of faith. If you want to live your life at your best, practice your faith. Not just an hour a week. Every day.

10.Make the choice to believe in yourself and in your future. Believing in yourself is a choice. The people who are the most successful learn to tell themselves they can do it. Practice believing in yourself. Practice telling yourself you can do it; no matter how difficult, no matter what it takes. You've got what it takes. You can do it! You are capable of more than you have ever imagined! Now tell yourself that.

11.Do at least two things each day to improve yourself. This is one of the top ideas on every achiever's list of how to be successful. If you want to get more successful, you have to learn more. Each day, think of two simple things you can do to improve yourself that day. Set some goals about this one. Take small steps. Read something. Listen to something new. Learn something. If you want your life to get better, you have to start by improving yourself, first.
12. Never quit. Never Stop. Never give up! If you want to be successful at anything, be determined, persevere, stay with it, refuse to give in, don't hesitate, don't hold back, and don't quit until the job is done. If it hasn't worked yet, try harder. If you haven't reached your goal, focus your sights, visualize the outcome, recommit to making it, start again, take action, stay with it, and never, ever, give up!

Think Positive

Think Positive


Say to yourself every morning :

Today is going to be a great day.

I can handle more than I think I can.

Things do not get better by worrying about them.

I can be satisfied if I try to do my best.

There is always something to be happy about.

I am going to make someone happy today.

It is not good to be down.

Life is great, make the most of it.

Be an optimist.

The ABC’s of Happiness

The ABC’s of Happiness

Aspire to reach your potential.

Believe in yourself.

Create a good life.

Dream about what you might become.

Exercise frequently.

Forgive honest mistakes.

Glorify the creative spirit.

Humor yourself and others.

Imagine great things.

Joyfully live each day.

Kindly help others.

Love one another.

Meditate daily.

Nurture the environment.

Organize for harmonious action.

Praise performance well done.

Question most things.

Regulate your own behaviour.

Smile often.

Think rationally.

Understand yourself.

Value life.

Work for the common good.

X-ray and carefully examine problems.

Yearn to improve.

Zestfully pursue happiness.

Shortcuts to Success

Shortcuts to Success


Ø PLAN while others are playing.

Ø DECIDE while others are delaying.
Ø PREPARE while others are daydreaming.
Ø BEGIN while others are procrastinating.
Ø WORK while others are wishing.
Ø SAVE while others are wasting.
Ø SMILE while others are frowning.
Ø COMMEND while others are criticizing.
Ø PERSIST while others are quitting.