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101

Quotations of
Success and
Wealth

Handpicked and Compiled by PT Cheng


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101 Quotations of Success and Wealth
1. "People become really quite remarkable Norman Vincent Peale
when they start thinking that they can do
things. When they believe in themselves
they have the first secret of success."

2. "Keep away from people who try to belittle Mark Twain


your ambition. Small people always do
that, but the really great make you feel
that you, too, can become great."

3. “The beginning of a habit is like an Orison Swett Marden


invisible thread, but every time we repeat
the act we strengthen the strand, add to it
another filament, until it becomes a great
cable and binds us irrevocably in thought
and act.”

4. "Difficulties should act as a tonic. They B.C. Forbes


should spur us to greater exertion."

5. "To know and not to do is not yet to Zen saying


know."

6. "The future belongs to those who believe Eleanor Roosevelt


in the beauty of their dreams."
7. "Success is not something that can be Dr George Sheehan
measured or worn on a watch or hung on
a wall. It is not the esteem of colleagues,
or the admiration of the community, or the
appreciation of patients. Success is the
certain knowledge that you have become
yourself, the person you will meant to be
from all time. That should be reward
enough."

8. "We are what we repeatedly do. Aristotle


Excellence, then, is not an act, but a
habit."

9. "Every great man, every successful man, W. Clement Stone


no matter what the field of endeavor, has
known the magic that lies in these words:
Every adversity has the seed of an
equivalent or greater benefit."

10. "A good listener tries to understand Kenneth A. Wells


thoroughly what the other person is
saying. In the end he may disagree
sharply, but before he disagrees, he
wants to know exactly what it is he is
disagreeing with."

11. "Someday I hope to enjoy enough of what Paul Harvey


the world calls success so that someone
will ask me, "What's the secret of it?" I
shall say simply this: "I get up when I fall
down."

12. "Luck is a word used to describe the Charles Jarvis


success of people you don’t like."
13. "Don't wish it was easier; wish you were Jim Rohn
better. Don't wish for less problems; wish
for more skills. Don't wish for less
challenges; wish for more wisdom."

14. "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a Lao Tzu
day. Teach a man to fish and you feed
him for a lifetime."

15. "Failure is only the opportunity to begin Henry Ford


again more intelligently."

16. "In the age of revolution you have to be Gary Hamel


able to imagine revolutionary alternatives
to the status quo. If you can't, you'll be
relegated to the swollen ranks of
keyboard-pounding automatons."

17. "To educate a man in mind and not in Theodore Roosevelt


morals is to educate a menace to
society."

18. "Great works are performed not by Samuel Johnson


strength, but by perseverance."

19. "Success seems to be largely a matter of William Feather


hanging on after others have let go."
20. "Without ambition one starts nothing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Without work one finishes nothing. The
prize will not be sent to you. As to
methods there may be a million and then
some, but the principles are few. The man
who grasps principles can successfully
select his own methods. The man who
tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure
to have trouble."

21. "The men who have done big things are B.C. Forbes
those who were not afraid to attempt big
things, who were not afraid to risk failure
in order to gain success."

22. "There's no such thing as a self-made O. Wayne Rollins


man. I've had much help and have found
that if you are willing to work, many
people are willing to help you."

23. "Be always resolute with the present hour. Boethe


Every moment is of infinite value."

24. "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your Pamela Vaull Starr
soul. Dream deep, for every dream
precedes the goal."

25. "Every trial endured and weathered in the James Buckham


right spirit makes a soul nobler and
stronger than it was before."

26. "Four steps to achievement: plan William A. Ward


purposefully, prepare prayerfully, proceed
positively, pursue persistently."
27. "Enthusiasm moves the world." J. Balfour

28. "Success has nothing to do with what you Danny Thomas


gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's
what you do for others."

29. "If money is your hope for independence Henry Ford


you will never have it. The only real
security that a man will have in this world
is a reserve of knowledge, experience,
and ability."

30. "In the middle of difficulty, lies Albert Einstein


opportunity."

31. "People are anxious to improve their James Allen


circumstances but unwilling to improve
themselves, they therefore remain
bound."

