Success Quotes

“The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.”

-- Samuel Smiles

“Success listens only to applause. To all else it is deaf.”

-- Elias Canetti

“Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one Helen Keller is the other.”

-- Erma Bombeck

“After my spectacular failures, I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success.”

-- Mason Cooley

“In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity.”

-- Paulo Coelho

“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”

-- Alfred North Whitehead

“There's more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you'll be able to enjoy your success more. It won't own you or control you.”

-- Ricky Williams

“I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.”

-- Florence Nightingale

“The starting point of all achievement is desire.”

-- Napoleon Hill

“Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor.”

-- Noel Coward