Will To Succeed Quotes

The world is full of educated derelicts.

Calvin Coolidge

Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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You can go as far as your mind lets you.

Mary Kay Ash

Inspirational, Success, Believe

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Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

Henry Ford

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Anatole France

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Introductory speech at a session of the French Academy, December 24, 1896.

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Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Bill Gates

Inspirational, Success, Teacher

Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Peter Rinearson (1996). “The Road Ahead”, Wheeler Pub Incorporated

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It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

Bill Gates

Inspirational, Success, Motivation

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Bill Gates

Leadership, Business, Motivation

Bill Gates (2009). “Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy”, p.86, Hachette UK

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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Wayne Gretzky

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Napoleon Hill

Inspirational, Positive, Success

Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Eark Nightingale, Claude M. Bristol, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS02”, p.6, Lulu.com

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It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

Napoleon Hill

Motivational, Success, Teamwork

Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.372, Penguin

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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.

Elbert Hubbard

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen" by Elbert Hubbard, (p. 370), 1898.

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If you think you can't, you're right.

Carol Bartz

Inspirational, Positive, Smart

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If at first you don't succeed, try management.

Stephen Hawking

Success, Perseverance, Persistence

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Start where you are, use what you have.

Arthur Ashe

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"7 Most Touching Moments from Michael Sam's ESPY Arthur Ashe Award Speech" by Colleen Curry, abcnews.go.com. July 17, 2014.

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A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Albert Einstein

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas A. Edison

Funny, Life, Motivational

"An Enemy Called Average". Book by John L. Mason, 1990.

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A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.

David Brinkley

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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

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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Truman Capote

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.189, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

Mary Kay Ash

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Dale Carnegie

Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Dale Carnegie

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

"Permission to Play: Taking Time to Renew Your Smile". Book by Jill Murphy Long, 2003.

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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Confucius

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Richard Branson

Inspirational, Success, Business

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