Success means different things to different people. For some, it’s about achieving their dreams, for others, it’s about resilience and perseverance. Here are 15 timeless quotes from influential figures that capture the essence of success.
1. Winston Churchill
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
2. Albert Einstein
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”
3. Thomas Edison
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
4. Vince Lombardi
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”
5. Steve Jobs
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
6. Henry Ford
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”
7. Napoleon Hill
“The starting point of all achievement is desire.”
8. Zig Ziglar
“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.”
9. Michael Jordan
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to 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.”
10. Oprah Winfrey
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
11. John D. Rockefeller
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
12. Jim Rohn
“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”
13. Eleanor Roosevelt
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
14. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
15. Confucius
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
These quotes encapsulate various perspectives on success, from perseverance and hard work to the importance of passion and personal values. They serve as a reminder that success is a multifaceted journey, often marked by resilience and a commitment to one’s goals and values.
