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There’s a certain ingredient to success that most high achievers give a lot of credit to for their successes.  Traces of this ingredient can be found in just about every success story.

Pick up any book on success, and this key success ingredient usually jumps out at you in the first few chapters.  Watch any documentary or read any autobiography of high achievers who have accomplished what you aspire to do, and you’ll always hear them hint at what they owe their success to.

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Often, we’re even blatantly told what separates the sucessful from the unsuccessful.  Yet, we still fail to embrace this crucial success ingredient.  Perhaps, it’s because it’s too simple.  Or, perhaps it’s because it is rarely pleasant, and never easy.  And well, most people like things to be pleasant and they love when things are easy.

But success can’t be found in either of those things.  No, but it can be found in their opposites.

So, what’s the secret ingredient?

Put simply, it’s HARD WORK!

That’s right, hard work is one of the key ingredients to achievement that anyone can stake a claim in.  Working hard and having a strong work ethic is available to everyone.

Achievement is a Choice

What this means is that anyone can decide to achieve more.  It means that succeeding at a higher level is always a choice.  It means just about anyone can make up their minds to win at this thing called life by simply choosing to embrace the pain, the discomfort, and the effort that goes into that creation process known as labor.  Yes,  hard work, labor, and toil is where all success stems.

But, don’t just take our word for it.

Read these work ethic quotes from the people who have done what it takes to succeed in life.  Let them move you to new levels of intensity and action towards doing your best work.  The result can only be a stronger work ethic.  Behold:

HARD WORK QUOTES TO OUTWORK EVERYONE

Short Hard Work Quotes

1. “Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.”  – Peter Drucker

2. “Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn

3. “If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo

4. “Success isn’t owned. It’s leased, and rent is due every day.” – J. J. Watt

5. “I never dreamed of success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder

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6. “If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.” – Hershel Walker

7. “I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” – Larry Bird

8. “There is no easy way. There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.” – Jocko Willink

9.  “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” – Calvin Coolidge

10.  “All wealth is the product of labor.”  –  John Locke

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11. “Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.”  –  Malcolm Forbes

12. “Success is dependent upon the glands – sweat glands.” – Zig Ziglar

13. “The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.” – John Ruskin

14. “I would rather risk wearing out than rusting out.” – Theodore Roosevelt

15. “Where I excel is sickening, ridiculous, work ethic.” – Will Smith

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16. “There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter

17. “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson

18. “Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.” – Joseph Joubert

19. “Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind.” – Henry Ford

20. “If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.” – Ben Hogan

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21. “I would visualize things coming to me. It would just make me feel better. Visualization works if you work hard. That’s the thing. You can’t just visualize and go eat a sandwich.”
— Jim Carrey

22. “Hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but improves its chances.” – B.J. Gupta

23.  “We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. We postpone and postpone, until those smiling possibilities are dead.” – William James

24.  “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” – Thomas A. Edison

25.  “You always want to outwork your potential.” – Kobe Bryant

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26.  “Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.” – Robert Half

27.  “Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.”  –  Lou Holtz

28. “The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day”  –  Wayne Gretzky

29.  “I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.” – Jerry Rice

30.   “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison

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31. “Employment is nature’s physician, and is essential to human happiness.” – Galen

32. The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American dream.” – Tommy Hilfiger

33. “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King

34. “Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goals: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.” – Louis Pasteur

40.  “Without labor nothing prospers.”  –  Sophocles

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36. “If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.” – Malcolm Gladwell

37. “I’m always kind of doing something — there’s never really any downtime.” – Henry Rollins

38. “I can say the willingness to get dirty has always defined us as an nation, and it’s a hallmark of hard work and a hallmark of fun, and dirt is not the enemy.” – Mike Rowe

39. “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich

40. “I believe that opportunity looks a lot like hard work.” – Ashton Kutcher

41.  “Work keeps at bay three great evils: boredom, vice, and need.”  –  Voltaire

42. “The best things in life make you sweaty.” – Edgar Allan Poe

43. “It’s only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy, and resolute courage , that we move on to better things.”  – Theodore Roosevelt

44. “Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” –  David Bly

45. “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” – Bruce Lee

46. “Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare – and special – human beings who use the fullness of their talents to do their very best.” – Robin Sharma

47. “I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.” – Booker T. Washington

48. “The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.” – Steven Pressfield

49. “Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.” – David Rockefeller

50. “Work your ass off.  There is no magic pill.”  –  Arnold Schwarzenegger

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MORE OUTWORK EVERYONE QUOTES

Work ethic is the principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward. As such, those who have a strong work ethic are those lovely people who not only embrace hard work, but have a good attitude towards working hard, and putting in the extra effort in just about everything they do.

So, considering you’ve made it halfway through our collection of quotes on the value of hard work and having a strong work ethic, we hope you’ll agree, that hard work works. If you’re not convinced, well, this last batch of short hard work quotes are next level, so please keep reading. And if you are convinced, well, we already know you’ll go the extra mile to finish what you started.

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51. “Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.” – Napoleon Hill

52. “You can’t have a million-dollar dream with a minimum-wage work ethic.” – Stephen C. Hogan

53. “Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.” –  Robert Half

54. “Genius is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” –  Thomas A. Edison

55. “Ideas don’t work for people unwilling to do the work.”  –  Robin Sharma

56. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi

57. “Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.” ― Mary Lou Retton

58. “I learned the value of hard work by working hard.” – Margaret Mead

59. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” ― Ann Landers

60. “Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.” – Urijah Faber

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61. “Do it from the heart or not at all.” – Jeanette Winterson

62. “You are working so hard not to fail. You have to start working hard to succeed.” – Steve Harvey

63. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele

64. “All roads that lead to success have to pass through hard work boulevard at some point.” – Eric Thomas

65. “It’s not about money or connections.  It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone when it comes to your business.”  –  Mark Cuban

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66. “You get what you work for, not what you wish for.” – Anonymous

67. “A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” – Colin Powell

68. “Success doesn’t come to you, you have to work for it.” – Anonymous

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69. “If a man is called a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and Earth will pause to say, Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

70. “Hard work works!” – Denzel Washington

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71. “If you’ve got the confidence and the work ethic, you can make any dream come true.” – Bret Har

72. “No matter how hard you work, someone else is working harder.” – Elon Musk

73. “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs…one step at a time.” – Joe Girard

74. “At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually your hard work will pay off.” – Kevin Hart

75. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t Quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a Champion.'” – Muhahmad Ali

76. “Genes can’t make you successful if you’re not doing the work.  Yes, it’s possible that the ripped trainer at the gym has better genes, but if you haven’t put in the same reps, it’s impossible to say if you have been dealt a better or worse genetic hand.  Until you work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain away their success as luck.” – James Clear

77. “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” – Conan O’brien

78. “Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.” – Arnold Palmer

79. “Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.” – Ben Carson

80. “Everybody wants the hack, be the person who does the work.” – Codie Sanchez

81. “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” – Chuck Close

82. “Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” – William Arthur Ward

83. “Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” – Napoleon Hill

84. “Don’t work for recognition but do work worthy of recognition.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

85. “The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Work is the key to success, and hard work can help you accomplish anything.” – Vince Lombardi

86. “Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.” – Virat Kohil

87. “Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it’s a choice.” – Mike Rowe

88. “When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.” – George Bernard Shaw

