The definition of success is different for everyone, whether it’s personal or professional we are always looking at improving in some area of our life. We all need some inspiration from time to time and that is why we have compiled a list of famous inspirational quotes that will help contribute to your success.

 30 Famous Success Quotes

1. “If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.”

Dhirubhai Ambani

2. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.”

Mark Caine

3. “People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Tony Robbins

4. “When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”

Audre Lorde

5. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

Mark Twain

6. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

7. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

Thomas A. Edison

8. “If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents. Value what you know & start charging for it.”

Kim Garst

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

David Brinkley

10. “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

Steve Jobs

11. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

12. “Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.”

Roger Babson

13. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Mahatma Gandhi

14. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”

Mark Twain

15. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

Vince Lombardi

16. “Success is about creating benefit for all and enjoying the process. If you focus on this & adopt this definition, success is yours.”

Kelly Kim

17. “I used to want the words ‘She tried’ on my tombstone. Now I want ‘She did it.’”

Katherine Dunham

18. “Really it comes down to your philosophy. Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great?”

Jimmy J

19. “It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

J. K Rowling

20. “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

Albert Einstein

21. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

Harriet Tubman

22. “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

Bruce Lee

23. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”

Swami Vivekananda

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

Dale Carnegie

25. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”

Jim Rohn

26. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”

Ayn Rand

27. “If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it – teach yourself to be impatient.”

Gurbaksh Chahal

28. “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.”

Robert Kiyosaki

29. “If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!”

T. Harv Eker

30. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”

Steve Jobs

We hope you enjoyed this collection of Famous Success Quotes. Do you have any Famous Quotes that we missed out on this list? please leave it in the comment of this post.

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An exclusive collection of picture quotes to inspire and awaken the potential for success that lives inside of you.

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Inspirational Picture Quotes To Live By

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A collection of 21 quotes to inspire you to achieve.

We all need a little bit of inspiration from time to time, so here is our inspirational collection of quotes to share with you.

21 Inspirational Success Quotes

In 1995 I had $7 bucks in my pocket and knew two things: I’m broke as hell and one day I won’t be. You Can Achieve Anything! – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

People who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt those who are doing it. – George Bernard Shaw

“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” – Tony Robbins

Stop saying ‘I Wish’ and start saying ‘I Will’. – Unknown

“The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” - Joel Brown

“If you even dream of beating me, you’d better wake up and apologize” – Muhammad Ali

The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have gotten. - Unknown

If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, then your goals aren’t ambitious enough. – Chris Dixon

“My teacher once told me – ” No one is perfect……..that is why pencils have erasers.” – Mahesh Bhatt

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jim Rohn

“I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it’s up to me.” – Brad Pitt

Don’t be concerned that things appear to be falling apart: this has to happen in order for something new and wonderful to emerge. – Marianne Williamson

“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” – John C Maxwell

“Winners lose much more often than losers. So if you keep losing but you’re still trying, keep it up! You’re right on track.” - Matthew Keith Groves

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby

“Fear is a habit; so is self-pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can! and I will!” – Unknown

“I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.” – Sylvester Stallone

Sometimes you face difficulties not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re doing something right. - Joel Osteen

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” – Steve Jobs

“The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.” – Unknown

“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” - Bruce Lee

Bonus Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Picture Quote

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This video here shows you the kind of beliefs and ambition that is needed for you to truly succeed.

This is what motivation really is and THIS, is how much you have to believe in yourself to really make it happen.

What Is Motivation? This Is Motivation!

Shoutout to EliteDaily.com for sharing this great motivational video with us.

The word “Einstein” has become universally associated with being intelligent.  Although not all of us are physicists like him, the way he lived and worked has inspired people to have the same attitude towards life.

Here are just some of the things you can learn from the great and amazingly successful Albert Einstein:

The Top 10 Lessons From The Late Great Albert Einsten!