32. "Mistakes are part of the dues one pays Sophia Loren
for a full life."

33. "The only limit to our realization of Franklin D. Roosevelt


tomorrow will be our doubts of today."

34. "You see things and say, "Why?" But I George Bernard Shaw
dream of things that never were and say
"Why not?"
35. "The man who will use his skill and Henry Ford
constructive imagination to see how much
he can give for a dollar, instead of how
little he can give for a dollar, is bound to
succeed."

36. "Successful people make decisions Napoleon Hill


quickly (as soon as all the facts are
available) and change them very slowly (if
ever). Unsuccessful people make
decisions very slowly, and change them
often and quickly."

37. "When you do the common things in life in George Washington Carver
an uncommon way, you will command the
attention of the world."

38. "Spectacular achievements are always Roger Staubach


preceded by painstaking preparation."

39. "If we did all the things we are capable of Thomas Edison
doing, we would literally astonish
ourselves."

40. "The great end of life is not knowledge but Thomas Henry Huxley
action."

41. "Human beings can alter their lives by William James


altering their attitudes of mind."

42. "Don't fear failure so much that you refuse Louis Boone
to try new things. The saddest summary
of a life contains three descriptions: could
have, might have and should have."
43. "Fear is met and destroyed with courage. James F. Bell
Again and again, when the struggle
seems hopeless and all opportunity lost,
some man or woman with a little more
courage, a little more effort, brings
victory."

44. "Only those who risk going too far can T.S. Eliot
possibly find out how far one can go."

45. "All virtue lies in individual action, in William Channing


inward energy, in self-determination.
There is no moral worth in being swept
away by a crowd even toward the best
objective."

46. "No man is free who is not master to Epictetus


himself."

47. "The winners in life think constantly in Dr Denis Waitley


terms of I can, I will and I am. Losers, on
the other hand, concentrates their waking
thoughts on what they should have or
would have done, or what they can't do."

48. "Have patience with all things, but chiefly St. Francis de Sales
have patience with yourself. Do not lose
courage in considering your own
imperfection, but instantly see about
remedying them — every day begin the
task anew."

49. "My life seems like one long obstacle Jack Paar
course, with me as the chief obstacle."
50. "A thing moderately good is not so good Thomas Paine
as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is
always a virtue; but moderation in
principle is always a vice"

51. "One cannot manage change, one can Peter Drucker


only be ahead of it."

52. "Concentrated thoughts produce desired Zig Ziglar


results."

53. "Do what you love, love what you do and Harvey Mackay
deliver more than you promise."

54. "The highest reward for a man's toil is not John Ruskin
what he gets for it, but what he becomes
of it."

55. "Don't compete. Create. Find out what Joel Weldon


everyone else is doing and then don't do
it."

56. "Life is either a daring adventure or Helen Keller


nothing. To keep our faces toward
change and behave like free spirits in the
presence of fate is strength
undefeatable."

57. "Some men have thousands of reasons Dr. Willis R. Whitney


why they cannot do what they want to,
when all they need is one reason why
they can."
58. "Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life Aristotle
only has meaning if he is reaching out
and striving for his goals."

59. "There is no security on this earth; there Douglas MacArthur


is only opportunity."

60. "The man who does not work for the love Charles M. Schwab
of work but only for money is not likely to
make money nor to find much fun in life."

61. "Ultimately we know deeply that the other Marilyn Ferguson


side of every fear is a freedom."

62. "Unjust criticism is usually a disguised Dale Carnegie


compliment. It often means that you have
aroused jealousy and envy. Remember
that no one ever kicks a dead dog."

63. "Imagination is more important than Albert Einstein


knowledge."

64. "Great opportunities come to all, but many Albert E. Dunning


do not know they have met them. The
only preparation to take advantage of
them is ...to watch what each day brings."

65. "The first step towards success in any Sir William Osler
occupation is to become interested in it."
66. "If you want to be successful, it's just this Will Rogers
simple. Know what you are doing. Love
what you are doing. And believe in what
you are doing."

