Quotes About Success

It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity.

Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by "opinions" when you reach DECISIONS, you will not succeed in any undertaking

The five fundamental steps that must be taken by all who succeed are: Choice of a definite goal to be attained Development of sufficient power to attain your goal Perfection of a practical plan for attaining your goal Accumulation of specialized knowledge necessary for the attainment of your goal Persistence in carrying out the plan

the crucial role the mind plays in personal growth and achievement

Henry Ford accumulated a fortune, not because of his superior mind, but because he adopted and followed a PLAN which proved to be sound. A thousand men could be pointed out, each with a better education than Ford's, yet each of whom lives in poverty

The Ten Major Causes of Failure in Leadership.

If you were in a building that was on fire, and all the doors and windows were locked, chances are that you would develop sufficient strength with which to break down the average door, because of your intense desire to free yourself. If you desire to acquire the art of successful negotiation, as you undoubtedly will when you understand its significance in relation to your achievement of your definite chief aim, you will do so, providing your desire is intense enough.

Whatever we want in our outward life in material expression, we must first build into our mental life, into our Ideals, Purposes and Will.

For you to have success, you – the person that's reading this right now – for you to have success, you have to be insane.

Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man, But soon or late the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can!" Observe

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a quitter.

Nothing, however, can be SUCCESSFULLY SUBSTITUTED FOR PLEASING CONDUCT.

his mistake in having stopped only three feet from gold, "but," he said, "that experience was a blessing in disguise. It taught me to keep on keeping on, no matter how hard the going may be, a lesson I needed to learn before I could succeed in anything.

the habit of planting in the mind a definite aim, objective, or purpose, and visualizing that objective until ways and means for its realization have been created.

Emphasis of title.

While I was passing through the age of "hero-worship" I found myself trying to imitate those whom I most admired. Moreover, I discovered that the element of FAITH, with which I endeavored to imitate my idols, gave me great capacity to do so quite successfully.

If the thing you wish to do is right, and you believe in it, go ahead and do it! Put your dream across, and never mind what "they" say if you meet with temporary defeat, for "they," perhaps, do not know that every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.

SUCCESS REQUIRES NO EXPLANATIONS FAILURE PERMITS NO ALIBIS

Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

It taught me to keep on keeping on, no matter how hard the going may be, a lesson I needed to learn before I could succeed in anything.

Transformation of the intangible impulse, of DESIRE, into the tangible reality, of MONEY, calls for the use of a plan, or plans.

Choice of language.

FAITH is the starting point of all accumulation of riches! FAITH is the basis of all "miracles," and all mysteries which cannot be analyzed by the rules of science! FAITH is the only known antidote for FAILURE!

The greatest achievement was, at first, and for a time, but a dream.