Quotes about success in business and life
Welcome to our Success collection, a treasure trove of insights and inspiration dedicated to the pursuit of achievement and personal growth. In this curated compilation of quotes, we delve into the multifaceted journey of success, where determination, resilience, and vision converge.
Success is more than a destination; it's a continuous voyage of self-discovery and accomplishment. Our Success quotes celebrate the diverse paths taken by individuals who have forged their own definitions of success, leaving behind footprints for others to follow.
Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a student on the brink of a new chapter, or someone seeking motivation to overcome challenges, these quotes offer perspectives that illuminate the various dimensions of success and the mindset required to attain it.
Embark on a transformative journey that uncovers the strategies, mindsets, and principles that underpin success stories across various fields. Explore the role of failure in growth, the significance of perseverance, and the importance of aligning your pursuits with your passions.
Sofia Vergara
— ActressI think that would be ungrateful if I were upset because I'm seen as attractive or sexy. That's opened so many doors for me in my life.
Sarah Vowell
— AuthorI probably am a cranky writer, but I am actually a fairly nice, normal person. Since I'm a grouchy writer, of course I have friends whose books are doing way better than mine.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsLuck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesAll I thought about when I wrote my stories was, "I hope that these comic books would sell so I can keep my job and continue to pay the rent." Never in a million years could I have imagined that it would turn into what it has evolved into nowadays. Never.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerIf you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorIt's not my cause in life to be filthy rich. Being comfortable is enough.
Ricky Martin
— MusicianI'm like a shark, right at the top of the food chain. I take what I want, when I want. I truly am the reflection of perfection.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostYou can only really learn from failure ... To win, you need to fail, and fail hard.
Neil Patrick Harris
— American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television hostI've been very fortunate to go from interesting chapter to interesting chapter. I've always enjoyed the process and always enjoyed working more really than the end result of what it achieves. I'm more interested in doing the work.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerIf you ain't first, you're last!
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanBe different, stand out, and work your butt off.
Chris Algieri
— American professional boxer and former kickboxerIt's great to see part of my culture doing so well in the sport that I'm involved in, a sport that I have a passion for. I grew up hearing about a lot of Argentine fighters, the great Carlos Monzon and even the fighters on ESPN lime Omar Vaez; and now guys like Marcos Maidana and Sergio Martinez.
Suzy Kassem
— Writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the worldFiercely guard the passions burning inside your heart, so that their flames can safely reach the highest ceilings of success without the eyes of envy.
Oprah Winfrey
— American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropistYou will find true success and happiness if you have only one goal, there really is only one, and that is this: to fulfill the highest most truthful expression of yourself as a human being. You want to max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up, your family and the people around you. Theologian Howard Thurman said it best. He said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
Robert G. Allen
— BusinessmanCreating success is a tug of war between your mind and your heart-your fears and your dreams. If your fears win, you lose.
Ian Fleming
— British writer, journalist and naval intelligence officerLuck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared Bond saw luck as a woman, to be softly wooed or brutally ravaged, never pandered to or pursued. But he was honest enough to admit that he had never yet been made to suffer by cards or by women. One day, and he accepted the fact he would be brought to his knees by love or by luck.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
— Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, film producer, businessman, and former politicianBodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerSuccessHard workGoalsSuccess MindsetWork EthicPersonal DevelopmentMotivational WisdomInspiration and Role Models
What's the key to success? The key is, there is no key. Be humble, hungry, and the hardest worker in any room.
Charles Leclerc
— Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. Leclerc won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017We need to keep working and I am pretty sure the results will come.
A'Lelia Bundles
— American JournalistMadam Walker was an incredible woman, but she wasn't the only one of her time who was. She just took it to the highest height.
Arthur Ashe
— American Tennis PlayerSuccess is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
Brian Tracy
— American AuthorSuccessful people are simply those with successful habits.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorVery few writers of distinction in fact were outstanding as undergraduates.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsThere is simply a better chance of doing well if the writer holds a steady course, enters the stream of English quietly, and does not thrash about.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesI never thought that Spider-Man would become the world wide icon that he is. I just hoped the books would sell and I'd keep my job.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerLook in the mirror every day and say, I am in charge. You might not have control over every phase of your life, but you have more control than you realize, and you are responsible for your own happiness and success.
Ricky Martin
— MusicianI was onstage with Menudo since I was 12 years old. To us, the most successful one was the guy with the most fans. If you moved your hips and the girls screamed, you were getting it right. Who wouldn't want to be like Elvis or Jim Morrison!
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostReal success and accomplishment, at whatever it is you are passionate about, requires real work. Real sacrifice. Real disappointment. Real failure. And it requires the ability to scrape your sorry ass up off the floor, stumble to your feet, wipe the rivulets of watery drool from your face, and do it again, like an obstinate toddler running against the wall with his head in a bucket.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerIt's the fastest who get paid and it's the fastest who get laid.
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanIf you want to succeed in life...you must pick 3 bones to carry with you at all times: a wish bone, a backbone, and a funny bone.