1. Don’t Be Afraid To Push The Envelope:

Even back as a teenager, Einstein wasn’t afraid to challenge other people’s views.  At school, he butted heads with the administration over how students were being taught; Einstein believed that critical thinking was important in learning rather than memorization.

Einstein wouldn’t have enjoyed his success if he backed down every time someone disagreed with his views.  Some of his theories weren’t immediately accepted by the scientific community, but he carried on and eventually changed the way the world looked at the universe.

2. Don’t Take Yourself So Seriously All The Time:

When Einstein became famous in America, people began to recognize him on the street to explain his theories.  He would humorously reply, “Pardon me, sorry! Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein.”

Given the nature of his work (which was intensely cerebral), one would think that a world-changing scientist like Einstein wouldn’t have a humorous side.  However, Einstein’s quest for success didn’t require him to be serious all the time – and neither should you.

In fact, not sweating the small stuff and having just a bit of irreverence will preserve your sanity in the long run.  If Einstein took his work seriously all the time, he probably would have gone nuts!

3. Just Show Up To Do The Work:

Like everyone else, Einstein probably never felt like working all the time – we all have our off-days.  But his success and the incredible body of work he’s done proves that he still kept at it despite not feeling particularly motivated on certain days.  He understands that emotions should take a backseat to the overall purpose of what you’re doing.

4. Be Cool With Criticism:

Like all great minds, Einstein knew that not everyone will agree or appreciate what he did.  Even then, he wasn’t burdened by a need to please his critics.  Instead, he took it as a challenge to learn from their feedback and inspired him to work even harder to prove them wrong.

If you focus on pleasing your critics, you’ll end up wasting your time and energy instead of doing something productive.

5. Embrace Failure:

Physics may be an exact science, but no scientist ever got it right the first time around.  Einstein knows that success is a process of learning. The only purpose of his mistakes was to teach him so he could go back to the drawing board and try again.

One of the biggest things holding us back is the fear of failure.  In the long run, not trying at all feels a lot worse than trying but failing.  That’s because with the latter, you still made progress and learned what NOT to do!

6. The Small Things Add Up:

Reaching success feels like a faraway place for a lot of us – this makes some people not want to try at all.  Why bother if it’s going to take forever anyway, right?

Wrong.  Einstein solved physics problems by putting in the daily effort even if he didn’t get it all done right away.  He had the end goal in mind, and he knew that each step he took brought him closer to the eventual goal that was waiting for him at the end.

The work you put in at a given time might not seem like much, but remember that in the big picture, it contributes to the greater whole of your work.

7. Be Unselfish:

While Einstein’s success brought him worldwide fame and adoration, the point of his work was to help humanity advance as a species.  He didn’t do it with the intention of being rich or powerful.  Einstein put the common good of mankind at the forefront of his work and this motivated him to do what he did throughout his life.

It’s important to remember that we don’t only live for ourselves.  When we generously do things for other people without a heavy heart, it makes the world a better place and helps us become better human beings in the process.

8. March To Your Own Beat:

Einstein was famous for expressing his contempt for people who blindly followed others without thinking for themselves.

If we let other people tell us what we can or can’t do, then success will always elude us.  We may all have our share of naysayers, but that doesn’t mean we should let those people tell us who we are or take their opinions as the gospel truth.

We’ve been blessed with the ability to think for ourselves and go after what we truly want.  The world would have been a very different place if Einstein listened to people who once told him that he “would never amount to anything.”

9. Stay Hungry:

Einstein didn’t consider himself as having a special talent, but someone who was “passionately curious”.  When he came out with a new theory or scientific paper, he didn’t stop at that and call it a day.

All throughout his prolific career, he always sought new things to discover and learn.  Einstein was always committed to growing – adopting this simple habit in your own life guarantees you’ll consistently accomplish worthwhile things.  Never be complacent – the most dangerous assumption to have is that you’ve done it all.

10. Keep At It:

You’ll run into inevitable setbacks like anyone else pursuing their dreams.  But this isn’t a reason for you to pack up and go home.  It’s only there to test how badly you want to see your dreams through.  Above all, Einstein valued his ability to stay with problems longer rather than his intellect!

