Successful Person Quotes

How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life. ~ Oprah Winfrey

Your retirement identity is of a successful person who creatively and efficiently manages your money and lifestyle to adapt to the ever changing economic and personal conditions of our time. ~ Lee Johnson

To be a successful person you often have to create a strong foundation with the bricks others throw at you. ~ Rod Judkins

Success: The successful person is willing to do what the unsuccessful person is not willing to do. Draw a profile of success in whatever you are choosing to improve. If you are willing to do what that profile demands, then you have a credible demand of success. If you are not willing to do that then it just will not be there for you. You can't have the one without the other. ~ Hyrum W. Smith

A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.
By John Maxwell ~ John C. Maxwell

Every successful person has had to overcome the fear of failure. ~ Debasish Mridha

I wish to say to you that the life of an enlightened people and a vibrant nation cannot be measured by the life of an individual. A successful person is one who manages to lay down a new stone, a brick that would help firm up his nation's existence. ~ King Hussein I

A successful person doesn't make excuses. They deal with reality. ~ Akiroq Brost

A father, finding time for what is most important is the true marker of a successful person. ~ Rick Warren

I have never met a successful person who talked about failing. The glass is always half full. I don't even like being around negative talkers. ~ Sir Mix-a-Lot

Persistence, perseverance, and continuous improvement are the ingredients for forming a successful person. ~ Debasish Mridha

A complainer rarely succeeds; a successful person rarely complains. ~ Debasish Mridha

Well, isn't every successful person in every family the bankbook? ~ Louie Anderson

A truly successful person is not one who achieves his highest ambitions, but one who enjoys helping others reach theirs. ~ Charbel Tadros

Every great, successful person I know shares the capacity to remain centered, clear and powerful in the midst of emotional "storms." How do they accomplish this? Most of them have a fundamental rule: In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution. Most important, don't sweat the small stuff ... and remember, it's all small stuff! ~ Anthony Robbins

A successful person is just a novice who started and kept on going. ~ Maddy Malhotra

Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success ~ Eric Hoffer

Remember, success is not measured by heights attained but by obstacles overcome. We're going to pass through many obstacles in our lives: good days, bad days. But the successful person will overcome those obstacles and constantly move forward. ~ Bruce Jenner

A successful person is one who by God's grace and mercy is continuously maturing in his thoughts, in his conversation, and in his deeds to practice the revealed will of God and proving it according to His Word. ~ Tim Yarbrough

A successful person is one who is living a joyful life with the hand he or she was dealt. ~ Ron,Hall

Every highly successful person is a maniac on a mission. Too much agreement kills a chat ~ Eldridge Cleaver

Becoming rich isn't as much about getting rich financially as about whom you become, in character and mind, to get rich. I want to share a secret with you that few people know: the fastest way to get rich and stay rich is to work on developing you! The idea is to grow yourself into a successful person. Again, your outer world is merely a reflection of your inner world. You are the root; your results are the fruits. ~ T. Harv Eker

I'm the most successful person in my generation of family members, and that sucks. ~ Ice Cube

Every successful person finds that great success lies just beyond the point when they're convinced their idea is not going to work. ~ Napoleon Hill

I have never yet met a successful person who hasn't had to overcome either a little or a lot of adversity in his or her life. If life there is a lot of lumps and bumps ... a lot of throttling up and a lot of throttling down. ~ Harvey MacKay

A successful person will never use the word 'no', 'I cannot' or 'it is impossible ~ Sunday Adelaja

Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person. ~ Seth Godin

A truly successful person knows how to overcome the past, use the present, and prepare for the future-but unless we can first surmount the past, we cannot effectively cope with either the present or the future. ~ Sydney J. Harris

A successful person realizes his personal responsibility for self-motivation. He starts with himself because he possesses the key to his own ignition switch. ~ Kemmons Wilson

If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money. ~ Russell Simmons

A true measure of an entrepreneur / successful-person is how they deal with adversity. ~ Noah Kagan