89. “I have a work ethic. If I say I am going to do something, I do it.” – Viggo Mortensen

90. “I was willing to put in the work.” – Ray Lewis

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91. “How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.” – Yvon Chouinard

92. “With hard work and effort, you can achieve anything.” – Antoine Griezmann

93. “Work harder than you think you did yesterday.” – Alex Elle

94. “Luck doesn’t exist, only hard work works.” – Serge Nubret

95. “Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds” – Gordon B. Hinckley

96. “I am grinding while your sleeping.”  –  Gary Vaynerchuk

97.  “Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” – Kobe Bryant

98. “Hard work is an essential element in tracking down and perfecting a strategy or in executing it.” – Charlie Munger

99.  “Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.” – Mohandas Gandhi

100. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke

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101. “Do or do not, there is not try.” – Yoda

102. “Sometimes there’s not a better way. Sometimes there’s only the hard way.” – Mary E. Pearson

103. “There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.” – Coco Chanel

104. “Developing a good work ethic is a key to success. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.” – Tyler Perry

105. “My work ethic is the single most important factor in all of my accomplishments.” – David Goggins

106. “A lot of hard work is hidden behind nice things.” – Ralph Lauren

107. “I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you’re capable of doing and what you’re not.” – Michael Jordan

108. “Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.” – Tim Fargo

109. “To be a legend is easy, to become that legend takes hard work and dedication.” – Tyson Fury

110. “Hard work and determination equals success. Nothing comes easy. Put your mind to something.” – Kevin Hart

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111. “Work hard, have fun, make history.” – Jeff Bezos

112. “Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.” – Magic Johnson

113. “There’s no way around hard work. Embrace it.” – Roger Federer

114. “Hard work beats all the tonics and vitamins in the world.” – Colonel Sanders

115. “Talent without working hard, is nothing.” – Cristiano Ronaldo

116. “I am just an average man, but by God I work harder than the average man.” – Winston Churchill

117. “Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.” – Anonymous

118. “Success doesn’t happen because you ‘re lucky — it happens because you worked for it!” – Robert Herjavec

119.“You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.” – Lionel Messi

120. “Hard work betrays none.” – Anonymous

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121. “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.” – Kevin Durant

122. “Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.” – Horace

123. “Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” – Dwayne Johnson

BONUS SHORT HARD WORK QUOTE

Bonus: Here’s one last bonus quote to ensure your work ethic is primed to be put to good use. If you’re a hard working nose to the grind kind of person, we know you’ll love this one. Enjoy:

“Work Hard In Silence, Let Success Be Your Noise.”

– Frank Ocean –

Final Thoughts

And that’s that friends!  The 100 best hard work quotes you’ll find…anywhere.

If quotes move you like they move us, chances are high you are feeling some fire stirring within you right about now.  If this is the case for you, then great!  But, don’t just sit there.  Use the energy and motivation these work ethic related quotes just ignited within you to achieve something great at work, in the gym, and in life.  And never forget….

Quotes Won’t Work, Unless You Do

So, let’s put your new fired-up work ethic to the test, and get to work!

Till next time,

STRIVE

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55+ INSPIRATIONAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN QUOTES ON SUCCESS

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Abraham Lincoln Quotes on Success

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He was a fearless and upright politician. A man of high integrity who was always willing to do what was right. Indeed, it was because of such character that he would eventually become the courageous leader we’ve all come to know. That leader who would go on to lead his country through a brutal civil war, and its divisive policies on slavery. Without a doubt, Abraham Lincoln was a man of his word, a man of integrity, and as a result, he became a man of success. His accomplishments, and the many statues built in his honor speak for themselves.

“I Will Prepare And Some Day My Chance Will Come.”

To be sure, Abraham Lincoln is someone we should all try to learn from. A man worthy of study and emulation. With that being said, a great place to start is to study his very own words.

Which is why we’ve pulled together some of the most inspirational Abraham Lincoln quotes on success we’ve come across. So, if you’re looking to gather a few success insights from the Great Abe Lincoln, you’ll enjoy these quotes.

BEST ABRAHAM LINCOLN QUOTES ON SUCCESS

Best Abraham Lincoln Quotes on Success

1. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” – Abraham Lincoln

2. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln

3. “Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” – Abraham Lincoln

4. “If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.” – Abraham Lincoln

5. “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” – Abraham Lincoln

6. “Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln

7. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

8. “I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.” – Abraham Lincoln

9. “Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.” – Abraham Lincoln

10. “I will prepare and some day my chance will come.” – Abraham Lincoln

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11. “My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” – Abraham Lincoln

12. “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln

13. “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” – Abraham Lincoln

14. “If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.” – Abraham Lincoln

15. “You can fool all the people some time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” – Abraham Lincoln

16. “I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.” – Abraham Lincoln 

17. “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln   

18. “My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.” – Abraham Lincoln

19. “That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.” – Abraham Lincoln

20. “Whatever you are be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

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21. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln

22. “I walk slowly but I never walk backward.” – Abraham Lincoln

23. “I would rather be a little nobody, then to be an evil somebody.” – Abraham Lincoln

24. “You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.” – Abraham Lincoln

25. Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” – Abraham Lincoln

26. “A house divided amongst itself cannot stand.” – Abraham Lincoln

27. “You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln

28. “Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.” – Abraham Lincoln

29. “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln

30. “The possibility of failure should not stop us.” – Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Quote on Failure

31. “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad.” – Abraham Lincoln

Inspirational Abraham Lincoln Quotes

This next batch of Abraham Lincoln quotes on success are a bit more inspirational than the previous batch. We think you’ll appreciate them, and hopefully, they’ll inspire you to keep reaching for the stars.

32. “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” – Abraham Lincoln

33. “I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today that he was yesterday.” – Abraham Lincoln

34. “Every man’s responsibility is his own responsibility.” Abraham Lincoln – Abraham Lincoln

35. “The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.” – Abraham Lincoln

36. “I happen temporarily to occupy this big White House. I am living witness that any one of your children may look to come here as my father’s child has.” – Abraham Lincoln

37. “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.” – Abraham Lincoln

38. “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

39. “Property is the fruit of labor…property is desirable…is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.” – Abraham Lincoln

40. “I have a congenital aversion to failure.” – Abraham Lincoln

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41. “We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety clouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read.” – Abraham Lincoln

42. “Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” – Abraham Lincoln

43. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”

44. “Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.” – Abraham Lincoln

45. “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” – Abraham Lincoln

46. “Every man’s happiness is his own responsibility.” – Abraham Lincoln

47. “Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.” – Abraham Lincoln

48. “All I have learned, I learned from books.” – Abraham Lincoln

49. “I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.” – Abraham Lincoln

50. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln

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51. “Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.” – Abraham Lincoln

52. “No man is poor who has a Godly mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

53. “That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.” – Abraham Lincoln

54. “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln

55. “Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.” – Abraham Lincoln

56. “I am an optimist because I don’t see the point in being anything else.” – Abraham Lincoln

Final Thoughts on These Lincoln Quotes on Success

There you have it, 50 phenomenal Abraham Lincoln quotes on success. Use the wisdom Lincoln laid down for us, to find the inspiration to strive for and find the success you seek in life.

If you found value in these quotes, please considering sharing with anyone who is ambitions and reaching for the stars just like you.