Bonus – 10 Albert Einstein Quotes To Live By:

1. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.” – Albert Einstein

2. “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein

3. “The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Albert Einstein

4. “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” – Albert Einstein

5. “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” – Albert Einstein

6. “Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.” – Albert Einstein

7. “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” – Albert Einstein

8. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

9. “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value” – Albert Einstein

10. “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” – Albert Einstein

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Quotes and affirmations by Einstein, Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Voltaire, Abraham Lincoln and more.
Today we feature an Inspirational Smorgasbord of Quotes all rolled into one delightful video. Sit back and pump this video loud through your stereo before you hit the weights, work on that essay, brainstorm for your business plan or step up for that award winning speech. Prepare to be taken over by 7 minutes and 45 seconds of Inspiration brought to you by the good people over there at Inspirationz.com.

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23 Rare Motivational Quotes to inspire the lazy, complainers, procrastinators and the ‘all talk, no walk’ people out there.

Everybody needs a little motivation sometimes so share these around and take ACTION! In your life right now, execute that plan you have been talking about all week. It’s never too late to make it happen!

Rare Motivational Quotes

‎”It’s always down to you and the choices you make. Work on the things you can change and never dwell on the things you can’t. You choose… ‘results’ or ‘excuses’ it’s always down to YOU… no one has ever given their BEST and regretted it. GO HARD NO EXCUSES.”

“No one said this would be easy, just know that nothing beats the feeling of accomplishment.”

‎”Turn those dreams into ACTION …action turns into results… sooner or later you will be living the dream.”

“There’s no substitute for consistency.”

‎”Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit…. KEEP GOING!!”

“Hardwork can out-do genetics!!”

“Whatever doesn’t kill me… had better start running”

‎”Our fears don’t stop death,… they stop life.”

“Do it now. Sometimes ‘later’ becomes ‘never.’”

“Kick yourself in the ass, or someone else will.”

“The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret.”

‎”I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy… I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.”

“Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you results.”

“Dear tomorrow, do whatever you wanna do .. I have already lived my today and I am not afraid of you anymore .”

“If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the power of our words, we would prefer silence to anything negative. In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and strengths. Our limitations begin in our hearts where we can always replace negative with positive.”

“You can have results or excuses. Not both”

“You will never know your limits until you push yourself to them.”

“Pain is just weakness leaving your body.”

“I was not delivered into this world in defeat nor does failure flow through my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, walk, to merge with the sheep. I will not hear those who weep and complain for their thoughts are contagios. Let them join the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure…Is not my destiny.”

‎”Good things come to those who wait… greater things come to those who are willing to work for it”

“Set small goals for yourself and meet them. You are responsible to take care of yourself. You should be your priority!!”

‎”If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone…deal with it!!”

“Failure does not mean defeat; to succeed you must fail first.”

If these motivational quotes don’t get you off your ass then I don’t know what will. Read on for a truly inspiring fist full of motivational quotes!

35 Awesome Kick Ass Quotes!

‎”Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” -Audrey Hepburn

NEVER GIVE-UP: “So many people can be responsible for your Success.
but only you are responsible for your failure.” – Unknown

There are two types of Pain in this world: Pain that hurts you, and Pain that changes you!  - Unknown

Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.  - Unknown

‎”You are afraid to die, and you’re afraid to live. What a way to exist.” – Neale Donald Walsch

‎”Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.” – Ruth E. Renkel

‎”Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or a 1-percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.” – Lance Armstrong

“He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” – Thomas Jefferson

its not up to you how you fall. Its up to you how far you let yourself fall and how long it takes you to get back up and stand on your own two feet” - Sr. Tac Jeffrey Mitchell

‎”Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” - Charles F. Kettering

If you can’t be criticized for it, it’s probably not remarkable. Are you devoting yourself to something devoid of criticism? – Unknown

“It’s human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn’t banging loudly on the door.” – David Hackworth