In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. ~ Umberto Eco

You do not need to be a millionaire to feel successful or be successful. Financial wealth is only one of many possible indicators of success. However, to achieve your dreams and life goals you're going to need money. And making it requires financial planning and goalsetting. I do not know of any successful person who has been able to simply ignore their finances. ~ Nigel Cumberland

You don't build a reputation by saying you are going to do something. If you want to be a successful person, you have to actually work. There is nothing wrong with speaking about future plans if you actually take action to make them work. Be proud of your success thus far and be hopeful for your success in the future. ~ Avina Celeste

Behind every successful person there is an out of control imagination. ~ Auliq Ice

Success is a choice; you choose it and work it out! Excellence is deliberate and so it is intentionally pursued. No successful person ever remained idle for success to knock his/her door for him/her ~ Israelmore Ayivor

With or without realizing it, every successful person has created behaviors - systems for greeting people, networking, and making telephone calls to aid them in their pursuits. By observing the traits of successful people, you can create your own system for success. ~ Ryan Blair

Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome. ~ Fannie Flagg

Confidence and Hard work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you successful person. ~ Abdul Kalam

Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better. ~ E.W. Howe

Every successful person in life began by pursuing a passion, usually against all odds. ~ Robert Kiyosaki

I have had extreme ups and downs. The biggest thing I learned after I broke my wrist is to never give up. Nothing in life will ever come easy. It depends on how you deal with those obstacles and how you overcome those obstacles. If you can overcome them, you're a stronger person. If you make mistakes along the way, as long as you never make that same mistake again, you're a successful person. ~ Michael Phelps

I'm probably wouldn't do anything differently if I had to do it again. Every little thing that happens to you, good and bad, becomes a little piece of the puzzle of who you become. Every successful person you read about - Warren Buffett, Bill Gates - they all say pretty much the same thing. 'Do what you love.' I know I did. ~ David Foster

The lucky of successful person has learned a simple secret. Call up, capture, evoke the feeling of success. When you feel successful and confident, you will act successfully. ~ Maxwell Maltz

The path of the knowledgeable, successful person, which only leads to supreme good fortune and great success is always directly in front of you. ~ Chris Prentiss

The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don't like to do, ~ Stephen R. Covey

Do You want to be Surrounded by Great People? There is an Appreciative Person, behind every Successful Person. Be that Person. ~ Vineet Raj Kapoor

A successful person expects a clapping hand, an ailing person expects an open hand. ~ Anthony Liccione

If you live your life only following the path you think is approved or acceptable, or the one you think is expected of you, you'll be making a huge mistake. Not a single successful person ... has ever done great things because they played it safe. You've got to be true to yourself. ~ Carson Kressley

I just want to be who I am. I think all women go through the belief that they need to be superwoman - that to be successful in any way, and I don't necessarily mean in business or anything, but just to be a successful person, you have to be superwoman. ~ Cindy McCain

Let's be very clear: Living 'unforgiven' is not the sole domain of blacks. It can be found in any successful person. ~ John Ridley

I never expect appreciation. I always set a deadline for the things I have to do to be a successful person, when I complete them, I give myself a piece of candy, a glass of tea and some free time to enjoy- that is how I honor my hardworking and appreciate my struggles. ~ M.F. Moonzajer

Every successful person I know starts before they feel ready. ~ Marie Forleo

People talk about confidence without ever bringing up hard work. That's a mistake. I know I sound like some dour older spinster on Downton Abbey who has never felt a man's touch and whose heart has turned to stone, but I don't understand how you could have self-confidence if you don't do the work ... I have never, ever, ever, met a high confident person and successful person who is not what a movie would call a 'workaholic.' Because confidence is like respect; you have to earn it. ~ Mindy Kaling

Ask any successful person to look back over the events of his or her life, and chances are there'll be a turning point of one kind or another. It doesn't matter if that success has come on a ball field or in a boardroom, in a research laboratory or on a campaign trail - it can usually be traced to some pivotal moment. ~ Bill Rancic

If you grow yourself to become a successful person, in strength of character and mind, you will naturally be successful in anything and everything you do. ~ T. Harv Eker

Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to put energy into time and how to draw success from time. ~ Denis Waitley

