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Success Quotes by Famous Authors
1.
“This is the only thing that makes life worth living. If you have succeeded in doing something you wanted to do, something that seemed impossible – well, then, make the most of it, with all your heart, to the very brim.”
Ivan Turgenev
Success
,
Passion
,
Life
,
Fulfillment
,
Achievement
2.
“All great stars are competitive. That’s a sign of a true artist – if you don’t have the fire of competition deep down inside, you’re never going to achieve anything. You have to want to be king of the heap.”
Camille Paglia
Fame
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Competition
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Art
,
Success
,
Motivation
3.
“The most successful prostitutes are invisible, because the sign of a prostitute’s success is her absolute blending with the environment. She’s so shrewd, she never becomes visible. She never gets in trouble. She has command of her life, and her clients.”
Camille Paglia
Society
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Prostitution
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Invisibility
,
Success
,
Life
4.
“In the real world, very smart people fail and mediocre people rise. Part of what makes people fail or succeed are skills that have nothing to do with IQ. Also, the idea that intelligence can be gauged by an IQ test is erroneous.”
Camille Paglia
Intelligence
,
Success
,
Failure
,
IQ
,
Education
5.
“You can’t pick cherries with your back to the tree.”
J.P. Morgan
Opportunity
,
Effort
,
Focus
,
Reality
,
Success
6.
“The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go.”
J.P. Morgan
Wisdom
,
Planning
,
Progress
,
Success
,
Vision
7.
“Anyone can be a millionaire, but to become a billionaire you need an astrologer.”
J.P. Morgan
Wealth
,
Success
,
Belief
,
Fortune
,
Ambition
8.
“When you expect things to happen – strangely enough – they do happen.”
J.P. Morgan
Expectation
,
Belief
,
Success
,
Mindset
,
Reality
9.
“I made a fortune getting out too soon.”
J.P. Morgan
Investment
,
Success
,
Timing
,
Finance
,
Risk
10.
“It was not really a question of price. It was a question of success.”
J.P. Morgan
Success
,
Value
,
Determination
,
Ambition
,
Achievement
11.
“You are affluent when you buy what you want, do what you wish and don’t give a thought to what it costs.”
J.P. Morgan
Wealth
,
Luxury
,
Freedom
,
Success
,
Finance
12.
“Millionaires don’t have astrologers, billionaires do.”
J.P. Morgan
Wealth
,
Success
,
Belief
,
Fortune
,
Ambition
13.
“I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.”
John D. Rockefeller
Wealth
,
Faith
,
Blessing
,
Success
,
Responsibility
14.
“I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.”
John D. Rockefeller
Wealth
,
Business
,
Strategy
,
Success
,
Finance
15.
“The common denominator for success is work.”
John D. Rockefeller
Work
,
Success
,
Effort
,
Discipline
,
Achievement
16.
“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.”
John D. Rockefeller
People
,
Business
,
Influence
,
Success
,
Negotiation
17.
“Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Listening
,
Wisdom
,
Learning
,
Communication
18.
“I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”
John D. Rockefeller
Perseverance
,
Success
,
Determination
,
Strength
,
Achievement
19.
“It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.”
John D. Rockefeller
Business
,
Efficiency
,
Productivity
,
Strategy
,
Success
20.
“If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.”
John D. Rockefeller
Wealth
,
Goals
,
Success
,
Purpose
,
Fulfillment
21.
“The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.”
John D. Rockefeller
Ambition
,
Success
,
Wealth
,
Vision
,
Motivation
22.
“I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.”
John D. Rockefeller
Wealth
,
Business
,
Leverage
,
Success
,
Efficiency
23.
“Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.”
John D. Rockefeller
Leadership
,
Guidance
,
Excellence
,
Influence
,
Success
24.
“Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.”
John D. Rockefeller
Management
,
Leadership
,
Success
,
Business
,
Training
25.
“Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.”
John D. Rockefeller
Struggle
,
Success
,
Growth
,
Youth
,
Foundation
26.
“The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.”
John D. Rockefeller
Credit
,
Reputation
,
Success
,
Character
,
Trust
27.
“Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.”
John D. Rockefeller
Character
,
Integrity
,
Success
,
Values
,
Reputation
28.
“I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.”
John D. Rockefeller
Opportunity
,
Success
,
Resilience
,
Strategy
,
Growth
29.
“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.”
John D. Rockefeller
Friendship
,
Business
,
Trust
,
Relationships
,
Success
30.
“The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?”
John D. Rockefeller
Wealth
,
Responsibility
,
Purpose
,
Success
,
Charity
31.
“Don’t waste effort on a thing that ends in a petty triumph unless you are happy with a life of petty success.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Effort
,
Priorities
,
Wisdom
,
Achievement
32.
“I believe that the power to make money is a gift from God.”
John D. Rockefeller
Money
,
Faith
,
Blessing
,
Success
,
Responsibility
33.
“The American Beauty Rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it. This is not an evil tendency in business. It is merely the working-out of a law of nature and a law of God.”
John D. Rockefeller
Business
,
Success
,
Sacrifice
,
Nature
,
Growth
34.
“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Focus
,
Determination
,
Goal
,
Purpose
35.
“Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.”
John D. Rockefeller
Character
,
Integrity
,
Success
,
Self-Improvement
,
Growth
36.
“I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Failure
,
Business
,
Association
,
Standards
37.
“The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Excellence
,
Hard Work
,
Dedication
,
Mastery
38.
“I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.”
John D. Rockefeller
Enthusiasm
,
Hiring
,
Knowledge
,
Success
,
Motivation
39.
“Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Ambition
,
Risk
,
Growth
,
Achievement
40.
“I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.”
John D. Rockefeller
Ambition
,
Success
,
Legacy
,
Vision
,
Wealth
41.
“You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.”
John D. Rockefeller
Business
,
Success
,
Society
,
Criticism
,
Wealth
42.
“The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Hard Work
,
Opportunity
,
Dedication
,
Achievement
43.
“The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.”
John D. Rockefeller
Teamwork
,
Cooperation
,
Business
,
Growth
,
Success
44.
“I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Humility
,
Awareness
,
Reflection
,
Perspective
45.
“I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.”
John D. Rockefeller
Education
,
Career
,
Learning
,
Work
,
Success
46.
“I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Perseverance
,
Determination
,
Growth
,
Strength
47.
“I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.”
John D. Rockefeller
Business
,
Partnership
,
Cooperation
,
Success
,
Workplace
48.
“Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.”
John D. Rockefeller
Money
,
Business
,
Success
,
Measurement
,
Finance
49.
“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”
John D. Rockefeller
Success
,
Innovation
,
Ambition
,
Determination
,
Change
50.
“It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.”
John D. Rockefeller
Wealth
,
Happiness
,
Assumptions
,
Success
,
Contentment
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