Suzy Kassem
— Writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the worldWhatever your passion is, keep doing it. Don't waste time chasing after success or comparing yourself to others. Every flower blooms at a different pace. Excel at doing what your passion is and only focus on perfecting it. Eventually people will see what you are great at doing, and if you are truly great, success will come chasing after you.
Robert G. Allen
— BusinessmanThe fundamental level of success is doing the hard things first - If you go for the feared thing first, then the rest of the day is easy.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
— Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, film producer, businessman, and former politicianThe success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.
Charles Leclerc
— Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. Leclerc won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017Every time you go back to winning, or to the good results, you take back the confidence in yourself and you feel a lot better.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerThere are signs around us all the time, and a lot of the time we don’t see them. But sometimes we do, and those become the greatest lessons.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsNot even a collapsing world looks dark to a man who is about to make his fortune.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesI've been very lucky. All I wanted was to pay the rent. Then these characters took off and suddenly there were Hulk coffee mugs and Iron Man lunchboxes and The Avengers sweatshirts everywhere. Money's okay, but what I really like is working.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerIt doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostSuccessful people just don't let failure define them or keep them from doing what they want to do. For example, I'd have people come up to me after my shows, and they'd say they want to do stand-up but are scared they're going to fail. I'd tell them, "You are going to fail, and anyone who is success has powered through many, many failures."
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerI put my pants on just like the rest of you - one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records.
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanEverything I've done in my career is a result of growing up in rural Oklahoma, because if I hadn't had the training from Mama and Daddy to work hard, to do what I'm told, to take directions, to mind and to do a good job at anything I set out to do, then I wouldn't be where I am today.
Suzy Kassem
— Writer, director, philosopher, poet, and citizen of the worldDoubt, fear and regret are the three villains of success. If you close the door on the first two, you will never have to worry about meeting the third.
Charles Leclerc
— Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. Leclerc won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017I just fully focus on myself and the job I do in the car and then I think the results will come.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerSometimes you find success and sometimes you don’t, but my satisfaction is knowing I’ll always control my effort with my own two hands.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesI'm very proud of being a hack. It's why I've lived as long as I have, I think.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerBeing rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerI have only been funny about seventy four per cent of the time. Yes I think that is right. Seventy-four per cent of the time.
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanI don’t think there's ever been a point in my career where I've said, 'I've made it.' What does that mean, 'I've made it?' Made it to what? If you say, 'I've made it.' then are you finished? I don't want to be finished. I don't want to quit.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostSuccess is not the absence of failure; it's the persistence through failure.
Charles Leclerc
— Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. Leclerc won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017That first victory, before you get to it, it always seems so far ahead. You're not sure whether you can make it or not. Once you do, obviously it's a relief, but it also helps you to then deal better once you are in the lead of a race.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerDon’t focus on the pain. Focus on the progress.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesWe have enough to do just trying to make our company what we want it to be. As far as whether I would like to own Marvel, sure, I'd like to own Marvel.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerFor the real winners, there are no finish lines.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerWhen I first started doing sketch comedy, I promised myself that if I were ever to have any success in this business, I wouldn't hold back. Why get there and play it safe?
Charles Leclerc
— Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. Leclerc won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017I wake up in the morning thinking about victory, I go to sleep thinking about victory, so sometimes it might be hard. But I need to control myself more and, how can I say it politely? Just shut up instead of speaking on the radio.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerSuccess will always be driven by focus & effort — and we always control both.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerMany successful people are no more talented than unsuccessful people. The difference between them lies in the old axiom that successful people do those things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerYou did it! Congratulations! World's best cup of coffee! Great job, everybody! It's great to be here.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerI have a little belief that success is never unrelenting. And if success is what we chase – then neither are we.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerSurrounding yourself with creative, imaginative people is a good strategy for success whether you're an entrepreneur seeking innovation or an artist looking for inspiration.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerYou want every movie to be a hit. But every painting isn’t a masterpiece.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerVision, guts and enthusiasm. Three qualities I feel you always gotta have to have a shot at success.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerWhen a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience winds up with the money and the person with the money winds up with the experience.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerIt ain’t the 99% who’s not putting in the relentless hard work that I care about. It’s the 1% who is.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerWinners surround themselves with other winners. A winner knows he's a winner. He doesn't need second-raters and yes-men around to feed his ego. He knows he'll win more, and go further, with associates who not only can keep up with him but who also are capable of teaching him something.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerUnapologetically push for greater and always disrupt expectations.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerPeople begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerIt’s not about the car your drive. It’s about the size of your arm hanging out of the window.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerYou'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerThere's no substitute for hard work and getting out there and busting your butt at whatever it is. Nothing comes easy. You can overcome so much just through hard, focused work.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerGoals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerSuccess at anything will always come down to this: focus and effort. And we control both.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerFailure is not falling down but staying down.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerThe first step to achieving your goal, is to take a moment to respect your goal. Know what it means to you to achieve it.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerA great accomplishment shouldn't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward.