Successful Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old successful quotes, successful sayings, and successful proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Successful people tend to become more successful because they are always thinking about their successes. Brian Tracy
I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success. Albert Einstein
Success is more attitude than aptitude. Thomas J. Vilord
The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. Herbert Kaufman
Your failures in life come from not realizing your nearness to success when you give up. Yoruba Wisdom
There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not founnd it, for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard. Madame C.J. Walker
There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call the 'breaks'. Countee Cullen
If you set out to be successful then you already are. Katherine Dunham
Success can be wracking and reproachful, to you and those close to you. It can entangle you with legends that are consuming and all but impossible to live up to. Gordon Parks
If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there. John Harold Johnson
The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do. Leontyne Price
Success does not come to you. You must go to it. Famous Amos
You must be open minded and actively involved in creating your successes. Famous Amos
If the social order judges success by material gain, the most successful will be the most corruptible and selfish. Khemetic Wisdom
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed. Booker T. Washington
Success is completion--accomplishing what we set out to do, whether a task, a call, an errand, or a dream. Susan Ford Collins
Success is deletion--knowing when not to do, when to say no, when to eliminate habits, methods, or relationships. Susan Ford Collins
The most joyous part of success is also the most challenging. To create what we want, we need to stop looking back to blame others. Susan Ford Collins
Success is feeling satisfied and fulfilled by what you choose to do and be on a daily basis. Susan Ford Collins
Feeling successful is an inner process each one of us needs to learn. To master this process, you need ten skills. Redifining success for yourself while learning to self-acknowledge is the first skill you need to begin leading your life..skillfully. Susan Ford Collins