“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney

Push through the pain, and conquer the obstacles. Regardless of what you think today, it wont matter 5 years from now. SO DON’T BE AFRAID!  - Unknown

Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don’t be afraid to take that first step.  - Unknown

Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears?  - Unknown

Think outside of the box, create your own path in life. “You laugh at me because I am different; I laugh because you are all the same.”
~ Daniel Knode

‎”The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” …so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success. – Leo Tolstoy

NO EXCUSES: 99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.  - Unknown

You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one. Every successful person did, what no one else was willing to do!  - Unknown

The so called negative feedback is often love in disguise. Take full advantage!  - Unknown

Many fear competition from others. But the biggest critic should be the person in the mirror.  - Unknown

‎”Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.” - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Waiting to develop courage is just another form of procrastination. The most successful people take action while they’re afraid!  - Unknown

The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.  - Unknown

Life is short, fragile and does not wait for anyone. There will NEVER be a perfect time to pursue your dreams & goals.  - Unknown

‎”When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” - Eric Thomas

You will get what you want, when you stop making excuses on why you don’t have it.  - Unknown

Why have you not broken from the pack? You’re playing it safe. Safe aint gonna get you sh!t in this world” -Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE Superstar)

Don’t always scrape & search for compliments. Criticism is what builds character & strength!  - Unknown

There’s a thin line between losing & winning. Losing breeds winners. The main recipe to success is through failures & hardships! - Unknown

Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Bill Gates, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.  - Unknown

Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.  - Unknown

A heart is a muscle..and what do muscles do when they are torn? They grow back STRONGER!  - Unknown

Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does no one else.  - Unknown

I have compiled 30 of my favorite quotes that I find has helped me through tough times over the years. Sometimes we need a few pointers on inner strength, this in turn makes us realize that we aren’t the only ones who have gone through hard times, that no ones an exception and that we can get through it with a little bit of positive hope and a handful of lines for guidance. Enjoy! And Good Luck with overcoming your obstacles.

 Tough Times Quotes

“Pain is your friend; it is your alie. Pain reminds you to finish the job and get the hell home. Pain tells you when you have been seriously wounded. And you know what the best thing about pain is? It tells you you’re not dead yet!” – G.I Jane

Tough times never last, but tough people do.  - Robert H Schuller

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them. – Unknown

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. – Duke Ellington

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.  -Leroy Satchel Paige

I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. – Jewish Proverb

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.  - William Hazlitt

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better. – Malcolm S Forbes

If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. – Mary Engelbreit

“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” – Unknown

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.  - Thomas Paine

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. - Ulysses S. Grant

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.  –Seneca

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. – Albert Schweitzer

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. – Publilius Syrus

Adversity is a fact of life. It can’t be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it.  – Unknown

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is. – Charles M Schwab

The true test of a person character is how they stand during test of adversity - Unknown

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan

He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity. – William Samuel Johnson

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. – Publilius Syrus

I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead, others come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready, you see. Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me. – Dr. Seuss

In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. – Lee Iacocca

In this article we feature some of the most Successful people in from the entertainment, personal development, fashion, law & internet world as they share with you some of the Best Advice They Ever Got from their loved ones and role models in business and their life.

I wish I read this advice earlier, I’d probably be doing a hell of a lot better for myself. Don’t sleep on this post, there’s a lot of success gems in here. 

Classic Success Advice

Founder, Craigslist

Back in 1990, I was a systems engineer at IBM in Detroit. I had a manager who told me that aside from my technical knowledge, my sense of humor was my saving grace. I was sometimes arrogant because I was very technical. It became a problem when I was working within a marketing division, and the culture was hostile to the technical culture. I was advised to use my dry sense of humor to help diffuse that atmosphere. In business there are times when you disagree, and sometimes it turns out that you’re just plain wrong. Humor takes away tension and helps you realize you’re wrong.