So, you've got a problem? That's good! Why? Because repeated victories over your problems are the rungs on your ladder of success. With each victory, you grow in wisdom, stature and experience. You become a better, bigger, more successful person each time you meet a problem and tackle and conquer it with a positive mental attitude. ~ W. Clement Stone

I have six different careers, each one of which I was successful in. I was a successful person in life because I helped everybody, because I did not do anything wrong. ~ Ferdie Pacheco

I am really rich. All of my life I have heard a truly successful, and even a modestly successful person, cannot run for public office - just can't happen. Yet that's the kind of mindset you need to make this country great again. ~ Donald Trump

Practically every successful person you know of is successful, in part, because they moved the destructive and disruptive people out of their lives. ~ Bryant McGill

People always ask me for my secret. There isn't one. You've just got to keep a level head and stay away from greed, which is the worst thing that can happen to a successful person. ~ Dennis Washington

I found that every single successful person I've ever spoken to had a turning point and the turning point was where they made a clear, specific, unequivocal decision that they were not going to live like this anymore. Some people make that decision at 15 and some people make it at 50 and most never make it at all. ~ Brian Tracy

It's been said that the most successful people are often early risers. So that's why I started getting up in the afternoon, which is well before any "successful" person even thinks of going to bed. ~ Jarod Kintz

Most successful people chose the path and did the things in their own way, against all the rules and guidelines, but we are everyday told to follow the rules to be a successful person. ~ M.F. Moonzajer

The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do. ~ Thomas A. Edison

People spend their lives in therapy to fight their natural inclinations. Day in and day out, not doing what they desire in the hopes of being this better, happier and more successful person. ~ Donna Augustine

If you are a successful person and you let a lot of people in and around your life, they can drain your power. It won't go to them, but it will leave you. ~ Frederick Lenz

Ability is all right but if it is not backed up by honesty and public confidence you will never be a successful person. The best a man can do is to arrive at the top in his chosen profession. I have always maintained that one profession is deserving of as much honor as another provided it is honorable. ~ Will Rogers

You're not what you have and you're not what you do; you're aninfinite, divine being disguised as a successful person who has accumulated a certain amount of stuff. The stuff is not you. For that reason, you must avoid being attached to it in any way. ~ Wayne Dyer

Question the Thought "Failure is Just for Losers"

A failure-related thinking error that anxious perfectionists sometimes make is thinking that failure is just for losers. If you have this thinking bias, try this thought experiment:
Experiment: Think of a highly successful person you admire. It can be anyone, from Oprah to someone you actually know.
What failures has this person experienced in areas where he or she is generally successful? Has a businessperson you admire made some bad investments? Has your favorite actor made a movie that lost money? Has your favorite musician had an album flop?
You may be able to think of examples and failures off the top of your head, or you may need to do some online research or read a biography of that person. Make sure the examples are relevant to the person's core domain of success. A superstar chef opening a restaurant and failing is more relevant than an actor opening a restaurant and failing.
After you've done the thought experiment, ask yourself, "What's an alternative thought that's more realistic and less harsh than 'Failure is just for losers'?"
Alternate option: Ask mentors (people you actually know) about examples of their failures. Ask them what they learned from the experiences. You could also ask your mentors for examples of failures that have happened to prominent people in your field. They might be more willing to volunteer this information than to talk about their own failures. ~ Alice Boyes

COMMON SENSE CONCLUSION: Your retirement identity is of a successful person who creatively and effectively manages your money and lifestyle to adapt to the ever changing conditions of our times. ~ Lee Johnson

You might hate a successful person, but you can not hate a true hero. ~ Amit Kalantri

The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all. ~ Sun Tzu

That is what every successful person loves: the game. The chance for self-expression. The chance to prove his or her worth, to excel, to win. ~ Dale Carnegie

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her. ~ David Brinkley

We're not meant to do it on our own. We're meant to do life with God and with each other. I've been fortunate to have friends that are willing to invest in me even on the days when I'm not able to invest back into them. I'm thankful for people that have that selfless attitude and have helped me become a successful person and a successful athlete. ~ Kelly Clark

