On Success
41. Success is the child of audacity
Benjamin Disraeli, British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and dandy who twice served as Prime Minister. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach.
42. Once you choose hope, anything’s possible
Christopher Reeve, American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, in particular his motion-picture portrayal of the DC comic book superhero, Superman.
43. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you’ll be a success
Albert Schweitzer, German—and later French—theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary in Africa, also known for his interpretive life of Jesus, best known for receiving the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of Reverence for Life.
44. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing
Walt Disney, American business magnate, animator, cartoonist, producer, director, screenwriter, entrepreneur, and voice actor. A major figure within the American animation industry and throughout the world, he is regarded as an international icon and a contributor to universal culture with some of the greatest animation movies ever made and immortal inspirational quotes.
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Michael Jordan, former American professional basketball player, entrepreneur, and majority owner and chairman of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time”.
46. Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, politician, judge, and author in the British Colony of Nova Scotia. He was the first international best-selling author from what is now Canada and played a significant role in the history of Nova Scotia prior to its entry into Confederation.
47. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal
Henry Ford, American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Ford did not invent the automobile, but he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford to buy.
48. Inspiration exists, but it must find you working
Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, sculptor, print-maker, ceramicist, and stage designer, best known for co-founding the Cubist movement in art.
49. Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, “What’s in it for me?”
Brian Tracy, motivational speaker and author. He has conducted seminars and workshops in 61 countries worldwide
50. Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless
Jamie Paolinetti, one of the most experienced journeymen in American cycling.
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Swami Sivananda, 20th century Yoga and medicine practitioner in India and abroad
52. Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence
Vince Lombardi, an American football player, coach, and executive, generally considered one of the best and most successful coaches in NFL history.
53. The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job
Zig Ziglar, American author, salesman, and motivational speaker who published a lot of books helping people to find their own personal key to success
54. What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do
Bob Dylan, American musician, singer-songwriter, artist, and writer. He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades.
55. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new
Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics.
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Herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. editor and journalist who spent most of his career at the New York World newspaper. He was the first and three time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting. Swope was called the greatest reporter of his time by Lord Northcliffe of the London Daily Mail
57. You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?”
George Bernard Shaw,an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics, the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (adaptation of his play of the same name), respectively.
58. If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius
Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician
59. Dream big and dare to fail
Norman Vaughan, American dogsled driver and explorer whose first claim to fame was participating in Admiral Byrd’s first expedition to the South Pole.
60. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try
Beverly Sills, American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s. In her prime she was the only real rival to Joan Sutherland as the leading bel canto stylist.