President, Bebo.com

I go back to things my dad said: “Your career is long and the business world is small. Always act with integrity. Never take the last dollar off the table.” In my dealings to sell Bebo [to AOL], this advice was critical. You can always do a slightly better deal, but that incremental dollar or windfall is not worth creating an imbalance that affects the relationship. You have to have the intuition to know when to say, “I’m going to make sure that we walk away feeling like we’ve both done well.”

It was my dad who gave me the best advice of my 45-year career: “Get sales up, and keep expenses down.” That sounds simplistic, but it’s the way my father got 4% margins in his food business when his competitors made 1% or 2%. The goal is to get revenues moving and to keep expenses from rising at the same rate so that margins expand. We accomplished that after we bought Snapple in 1997. We returned to our roots by winning back the local delis and pizza parlors that first made the brand a success. Margins exploded, and so did the value of Snapple. It was a textbook example of my father’s advice in practice.

Bob Iger

President and CEO, Walt Disney

My father wrote in my sixth-grade yearbook quoting Hamlet – Polonius to his son, Laertes: “To thine own self be true.” I was 12 years old, but it had a powerful impression on me then, and I’ve often thought of it since.

Thomas S. Murphy

Former CEO, Capital Cities/ABC

I got two pieces of advice I have always remembered. The first was from my father, Charles E. Murphy, who was a justice of the New York State Supreme Court. It was a point about ethics. He said, “Doing the wrong thing is not worth the loss of one night’s good sleep.”

The other came from Benjamin Selekman, a Harvard Business School professor who taught labor relations. The last thing he said, at his last lecture to my class, was, “Here is something to remember for the rest of your life: Don’t spend your time on things you can’t control. Instead, spend your time thinking about what you can.”

Sam Palmisano

Michael Bloomberg

Mayor of New York City, founder of Bloomberg LP

I can’t remember who told me this, but I certainly didn’t grow up knowing it, so I must have gotten this advice at Salomon Brothers in the 1970s. The advice was, first, always ask for the order, and second, when the customer says yes, stop talking. I have watched more people make great presentations, whether they’re trying to sell to their family or in business or in government, and never get to the point of what they’re trying to get out of it. And too many times when the customer says yes, the person who got that answer just doesn’t stop talking. Worst advice? The worst advice that people can take is to react before they’ve had a chance to think. I think we all say things and wish we hadn’t said them. Ready, shoot, aim is not the smartest policy.

Performance coach

In 1979, when I was 19, I had all these people giving me conflicting advice. Jim Rohn, a personal-development speaker, said, ‘Tony, think about it this way. If your worst enemy drops sugar in your coffee, what’s going to happen to you? Nothing. But what if your best friend drops strychnine in your coffee? You’re dead. You have to stand guard at the door of your mind.” He was saying that the selection of [my friends and advisors] will matter more than anything else, and that you can’t take anybody’s approach as sacrosanct.

Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies

The best advice I ever got came from my mother, Estée Lauder: She believed that if you had something good to say, you should put it in writing. But if you had something bad to say, you should tell the person to his or her face.

I learned this lesson the hard way. I’m chairman of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and several years ago, I was angry with one of my trustees. I wrote a letter and signed it. But then I decided not to send the letter, and left it on my desk over the weekend. The following Monday I was out of the office, when a temp saw the letter and mailed it. The trustee got very angry and resigned from the board. To this day, writing that letter is something that I regret.

Greatly admired and Internationally renowned actor and director Denzel Washington, delivered the address at the University of Pennsylvania’s 255th Commencement on Monday, May 16. Washington has received the most distinguished accolades of his art, including two Academy Awards and a Tony Award. Denzel Inspires Students to move forward in life with no regrets and full focus to pursue your greatest of dreams.

Watch this Video for some riveting inspiration from Denzel Washington.

Denzel Washingtons Success Advice

“One failed experiment is one step closer to Success” – Denzel Washington

After hours and hours of digging through the archives of Quotes on the world wide web, we have found the most felt Powerful Quotes from around the world fromover 20 different sources.

The people have spoken and these here are 23 of the Worlds Most Powerful Quotes!

