Quotes About Success

I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage. My

because much more often than you'd think, sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure. In

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

Most people think small because they are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning.

Luck does not come around often. So when it does, be sure to take full advantage of it, even if it means working very hard. When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve. That is the true meaning of thinking big.

You do your job, you keep your job. Do it well, you get a better job.

The worst of times often create the best opportunities to make good deals. The

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You don't reward failure by promoting those responsible for it, because all you get is more failure.

Use your work to better yourself. You

Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich.

Take the pains required to become what you want to become, or you might end up becoming something you'd rather not be.

Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.

I have a billion dollars

Successful real estate investors profit significantly from experience. The bad experiences help you appreciate the good ones, and that process doesn't happen overnight.

Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren't criticized are those who don't take risks.

Real estate is all about wasting time. The more time you waste, the more money you make.

Our Journey Together' is a collection of beautiful photos captured during our very successful time in the White House.

you want to build wealth and create financial freedom, you can't just sell real estate; you need to invest in it personally.

the keys to thinking big is total focus. I think of it almost as a controlled neurosis, which is a quality I've noticed in many highly successful entrepreneurs. They're obsessive, they're driven, they're single-minded and sometimes they're almost maniacal, but it's all channeled into their work. Where other people are paralyzed by neurosis, the people I'm talking about are actually helped by it.

First of all, you don't necessarily need the best location. What you need is the best deal.

I believe the third one, the lack of emotional maturity and strength of character, is the main reason why people fail as entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs need to work 24/7 during the start-up phase, often working for free for months and even years. It's the number of hours worked for free that defines entrepreneurs and separates them from employees. The number of hours working or practicing for free also determines the level of success you will have in anything. For example, professional golfers invest years in study and practice before they get paid—if they get paid.

The first was How I Turned $1,000 into a Million in Real Estate—in My Spare Time by William Nickerson, a paperback book I bought in a Sydney, Australia, hotel gift shop in 1963.