Till next time,

STRIVE

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100+ INSPIRATIONAL SIMON SINEK QUOTES FOR SUCCESS

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Simon Sinek is an American best-selling author, an inspirational speaker, and a visionary thinker whose already inspired hundreds of millions of people all over the world. He’s best known for his TED Talk on the concept of WHY, and his viral video on millennials in the workplace. However, he continues to inspire with his leadership development company, ‘The Optimism Company’, and through his podcast, ‘A Bit of Optimism’.

That said, Simon knows a thing or two about success, leadership, and finding a way to live out your best life. As such, we’ve rounded up this collection of the most inspirational and insightful Simon Sinek quotes. Our hope, is that you’ll be able to leverage their wisdom to find the inspiration needed to achieve the success you seek. So, if you’re ready to be inspired, let’s dive into these Simon Sinek quotes.

BEST SIMON SINEK QUOTES FOR SUCCESS

Simon Sinek Quotes for Success

1. “When we work hard for something we don’t believe in, it’s called stress. When we work hard for something we love, it’s called passion.” – Simon Sinek

2. “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.” – Simon Sinek

3. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – Simon Sinek

4. “The goal is not to be better by the end. The goal is to be better tomorrow.” – Simon Sinek

5. “There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.” – Simon Sinek

6. “The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting that the stories of the accomplished past.” – Simon Sinek

7. “If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.” – Simon Sinek

8. “Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something bigger than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you’ll be stuck with whoever’s left.” – Simon Sinek

9. “You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.” – Simon Sinek

10.Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.” – Simon Sinek

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11. “A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.” – Simon Sinek

12. “A culture is strong when people work with each other, for each other. A culture is weak when people work against each other, for themselves.” – Simon Sinek

13. “When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.” – Simon Sinek

14. “The value of a true leader is not measured by the work they do, but by the work they inspire others to do.” – Simon Sinek

15. “As the Zen Buddhist saying goes, how you do anything is how you do everything.” – Simon Sinek

16. “I find, when you’re an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.” – Simon Sinek

17. “When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.” – Simon Sinek

18. “If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.” – Simon Sinek

19. “It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.” – Simon Sinek

20. “Let us all be the leaders we wish we had.” – Simon Sinek

21. “There is an entire section in the bookshop called self-help, but there is no section called help others. We are helping to build the help others industry… And it starts with Optimism.” – Simon Sinek

22. “The single best machine to measure trust is a human being. We haven’t figured out a metric that works better than our own sort of, like, ‘There’s something fishy about you.'” – Simon Sinek

23. “The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.” – Simon Sinek

24. “We are not victims of our situation. We are the architects of it.” – Simon Sinek

25. “A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results.” – Simon Sinek

26. “Anyone can sell a product by dropping prices, but it doesn’t breed loyalty.” – Simon Sinek

27. “A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.” – Simon Sinek

28. “You get to take credit when you also take accountability.” – Simon Sinek

29. “The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.” – Simon Sinek

30. Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.” – Simon Sinek

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31. “If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start.” – Simon Sinek

32. “Giving doesn’t mean we don’t ask for help. Giving means that we ask for help so that we can better give to others.” – Simon Sinek

33. “Don’t freak yourself out by what others have. They don’t have what you got.” – Simon Sinek

34. “Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about take care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek

35. “The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.” – Simon Sinek

36. “The most effective leaders are actually better at guarding against danger when they acknowledge that it exists. Cowards, in contrast, cling to the hope that failure will never happen and may be sloppy in the face of danger — not because they don’t acknowledge that it exists, but because they are just too afraid of it to look it in the eye.” – Simon Sinek

37. “Vision is a destination — a fixed point to which we focus all effort. Strategy is a route — an adaptable path to get us where we want to go.” – Simon Sinek

38. “Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value determined by those who choose to pay it.” – Simon Sinek

39. “If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else.” – Simon Sinek

40. “Integrity is when we say the same thing publicly that we say privately.” – Simon Sinek

41. “The best way to find joy in our lives or overcome struggle is with the help of others.” – Simon Sinek

42. “There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.” – Simon Sinek

43. “We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what’s wrong before telling them they are wrong.” – Simon Sinek

44. “Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and most importantly, a way of communicating.” – Simon Sinek

45. “Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.” – Simon Sinek

46.  “To think that you’re an expert in anything is a dangerous pursuit. You’re never as good as you could be, there’s always room for improvement.” – Simon Sinek

47. “The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.” – Simon Sinek

48. “It is important to celebrate our victories, but we cannot linger on them. For the Infinite Game is still going and there is still much work to be done.” – Simon Sinek

49. “We last longer if we compete against ourselves for the good of others instead of competing against others for the good of ourselves.” – Simon Sinek

50. Money is fuel and fuel is very important.” – Simon Sinek

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51. “My ‘Why’ is to inspire people to do what inspires them.” – Simon Sinek

52. “When we try to please everyone, we end up pleasing no one… lease of all ourselves.” – Simon Sinek

53. “What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.” – Simon Sinek

54. “Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of WHY we do WHAT we do.” – Simon Sinek

55. “Leadership is an education and the best leaders think of themselves as the students, no the teachers.” – Simon Sinek

56. “If you say what you believe, and you do what you believe, you will attract people who will believe what you believe.” – Simon Sinek

57. “Value is something people feel, not something we tell them they get.” – Simon Sinek

58. “A boss tells people what they must do to achieve a goal. A leader asks people what they can do to advance a vision.” – Simon Sinek

59. “All managers of metrics have an opportunity to become leaders of people.” – Simon Sinek

60. “The best leaders are the ones that learn to be the last to speak.” – Simon Sinek

61. “Companies that are built for stability can weather hard times, but they rarely improve from it. When we build for resilience, we can actually adapt and come out stronger.” – Simon Sinek

62. “A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.” – Simon Sinek

63. “The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.” – Simon Sinek

65. “Playing the infinite game of life requires an Infinite Mindset in order to succeed.” – Simon Sinek

66. “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” – Simon Sinek

67. “Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.” – Simon Sinek

68.  “If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.” – Simon Sinek

69.Don’t quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can’t see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It’s the one that makes the sweetest sound.” – Simon Sinek

70. “The only way to “Find out if it will work out” is to do it.” – Simon Sinek

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71. “Achievement happens when we pursue and attain what we want. Success comes when we are in clear pursuit of Why we want it.” – Simon Sinek

72. “Most of us live our lives by accident—we live as it happens. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose.” – Simon Sinek

73. “Confidence is believing in yourself. Arrogance is telling others you’re better than they are. Confidence inspires. Arrogance destroys.” – Simon Sinek

74. “If we were good at everything, we would have no need for each other.” – Simon Sinek

75. “Focus on where you’re going and you’ll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you’re taking and you won’t know where you’re going.” – Simon Sinek

76. It’s not about the events. It’s not about intensity. It’s about consistency.” – Simon Sinek

77. “You have an entire generation that has access to an addictive numbing chemical called dopamine through social media and cell phones as they are going through the high stress of adolescences.” – Simon Sinek

78. “If you wake up and you check your phone before you say good morning to your girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse, you have an addiction. And like all addiction, in time it’ll destroy relationships, it will cost time, and it will cost money, and it will make your life worse.” – Simon Sinek

79. “What this young generation needs to learn is patience, that some things that really, really matter, like love, or job fulfillment, joy, love of life, self-confidence, a skill-set, any of these things, all of these things take time.” – Simon Sinek

80. “Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.” – Simon Sinek

81. “There’s another study that was released not that long ago, that says that parents who work late, the negative impact that it has on their children is little to none. They may feel guilty as parents, but the negative impact it has on the raising of their children is little to none. However, parents who come home from jobs they hate or don’t love, their kids are likely to be bullies at school.”