A Powerful Collection Of Success, Motivation & Inspirational Quotes

“What I do is based on powers we all have inside us; the ability to endure; the ability to love, to carry on, to make the best of what we have – and you don’t have to be a ‘Superman’ to do it.”

~ Christopher Reeve (1952 – 2004) American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter

“I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trustedto take the game-winning shot … and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life.And that is why I succeed.”

~ Michael Jordan, American professional basketball player, active businessman.

“Trials, temptations, disappointments — all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fibre of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than…it was before.”

~ James Buckham (1844 – 1930),Canadian lumberman and Liberal politician.

“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year – and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!”

~ Anthony Robbins, NLP Master & International Motivational Speaker

“Buried deep within each of us is a spark of greatness, a spark than can be fanned into flames of passion and achievement. That spark is not outside of you it is born deep within you.”

~ James A. Ray, motivational speaker and author.

“I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.”

~ Sylvester Stallone,American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, and film director.

“Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”

~ Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821),military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I

“People are always blaming their 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.”

~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”

~ Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900),19th-century German philosopher.

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

~ Buddha , spiritual teacher from the north eastern region of South Asia who founded Buddhism.

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.”

~ Jim Morrison(1943 – 1971) American singer, songwriter, poet, writer and filmmaker.

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

~ Steve Jobs, CEO Of Apple, American business magnate and inventor.

“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”

~ Muhammad Ali, American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion.

“I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.”

~ Abraham Lincoln,(1809 – 1865) 16th President of the United States

“Your mind is like a garden. If you plant seeds of love, compassion, truth and integrity, then you reap the rewards. If you choose not to plant anything, then weeds will overrun your garden; the weeds of hate, anger, negative thoughts and actions.” ~ Barry Gottlieb

“When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.”

~ Napoleon Hill (1883 – 1970) American author

“Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

~ Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 – 1962) First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.

“I have not failed. I’ve simply discovered 10,000 ways that don’t work.”

~ Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931) American inventor, scientist and businessman

“I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.”

~ J.C. Penney, businessman

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
~ Mark Twain(1835 – 1910),American author and humorist.

“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”

~ Lao Tzu (c 604 BCE),mystic philosopher of ancient China.

“As for worrying about what other people might think – forget it. They aren’t concerned about you. They’re too busy worrying about what you and other people think of them.”~ Michael le Boeuf

“It’s not whether you get knocked down; It’s whether you get back up.”

~ Vince Lombardi (1913 – 1970) ,American football coach.

With over 60 Million copies sold worldwide, “Think & Grow Rich” By Napoleon Hill is one of the most profound books read in many successful peoples lives and also the blueprint for the worlds best motivational speakers.

We have taken 15 of the Richest Quality quotes (In Our Opinion) from the book to share with you to apply in your life which will undoubtedly help you on your road to success.

The Top Think & Grow Rich Quotes

• “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success”

• “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit.”

• “The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.”

• “Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”

• “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”

• “Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”

• “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle…”

• “The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.”

• “The starting point of all achievement is desire.”

• “The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.”

• “Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.”

• “Our minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts we hold in our minds and these magnets attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts.”

• “Fears are nothing more than a state of mind”

• “Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach”

• “If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.”

Here are 12 Quotes from some Famous Entrepreneurs that should help you down your road to Success.

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs

I’d say it’s been my biggest problem all my life.. it’s money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true. – Walt Disney

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. – Bill Gates

We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform. – Pete Cashmore (Founder Of Mashable)

When you’re ready to quit, you are closer than you think – Bob Parsons (Founder Of Go Daddy)

Timing, perseverance and 10 years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success. – Biz Stone (Twitter)

Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners - Robert T. Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad)

The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer - Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s

Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration - Thomas Edison, inventor and scientist

“It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It doesn’t matter how many times you almost get it right. No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them and those around you because all that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are.”  - Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, co-founder of Broadcast.com, founder of HDNet

“High expectations are the key to everything.”  - Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart

“When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.” – Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics