Success
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Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals.
We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.
I'm always asked, 'What's the secret to success?' But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.
Canada's extraordinary success is that we have bound together a vast country with a set of shared ideas and beliefs.
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
I say always follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it's not the same financial success, it'll lead you to the money that'll make you the happiest.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.
Success is not a function of the size of your title but the richness of your contribution.
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration: this may be called perfect virtue.
In all things success depends on previous preparation, and without such previous preparation there is sure to be failure.