No successful business was ever made without someone taking a chance, no successful person got to where they are without taking risks, and no endeavor ever succeeded without people taking a gamble. ~ Stephen Richards

A successful person never loses ... they either win or learn! ~ John Calipari

Jackson and I spent the day together, just me and him and his children. Little underlings came and went. The PR person came and went. It was just Michael and me and the kids. And it was very interesting. ~ Geraldo Rivera

The goal has its importance. But the doing is what is truly fulfilling. Every enthusiastic person has a goal that may be important, but the doing is intensely fulfilling, and it is the essence of enthusiasm. ~ Eckhart Tolle

There are moments in life that define us, set us on a new course that we had never even dreamed of. Sometimes those moments begin when an unexpected person finds their voice. Sometimes it begins when we decide to listen." (Chapter 1 of Without a Voice) ~ Chris Pepple

He said I was the most sensitive person he had ever seen- that I belonged to the hyper-hyper type and we rarely survive! ~ Ruth Draper

Because of my flamboyant lifestyle, because of me being German, the way I am, I am the easiest person to sell as a villain. I'm the perfect target. ~ Kim Dotcom

The most powerful weapon known is the weapon of blessing. Therefore, a clever person relies on it. He wins with peace, not with war. ~ Laozi

<…> God is a person; godliness is a quality. You cannot become God, but you can be godly. <...> ~ Osho

I have enormous personal ambition. I want to shift the entire planet. And I'm doing it. I am now a famous person. I represent real power. ~ Newt Gingrich

When you believe yourself to be a person, you see persons everywhere. In reality there are no persons, only threads of memories and habits. At the moment of realisation the person ceases. ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Speech: 1. Tell the truth. Don't lie or turn the truth upside down. 2. Don't exaggerate. 3. Be consistent. This means no double-talk: speaking about something in one way to one person and in an opposite way to another for selfish or manipulative reasons. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

It's natural for a person to deny he's a failure as a human being. That's why he searches for somebody who is more miserable than himself. That's why so much animosity exists on the Internet. Those who aren't able to find a more miserable person turn to the Internet and call other people losers, even though they've never met just to make themselves superior. Isn't that pathetic? There's a sense of security that comes from speaking badly of someone else. But that isn't true salvation. ~ Tatsuhiko Takimoto

...the assertion that you live in a lie while I live in the truth is the most cruel thing one person can say to another... ~ Leo Tolstoy

If you're going to be a good standup, or a successful standup, or a standup who can work for money, you have to eliminate the possibility of dying quickly. ~ Noel Fielding

I bought all the books, but I probably knew on the first day that law school wasn't for me. I didn't give up until about ten days. I don't think I really told my father. I really didn't like my father knowing my things were not successful. ~ Charles Schwab

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his/her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people. ~ Zig Ziglar

Rosa Parks was an unlikely person, but she became an instrument of the people's will in that community who were tired. They said she was tired from working and perhaps she was - but she herself said later that she was spiritually tired and weary of being humiliated by being asked to move back so that a white person could occupy her seat. ~ Joseph Lowery

Something changed then. I saw my life in scale: it was just my life. It was not momentous, and only now did I recognize that it had once seemed so to me; that was while my father was watching.
I saw myself the way I'd seen the cleaning women in the building across the street. I was just one person in one window.
Nobody was watching, except me. ~ Melissa Bank

What it means to be authentic:
- to be more concerned with truth than opinions
- to be sincere and not pretend
- to be free from hypocrisy: "walk your talk"
- to know who you are and to be that person
- to not fear others seeing your vulnerabilities
- being confident to walk away from situations where you can't be yourself
- being awake to your own feelings
- being free from others' opinions of you
- accepting and loving yourself ~ Sue Fitzmaurice

It feels humiliating to be in a band where you have to be apologizing for one person all the time, ~ Mark Hoppus

Dad was that one person who, no matter what he did in life, he just took it by storm, and he was so passionate and just really lived in the moment. Whatever the opposite of a procrastinator is, that was him ... and I think I kind of inherited a little bit of that. ~ Bindi Irwin

Great is a person that can laugh at their troubles ... for they have found an avenue to help them rise above their despair. ~ Timothy Pina