82. “Greatness is not born from one success. It’s born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.” – Simon Sinek

83. “Success is a team sport. Failure we can do alone. Success takes the help of others.” – Simon Sinek

84. “No matter when or where, always bring your ‘A’ game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.” – Simon Sinek

85. “It’s not about being ranked number one, it’s not about having more followers on Twitter than your friends, its not about outdoing anyone, its about outdoing yourself.” – Simon Sinek

86. “Great leaders don’t blame the tools they are given. They work to sharpen them.” – Simon Sinek

87. “A boss has a title, a leader has the people.” – Simon Sinek

88. “When in doubt, be yourself.” – Simon Sinek

89. “Truly effective and inspiring leaders aren’t’ actually driven to lead people, they are driven to serve them.” – Simon Sinek

90. “The way we find fulfillment is by doing good for others.” – Simon Sinek

91. “Success always takes help. Failure is done alone.” – Simon Sinek

92. “A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.” – Simon Sinek

93. “An entrepreneur is somebody who is constantly looking for a better way to do something, there’s sort of a mad scientist about them.” – Simon Sinek

94. “Very few organizations WHY they do what they do. WHY is not about making money. That’s a result. WHY is a purpose, cause, or belief. It’s the very reason your organization exists.” – Simon Sinek

95. “As it turns out all the great and inspiring leaders and organizations in the world, whether its Apple, or Martin Luther King, or The Wright Brothers, they all think, act, and communicate the exact same way… and it’s the complete opposite to everyone else.” – Simon Sinek

96. “We don’t get to choose the nature of the game, life is infinite. We don’t even get to choose if we want to play in the game or not, once you’re born, you’re in it. We get one choice, do you want to play with a finite mindset, or do you want to play with an infinite mindset.” – Simon Sinek

97. “There’s two ways to see the world; some people see the thing that they want, and some people see the thing that prevents them from getting the thing that they want.” – Simon Sinek

98. “Passion is the feeling you have, that you’d probably do this for free you know, and you can’t believe somebody pays you to do it.” – Simon Sinek

99. “Sometimes, you’re the problem.” – Simon Sinek

100. “Words may inspire, but only action creates change.” – Simon Sinek

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Bonus Simon Sinek Quote

Bonus: Alright, here is our final and favorite Simon Sinek quote. We’ve added it here as bonus, because we believe it can truly help you find success, if you’ll truly believe it.

“Our Struggles Are The Short-Term Steps We Must Take On Our Way To Long-Term Success.”

– simon sinek –

Related: Simon Sinek Net Worth

FINAL THOUGHTS

You’ve made it to the end of our Simon Sinek quote collection, great job! We hope you found his words both inspiring and insightful. More importantly, we hope they provided you with the clarity needed to become a better leader, live a more fulfilled life, and achieve meaningful success in your career or business.

That said, we appreciate you stopping and we wish you the very best in your efforts of finding the success you seek.

Till you reach your aims,

STRIVE

PS – If you enjoyed these Simon Sinek quotes, then you’ll likely enjoy reading the wise words of equally inspiring thought leaders like Gary Vee, Ryan Holiday, or Tony Robbins.

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100 BEST MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES TO HELP YOU START WINNING IN LIFE

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Motivation is the driving force by which we achieve our goals. When our motivation lacks, so too does our accomplishments.

Got Motivation?

On the other hand, when our motivation is high, so too are the odds of achieving the goals we strive for.

Many of us mistakenly believe that to be motivated, we must be amped-up, and scurrying around like some highly-caffeinated goal-crushing overachiever.  But this is not true.  Motivation is often a silent and highly focused determination to do what we set our minds to do.

Some of the most motivated people are quiet.  They are not jumping up and down, making lot’s of noise, and putting on a show to showcase how motivated they are.  Rather, they are busy, nose to the grind, thinking, acting, and accomplishing day in and day out.

When you get around motivated people, you can feel the intensity of their enthusiasm for what they are doing.  You can feel their energy and zest for pursuing their goals.

Conversely, when you come across unmotivated people, you can sense a numbing lethargy.   You can sense a bit of aimlessness, a lack of will.  Unmotivated people lack the energy and driving force to do what must be done to achieve what they said they would.

And guess what?

Everyone, at some point or another, feels unmotivated.  It happens to the best of us.

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There is a good chance you are here because you possibly feel like you are lacking this energy.  Perhaps your internal driving force has run a bit low on fuel, on fire.  If this is the case, you’ve come to the right place.

To help you find a renewed sense of intensity and enthusiasm for achieving your goals, we’ve pulled together a list of the best motivational quotes we could find.

These quotes are meant to be motivational only, not inspirational or educational.  They are meant to refocus your mind and help you regain your strength of will.  The strength of will you need to take start taking action towards the accomplishment of your goals.

So, if you’re ready to get fired up to start accomplishing, to start winning…get started with this handful of best motivational quotes:

Top Motivational Quotes to Help You Start Winning in LIFE

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1.  “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey

2.  “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.” – Abraham Lincoln

3.  “What one man can do, another can do!” – Charles Morse

4.  “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” – Seneca

5.  “Security is mostly a superstition.  Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller

6.  “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John R. Wooden

7.  “Men of action are favored by the goddess of good luck.” – George S. Clason

8.  “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill

9.  “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

10.  “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney

11.  “If you really want the key to success, start by doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing.” – Brad Szollose

12.  “A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” – Ayn Rand

13.  “You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C.S. Lewis

14.  “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” – Radmache

15.  “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” – Napoleon Hill

16.  “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

17.  “If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed.  The vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs

18.  “We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.” – Earl Nightingale

19.  “Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you’re put here on earth to do.” – Vincent Van Gogh

20.  “You were born to win.” – Zig Ziglar

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21.  “Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.” – Herodotus

22.  “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz

23.  “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” – Wayne Dyer

24.  “Success… seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” –  Conrad Hilton

25.  “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, your’e right.”- Henry Ford

26.  “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. ” – Dale Carnegie

27.  “Every moment waited is a moment wasted.”  – David Deida

28.  “If you are willing to do more than you are paid to do, eventually you will be paid to do more than you do.” –  Unknown

29.  “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

30.  “I knew the one thing I might regret was not ever having tried.” – Jeff Bezos

31.  “A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.” – Bo Bennett

32.  “I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” – Vincent van Gogh

33.  “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time.” – Thomas Edison

34.  “Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.” – John F. Kennedy

35.  “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

36.  “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” – Henry Ford

37.  “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” – Confucius

38.  “The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” – John Ruskin

39.  “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

40.  “Failure Will Never Overtake Me If My Determination To Succeed Is Strong Enough.” – Og Mandino

41.  “Action is the manifestation of learning.” – Zig Ziglar

42. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt

43.  “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” – Amelia Earhart

44.  “One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.” – John Wanamake

45.  “You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you, you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.”  –  Will Smith

46. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon

47. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

48. “There are better starters than me but I’m a strong finisher.” – Usain Bolt

49. “If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.” –  Unknown

50. “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” –  Moliere

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Alright, you’ve made it halfway, but don’t stop now! Our hope is that these quotes on winning will encourage the following process:

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So, finish what you started. Read the rest of these high-powered motivational quotes and allow them to move you to new heights of execution and victory!