67. "Our real problem is not our strength Calvin Coolidge


today; it is rather the vital necessity of
action today to ensure our strength
tomorrow."

68. "Do not let what you cannot do interfere John Wooden
with what you can do."

69. "Nothing can stop the man with the right E. Joseph Cossman
mental attitude from achieving his goal;
nothing on earth can help the man with
the wrong mental attitude."

70. "One sound idea is all that you need to Napoleon Hill
achieve success."

71. "A leader has the vision and conviction Ralph Lauren
that a dream can be achieved. He
inspired the power and energy to get it
done."

72. “A man can succeed at almost anything Charles Schwab


for which he has unlimited enthusiasm."
73. "Nothing in this world can take the Calvin Coolidge
place of persistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common


than unsuccessful people with talent.

Genius will not; unrewarded genius is


almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of


educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone


are omnipotent.

The slogan "press on" has solved and


always will solve the problems of the
human race."

74. "You have to find something that you love George Lucas
enough to be able to take risks, jump over
the hurdles and break through the brick
walls that are always going to be placed
in front of you. If you don't have that kind
of feeling for what it is you're doing, you'll
stop at the first giant hurdle."

75. "He who has never failed somewhere, Herman Melville


that man cannot be great."

76. "There is scarcely an instance of a man Andrew Carnegie


who has made a fortune by speculation
and kept it."

77. "Continuous effort - not strength or Sir Winston Churchill


intelligence - is the
key to unlocking our potential."
78. "I don't dream at night, I dream all day; I Steven Spielberg
dream for a living."

79. "No man is ever whipped, until he quits -- Napoleon Hill


in his own mind."

80. "The five essential entrepreneurial skills Michael Gerber


for success: Concentration,
Discrimination, Organization, Innovation
and Communication."

81. "Prosperity belongs to those who learn Paul Zane Pilzer


new things the fastest."

82. "Goals are dreams we convert to plans Zig Ziglar


and take action to fulfill."

83. "People are always blaming George Bernard Shaw


circumstances for what they are. I don't
believe in circumstances. The people who
get on in this world are the people who
get up and look for the circumstances
they want and if they can't find them,
make them."

84. "Our power is in our ability to decide." Buckminster Fuller

85. “What the mind can conceive and believe, Napoleon Hill
the mind can achieve. Enthusiasm is the
steam that drives the engine.”

86. "I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back." Abraham Lincoln
87. "There is no security on this earth; there Douglas MacArthur
is only opportunity."

88. "What you can do, or dream you can, Goethe


begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and
magic in it."

89. "The first secret of success? Self trust." Emerson

90. “You gain strength, courage and Eleanor Roosevelt


confidence by every experience in which
you really stop to look fear in the face.
You are able to say to yourself, I lived
through this horror. I can take the next
thing that comes along. You must do the
thing you think you cannot do.”

91. "The greatest risk in life is to risk Norman Vincent Peale


NOTHING ... The person who risks
nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is
nothing, and becomes nothing ...."

92. "Believe it can be done. When you Dr. David Schwartz


believe something can be done, really
believe, your mind will find the ways to do
it. Believing a solution paves the way to
solution."

93. "We are continually faced by great Lee Iococca


opportunities brilliantly disguised as
insoluble problems."

94. "Great minds have purpose, others have Washington Irving


wishes."
95. “Cease trying to work everything out with Eileen Caddy
your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live
by intuition and inspiration and let your
whole life be a revelation."

96. "When you face your fear, most of the Les Brown
time you will discover that it was not really
such a big threat after all. We all need
some form of deeply rooted, powerful
motivation – it empowers us to overcome
obstacles so we can live our dreams."

97. "The wish for instant gratification Marsha Sinetar


undermines the strengths of both
individual and collective enterprise."

98. "What we think, we become." Buddha

99. "Repeat anything often enough and it will Tom Hopkins


start to become you."

100. "Be a collector of good ideas, but don't Jim Rohn


trust your memory. The best collecting
place for all of the ideas and information
that comes your way is your journal."

101. "Your vision will become clear only when Carl Jung
you can look into your own heart. Who
looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside,
awakens."
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