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51.  “Today’s Accomplishments Were Yesterday’s Impossibilities.” – Robert H. Schuller

52.  “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide

53. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

54. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Unknown

55.  “A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” —Vernon Howard

56.  “If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” – Joe Namath

57.  “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” –  Albert Einstein

58.  “If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.” – Napoleon Hill

59.  “Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.”  – John Wooden

60. “They say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

61.  “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau

62.  “Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.” –  William James

63. “The  only way to do great work is to love what you do.  If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.  Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs

64.  “We generate fears while we sit.  We overcome them by action.”- Dr. Henry Link

65.  “Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.” – Washington Irving

66. “Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” —W. Clement Stone

67. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb

68.  “The way to get started is to quite talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

69.  “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity.  The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

70. “I don’t stop when I am tired. I stop when I am done.” – David Goggins

71.  “Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.” – Tony Robbins

72.  “For every reason it’s not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.” – Jack Canfield

73. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

74.  “It is better to live one day as a lion, than to live 1000 years as a sheep.” – Tibetan Proverb

75.  “There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” – Ray Goforth

76.  “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller

77.  “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar

78.  “Don’t watch the clock.  Do what it does.  Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

79.  “Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.  For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.” –  Charles De Gaulle

80. “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi

81.  “One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.” – Michael Korda

82.  “Keep your face always towards the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

83.  “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

84.  “Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.” –  Shari R. Barr

85.  “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” – Aristotle Onassis

86.  “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

87.  “Forever is composed of nows” – Emily Dickinson

88.  “He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.” —Louisa May Alcott

89.  “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin

90. “No one accidently wins.” – Dave Ramsey

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91.  “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible”! —Audrey Hepburn

92.  “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher

93. “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard

94.  “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”  –  Napoleon Hill

95.  “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”  –  Norman Vincent Peale

96. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” –  Mark Twain

97.  “What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” – Bob Dylan

98.  “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney

99.  “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

100. “If you don’t play to win, don’t play at all.” – Tom Brady

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Bonus: Alright, here is our last and final quote. We hope it inspires you to keep striving to win the battles of life, because if you want to win…. you have to keep climbing.

“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay

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Final Words on These Winning Motivational Quotes

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Till you reach your aims,

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50 BEST QUOTES TO HELP YOU OVERCOME THE FEAR OF FAILURE

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Most people don’t know this, but one of the greatest obstacles to finding more success, more money, and more happiness in life is related to a fear of failure. In fact, most people actually attribute a lack of success or not getting what they want in life due to a lack of talent, or being born in the wrong place, wrong time, to the wrong family, etc.

“Failure Is A Detour, Not A Dead-End Street.”

Put bluntly, it is our fear of an imagined outcome that keeps most of us stuck. Our fear of this potentially unpleasant outcome paralyzes us.  It keeps us from taking action.  It keeps us holed up in our comfort zones, pinned down to our existing conditions. But, if you can overcome your fear of failure and begin taking action, everything can change for you.

With that being said, if you’ve been letting your fear of failure get the best of you lately, then you’ll love these handful of fear of failure quotes we’ve rounded up for you. Our hope is that they will lift you up and galvanize you to take on that goal or dream you’ve been brushing aside for fear of failing at it. So, if you’re ready for some inspiring quotes to help you overcome the fear of failure, let’s dive in:

BEST FEAR OF FAILURE QUOTES

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1. “It is not failure itself that holds you back; it is fear of failure that paralyzes you.” – Brian Tracy

2. “Do not fear failure, fear the absence of progress.” – Anonymous

3. “The easiest way to deal with the fear of failure is to be more fearful of not taking action, to be more fearful of settling for a life that is far below then what you deserve and what you desire.” – Tony Robbins

4. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

5. “If something is important enough, you should try even if the probable outcome is failure.” – Elon Musk

6. “Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem

7. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho

8. “When the fear of failure cripples you to the point where you don’t make the call, you’ll eventually get to the day where you see you haven’t lived at all.” – Ms. Moem

9. “It’s hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” – Theodore Roosevelt

10. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield

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11. “Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.” – Zig Ziglar

12. “Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” – Bruce Lee

13. “Those who are willing to fail win. Don’t fear failure, embrace it.” – John Morgan

14. “Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.” – Lisa Anderson

15. “90% of all those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit.” – John Maxwell

16. “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” – Napoleon Hill

17. “Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure. It just means you haven’t succeeded yet.” – Robert H. Schuller

18. “Fear of failure leads to failure.” – Paulo Coelho

19. “Don’t let your fear of failure stop you from realizing your dreams.” – Catherine Pulsifer

20.Successful people don’t fear failure, but understand that it’s necessary to learn and grow from.” – Robert Kiyosaki

21. “The key to success is failure.” – Michael Jordan

22. “Success is usually the culmination of controlling failures.” – Sylvester Stallone

23. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”  –  Colin Powell

24. “Regret is the heritage of people who choose to live a fear-driven life.” – Taneka Rubin

25. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”  –  Thomas Edison

26. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”  –  Og Mandino

27. “Great achievers are driven, not so much by the pursuit of success but by the fear of failure.” –  Larry Ellison

28. “Many times, the thought of fear itself is greater than what it is we fear.” – Idowu Koyenikan

29. “Don’t think about the possibilities of failing. Never forget to think about the possibilities of flying.” – Debasish Mridha

30. “Don’t let the fear of failure stop you; the world needs your greatness.” – Emmanuel Apetsi

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31. “If you’re trying and failing, you’re still getting one step closer to success than if you’re doing nothing. You don’t fail; you only learn what works and what does not. Failure is not an option only learning and getting better.” – Jeanette Coron

32. “You can’t be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself. You keep pushing because you believe in yourself and in your vision. And you know that it is the right thing to do and success will come.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

33. “People get envious of others and fear failure because they define the “game” in the same way the world tells them to define the game.” – Gary Vaynerchuk

34. “The greatest fear we face is ourselves.” – Kobe Bryant

35. “Fear regret more than failure.” – Taryn Rose

36. “I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.” – George Burns

37. “You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

38. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” – Elbert Hubbard

39. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie

40. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

41. “Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” – Anonymous

42. “Failure is success if we learn from it.” – Malcolm Forbes

43. “For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.” – Mary Kay Ash

44. “Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.” – Frederick Smith

45. “One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.” – Henry Ford

46. “Don’t fear failure — embrace it! The most successful people in the world failed the most.” – Les Brown

47. “I’ve come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.” – Tony Robbins

48. “People who avoid failure also avoid success.” – Robert T. Kiyosaki

49. “It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.” – Publius Syrus

50. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I built my life.” – J.K. Rowling

Bonus Quote Fear of Failure Quote

Bonus: Alright, here’s one last bonus quotes to help you overcome the fear of failure. We feel that it you follow through on this quote, it will help you overcome fear of failing for good.

“All The Excuses In The World Won’t Change One Simple Fact: That Fear Is A Sign To Do Whatever It Is You Fear—and Do It Quickly.”

– grant cardone –

Final Thoughts

Atchyiphobia is a health condition that leads to an extreme fear of failure. If you have not been diagnosed with this malady, then you can, without a doubt overcome your fear of failure.

With that being said, we hope these fear of failure quotes have encouraged you to lean into that which scares you the most. Why? Because that’s where your biggest opportunities await.

Till next time,

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WORK IN PROGRESS QUOTES TO KEEP YOU MOVING TOWARDS YOUR GOALS

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Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal, and more often than not, once you reach a goal, you’ll create another one. So, in a sense, your better future, and your success, will always be a work in progress. Considering such, we’ve decided to round up some of the best work in progress quotes to keep you inspired and moving forward towards your big goals.

Our hope is that these quotes will help you maintain perspective about your life and goals, and keep you inspired to keep becoming your best self and living your best life. So, if you’re ready for this empowering collection of work in progress quotes, then let’s dive right in:

BEST WORK IN PROGRESS QUOTES TO KEEP YOU MOVING FORWARD

best work in progress quotes for success

1.Excellence is not a destination, it is a continuous journey that never ends.” – Brian Tracy

2. “I don’t feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.” – Barbara Streisand

3. “I’m a work in progress, but if I know in my heart that I’m doing my best, that my heart’s in the right place, that I have unconditional love, I feel okay.” – Stevie Wonder

4. “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Oprah Winfrey

5. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” – Sophia Bush

6. “You’re always a work in progress. Flexibility. Personality. Motivation. There’s always room to improvement.” – Chalene Johnson

7. “Every master was once a beginner. Every pro was once an amateur.” – Robin Sharma

8. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin

9. “You are an unfinished work in progress.” – Karen Samuelson

10. “Success doesn’t stop when you get there.” – Michael Jordan

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11. “If you want a future filled with promise, be a work in progress.” – Atlas Rowe

12. “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill

13. “Be relentless in your pursuit for expansion.” – Robert Greene

14. “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still ahead of everyone else who isn’t trying.” – Tony Robbins

15. “I’m always a work in progress.” – Billie Joe Armstrong

16. “You are a work in progress. Give yourself the space and grace for improvements.” – Germany Kent

17. “Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished.” – Daniel Gilbert

18. “Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

19. “An extraordinary life is all about daily, continuous improvements in the areas that matter most.” – Robin Sharma

20. “Life is a work in progress.” – Jeff Rich

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21. “In our dreams lies our unfinished work for the world.” – Joan D Chittister

22. “The secret to making progress is to get started.” – Mark Twain

23. “Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” – Alfred A. Montapert

24. “A work-in-progress generates its own energy field. You, the artist or entrepreneur, are pouring love into the work; you are suffusing it with passion and intention and hope.” – Steven Pressfield

25. “The key to happiness is really progress and growth and constantly working on yourself and developing something.” – Lewis Howes

26. “Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw

27. “A work in progress. And the possibilities are endless.” – Elizabeth Eulsberg

28. “Always be a work in progress.” – Emily Lillian

29. “Personal growth is about progress not perfection.” – Hal Elrod

30. “A work of art was once a work in progress.” – Adele Leon

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31. “Make measurable progress in reasonable time.” – Jim Rohn

32. “Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be.” – C.S. Lewis

33. “Better to be a work in progress than a finished product.” – The STRIVE

34. “All creativity is a work in progress.” – Dean Cavanagh

35.Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal.” – Earl Nightingale

Bonus Work In Progress Quote

Bonus: Alright, here is one of our last and final quotes about being a work in progress. We’ve listed it here as our final quote because it is one of our favorites. Enjoy!

“Perfection Is Both Innate And A Work In Progress.”

– Rasheed Ogunlaru –

FINAL THOUGHTS

There you have it, some of the most inspiring Work In Progress quotes of all-time. We hope you enjoyed them, and feel much more likely to embrace the fact that you are a work in progress too.

Till your reach your aims,

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100+ BEST MONEY QUOTES OF ALL TIME TO IMPROVE YOUR MONEY MINDSET

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Countless financial “gurus” have admonished time and time again, about how the amount of money we have or don’t have, is largely a consequence of our thinking. They’ve shared with us the secret link that exists between our money and our mindset. Namely, the secret that our attitudes and the unique set of beliefs we’ve held about money, has impacted our handling of it up until this point.

So, to help you obtain a stronger money mindset, and eventually a larger bank account, we’ve decided to publish the best money quotes of all time.

We hope you’ll use these quotes to embrace the money principles that will help you improve your relationship with money. So, if you’re ready improve your money mindset, let’s dive into these powerful money quotes:

BEST MONEY QUOTES OF ALL TIME

Best Money Quotes

1. “Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.”  –  Robert Kiyosaki

2. “Money is the harvest of our production.” – Earl Nightingale

3. “Successful people make money. It’s not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do.” – Wayne Dyer

4. “Money is in some respects like fire – it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master. When you have it mastering you, when interest is constantly piling up against you, it will keep you down in the worst kind of slavery. But let money work for you, and you have the most devoted servant in the world.” – P.T. Barnum

5. “Too many people spend money they earned to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” – Will Rogers

6. “Save money, and money will save you.” – Anonymous

7. “Never spend your money before you have earned it.” – Thomas Jefferson

8. “If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until the day you die.” – Warren Buffett

9. “Having money isn’t everything, not having it, is.” – Kanye West

10. “A penny saved is a penny earned” – Benjamin Franlkin

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11. “Making money isn’t hard in itself… What’s hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one’s life to.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón

12. “Money is only an idea. If you want more money simply change your thinking. Every self-made person started small with an idea, then turned it into something big. It takes only a few dollars to start and grow into something big.”  –  Robert Kiyosaki

13. “Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.” – Voltaire

14. “When money realizes that it is in good hands, it wants to stay and multiply in those hands.” – Idowu Koyenikan

15. “Money is a tool. Used properly it makes something beautiful; used wrong, it makes a mess.” – Bradley Vinson

16. “You can be young without money, but you can’t be old without it.” – Tennessee Williams

17. “There is no shortage of money in this world. Start hustling.” – Grant Cardone

18. “The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.” – Napoleon Hill

19. “It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.” – Albert Camus

20. “Money is a great servant but a bad master.” – Francis Bacon

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21. “Money isn’t everything…but it ranks right up there with oxygen.” – Rita Davenport

22. “The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.” – Ayn Rand

23. “Work like you don’t need the money. Dance like no one is watching. And love like you’ve never been hurt.” – Mark Twain

24. “The first rule is not to lose money. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.” – Warren Buffett

25. “Money looks better in the bank than on your feet.” – Sophia Amorus

26. “Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.” – Erich Fromm

27. “That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” – Henry David Thoreau

28. “The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

29. “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” – Henry David Thoreau

30. “Sloth and prosperity can never be companions.” – James Allen

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31. “Everyday is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we’ve got 24 hours each. –Christopher Rice

32. “I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy.” – Warren Buffett

33. “Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

34. “Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” – Norman Vincent Peale

35. “If you’re smart, you’re going to make a lot of money without borrowing.” – Warren Buffett

36. “One may not condemn a man for succeeding because he knows how. Neither may one with justice take away from a man what he has fairly earned, to give to men of less ability.” – George S. Clason

37. “The key to making money is to stay invested.” – Suze Orman

38. “If you cannot control your emotions, you cannot control your money.” – Warren Buffett 

39. “Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.” – P.T Barnum

40. “I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett

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41. “If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; for he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing.” – Benjamin Franklin

42. “Here’s the major problem with going on strike for more money:
You cannot get rich by demand” – Jim Rohn

43. “Tell me how you use your spare time, and how you spend your money, and I will tell you where and what you will be in ten years from now.” – Napoleon Hill

44. “Through positive, appreciative attitudes toward money, you can make money your servant, instead of becoming its slave. You should master money rather than be enslaved by it.” – Catherine Ponder

45. “Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor people work hard for their money.” – T. Harv Eker

46. “The single biggest financial mistake I’ve made was not thinking big enough. I encourage you to go for more than a million. There is no shortage of money on this planet, only a shortage of people thinking big enough.” – Grant Cardone

47. “Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

48. “Money is not an end in itself. It is merely a tool to help us achieve some particular goal. If the way we handle our money conflicts with our personal values, we are not going to wind up living happy and fulfilled lives.” – David Bach

49. “You don’t have time an money because you don’t invest time and money.” – Grant Cardone

50. “Most people fail to realize that in life, it’s not how much money you make. It’s how much money you keep.” – Robert Kiyosaki

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51. “Money may not buy happiness, but I’d rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus.” –  Françoise Sagan

52. “In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money.” – P.T. Barnum

53. “The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left.”  –  Robert Kiyosaki

54. “Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple laws which govern it’s acquisitions.” – George S. Clason

55. “While money can’t buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.” – Groucho Marx

56. “Money is really only important if you don’t have any.” – Harrison Ford

57. “One penny may seem to you a very insignificant thing, but it is the small seed from which fortunes spring.” – Orison Swett Marden

58. “The better you feel about money, the more money you magnetize to yourself.” – Rhonda Byrne

59. “The fastest way to double your money is to fold them in half and put them in your pocket.” – Andrew Carnegie

60. “Money is usually attracted, no pursued.” – Jim Rohn

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61. “You must spend money to make money.” – Titus Maccius Plautus

62. “Waste your money and you’re only out of money, but waste your time and you’ve lost a part of your life.” – Michael Leboeuf

63. “There’s no money in poetry, but then there’s no poetry in money.” – Robert Graves

64. “Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.” – Jackie Mason

65. “The best time to invest is during a recession.” – Graham Stephan

66. “Earning a lot of money is not the key to prosperity. How you handle it is.” – Dave Ramsey

67. “The more your money works for you, the less you have to work for money.” – Idowu Koyenikan

68. “Money is such an amazing teacher: What you choose to do with your money shows whether you are truly powerful or powerless.” – Suze Orman

69. “It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” – George Lorimer

70. “Knowledge without action cost money.” – David Bach

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71. “We’ve been raised to believe that you have to work hard to make money, and certainly there are times when this is true, but the real secret is you have to take huge, uncomfy risks. You have to do stuff you’ve never done before, to make yourself visible, to acknowledge your own.” – Jen Sincero

72. “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” – Ayn Rand

73. “Money EQ is more important that money IQ.” – Ken Honda

74. “Do what you love and the money will come.” – Marsha Sinetar

75. “You can have a masters degree in making money but you will still end up broke if you have a Ph.D.. in spending it.” – Orrin Woodward

76. “Money can’t buy friends, but you can get a better class of enemy.” – Spike Milligan

77. “If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.” – Ben Franklin

78. “Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises.” – Aristotle

79. “When I had money everyone called me brother.” – Polish proverb

80. “Money grows on the tree of persistence.” – Japanese Proverb

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81. “Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.” – Miguel de Cervantes

82. “Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it’s about having a lot of options.” – Chris Rock

83. “If you cannot control your emotions, you cannot control your money.” – Warren Buffett

84. “Working because you want to, not because you have to, is financial freedom.” – Tony Robbins

85. “Income is like your health: if you ignore it, it will go away.” – Jay Rigler

86. “The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” – Warren Buffett

87. “The big money is not in the buying or selling, but in the waiting.” – Charlie Munger

88. “Success isn’t about money, it’s about peace.” – Grant Sabatier

89. “If you’re saving, you’re succeeding.” – Steve Burkholder

90. “All wealth is a product of labor” – John Locke

91. “A millionaire is made ten bucks at a time.” – Mr. Money Mustache

92. “Money has no grey areas. You either make it or you lose it.” – Kevin O’leary

93. “Fortune sides with him who dares.” – Virgil

94. “The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.” – Peter Diamandis

95. “Money is the wise man’s religion.” – Euripides

96. “Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.” – Johnny Cash

97. “Money is life energy that we exchange and use as a result of the service we provide to the universe.” – Deepak Chopra

98. “A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.” – Jonathan Swift

99. “What you focus on you create more of, so if the plan is to get rich, you’re gonna want to focus on abundance as much as possible. Give as much as you can as often as you can, receive with gratitude and joy, think of money as your pal, raise your frequency and get in the flow, yo.” – Jen Sincero

100. “Remember that: money will always match your mindset.” – Joe Vitale

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101. “The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.” – John D. Rockefeller

102. “Money does not change people, it unmasks them.” – Henry Ford

103. “When your money makes more than you do, you are officially wealthy.” – Dave Ramsey

104. “Money is like a mischievous cat: if you chase it around the neighborhood, it eludes you. It hides up a tree, behind the rose bush, or in the garden. However, if you ignore it and focus on what attracts the cat, it comes to you and sits in your lap.” – M.J. Demarco

105. “Wealth is created by a combination of many things, but one of them is catching new trends early.” – Tai Lopez

106. “Gold is money, everything else is credit.” – J.P. Morgan

107. “Make your money work so hard for you; so that you don’t have to work for it.” – Napoleon Hill

108. “Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you’re doing against other people.” – Mark Cuban

109. “When I was young I thought that money was the most important thin in life; now that I am old I know that it is.” – Oscar Wilde

110. “Money is energy.” – Ken Honda

111. “The money you make is a symbol of the value you create.” – Idowu Koyenikan

Bonus Money Quote

Bonus Quote: Here’s one last bonus quote on money that every would benefit from if they heeded it as advice. Enjoy!

“Get What You Can, And What You Get Hold, Tis The Stone That Will Turn All Your Lead Into Gold.”

– Benjamin Franklin –

Final Thoughts

Alright, you’ve made it through our long list of inspiring money quotes. We hope they have at the very least, helped you strengthen your mindset when it comes to money.

With that being said, be sure to bookmark this page and come back often. Doing so will improve your money mindset with each visit. And remember this is key, because those with a healthy money mindset tend to have more money then they know what to do with it; while those with an unhealthy money mindset tend to feel as if they never have enough. The choice is yours.

See you soon, and till next time,

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100+ RESILIENCE QUOTES FOR SUCCESS

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If you’re searching for some inspiring resilience quotes then this page is for you. Resilience is essential to success — it’s that little extra push that makes all the difference between being able to adapt and overcome the challenges of life, or succumbing to them. Resilience is what keeps you moving forward in the face of adversity, it’s that inner toughness that helps you bounce back from hardships and failure, and it’s what helps people ultimately achieve their goals.

So, to help you better adapt to the difficulties that lay before you, and assist you in making that extra push that will help you achieve the life you’re after, we’ve rounded up some of the most inspiring resilience quotes of all-time. May these encouraging words help you surmount whatever obstacles life throws your way so you can press on and achieve the life of your dreams.

BEST RESILIENCE QUOTES FOR SUCCESS

best resilience quotes for success

1. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis

2. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refused to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou

3. “The strongest oak in the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and the rains and the scorching sun.” – Napoleon Hill

4. “When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience.” – Jaeda Dewalt

5. “Resilience is like a callus on a palm. None of us are born with it — it takes hard work and sacrifice to build.” – Richard Branson

6. “Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” – Buddha

7. “Don’t judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela

8. “Resilience is not something we have or don’t have—I believe resilience is something we find.” – Scott Taylor

9. “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving; we get stronger and more resilient.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli

10. “Nothing in life breeds resilience like adversity and failure.” – John C. Maxwell

11. “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan

12. “The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.” – Joshua Waitzkin

13. “The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” – Robert Jordan

14. “A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller

15. “Your adversity is your advantage. Your past has built muscles, not wounds.” – Darren Hardy

16. “The best views often come after the hardest climbs.” – Resilience Quote

17. “The more obstacles you face and overcome, the more times you falter and get back on track, the more difficulties you struggle with and conquer, the more resiliency you will naturally develop. There is nothing that can hold you back if you are resilient.” – Jim Rohn

18. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

19. “No one’s life is a smooth sail; we all come into stormy weather. But it’s this adversity — and more specifically our resilience — that makes us strong and successful.” – Tony Robbins

20. “I was never crippled until I lost hope.” – Nick Vijucic

21. “Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt, you, you fall. But, you keep going.” – Yasmin Mogahed

22. “My life was my life; I would have to start it down , somehow, and make it work for me.” – Paula McLain

23. “Resilience is not what happens to you. It’s how you react to, respond to, and recover from what happens to you.” – Jeffrey Gitomer

24. “Develop success from failure. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie

25. “The human capacity for burden is like bamboo — far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult

26. “What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? I can tell you this, it is not for the faint of heart. It is only for the brave, the courageous, the calculated. Entrepreneurship is reserved for the resilient.” – Anonymous

27. “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” – Victor Frankl

28. “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. The goal of resilience is to just survive but thrive.” – Jamais Cascio

29. “Progress not perfection is the only way to bridge the gap between your ability and your ambition.” – Marie Forleo

30. “What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment.” – Roy T. Bennett

31. “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill

32. “If at first you don’t succeed, get over it and get to work on something better.” – Kevin O’Leary

33. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Kahlil Gibran

34. “Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” – Robert H. Schuller

35. “Resilience is like a muscle. The more you get through something and not let it get you down or defeat you, the stronger your resilience muscle becomes.” – Sara Blakely

36. “Notice that the stiffest tree is usually cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” – Bruce Lee

37. “Grit is guts, resilience, industriousness and tenacity. Grit is the ability to focus, stay determined, stay optimistic in the face of a challenge, and simply work harder than the next guy or gal.” – Linda Kaplan Thaler

38. “But ultimately what matters most is resilience–the ability to quickly rebound from failures, indeed to see failure as a stepping stone to success.” –  Arianna Huffington 

39. “True will is quiet humility, resilience, and flexibility; the other kind of will is weakness disguised as bluster and ambition. See which lasts longer under the hardest of circumstances.” – Ryan Holiday

40. “It is not the strong or the weak that will survive — it is the resilient.” – Robert Herjavec

41. “The roots of pervasive negativity can go all the way back to our childhood and manifest because we have unfinished business there, or it can be because we never developed a sense of resilience.” – Kristi Santana

42. “Gritty people are resilient, in the sense that they thrive through adversity. They reframe every challenge as an opportunity and do the work to become the master of their emotions.” – Ashley Elizabeth

43. “Difficult times are nothing but opportunities to become the resilient person your dreams require you to be.” – Atlas Rowe

44. “Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose, the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success.” – James Allen

45. “You can’t raise a happy, more resilient kid if you’re not a happy, more resilient adult.” – Tony Robbins

46.  Resilience is the strength and speed of our response to adversity — and we can build it. It isn’t about having a backbone. It’s about strengthening the muscles around our backbone. — Sheryl Sandberg

47. “Companies that are built for stability can weather hard times, but they rarely improve from it. When we build for resilience, we can actually adapt and come out stronger.” – Simon Sinek

48. “Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are achievable to you.” – Seth Godin

49. “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” – Eric Thomas

50. “A good half of the art of living is resilience.” – Alain de Botton

51. “I encourage you to accept that you may not be able to see a path right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there.” – Nick Vujicic

52. “A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream — it’s a nap. One changes your afternoon. The other changes your world. Keep fighting.” – Jon Acuff

53. “Don’t ask for an easy life, ask for the resilience to take on a hard one.” – Atlas Rowe

54. “The most successful people see adversity not as a stumbling block, but as a stepping stone to greatness.” – Shawn Anchor

55. “Resilience always begins with acknowledgement of the difficulty. Acknowledgment of the challenge. Acknowledgment of the struggle of life. And acknowledgement of the inevitable hardships.” – Brendon Burchard

56. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

57. “Successful people demonstrate their resilience through their dedication to making progress every day, even if that progress is marginal.” – Johnathan Mills

58. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy John

59. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Fankl

60. “Resilience is an entrepreneur’s greatest quality.” – Gordon Tredgold

61. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller

62. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” – Thomas A. Edison

63. “Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.” – Albert Camus

65. “The true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure.” – Stephen Richards

66. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

67. “It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf

68. “It’s not about how many times you get put down or how many times you lose or when. It’s about how you can come back and keep getting back up and keep moving forward like Rocky said.” – Tyson Fury

69. “Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom.” – General George Patton

70. “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”  – Babe Ruth

71. “Sometimes life hits you on the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.” – Steve Jobs

72. “Falling down is part of life. Getting back up is living.” – Anonymous

73. “Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.” – Mary Holloway

74. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas A. Edison

75. “Embrace failure. Missteps and roadblocks are inevitable but are ultimately an opportunity to learn, pivot, and go after your goals with new perspective.” – Jenny Fleiss

76. “Failure shows us the way—by showing us what isn’t the way.” – Ryan Holiday

77. “Be clear about your goal but be flexible about the process of achieving it.” – Brian Tracy

78. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein

79. “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” – Charles Darwin

80. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay

81. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

82. “Resilience is our ability to bounce back from life’s challenges and unforeseen difficulties, providing mental protection from emotional and mental disorders.” – Michael Rutter

83. “Life is rough so you gotta be tough.” – Johnny Cash

84. “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

85. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

86. “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” – Ain Eineziz

87. “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey

88. “You can’t grow muscle without challenging it with greater weight. You can’t build emotional resilience without going through hardship and loss. You can’t sharpen your mind without challenging your own beliefs & assumptions. Changing and improving your life requires you to destroy a part of yourself and replace it with a newer, better part of yourself. Therefore, growth is, by definition, painful.” – Mark Manson

89. “Everything that happens to you is a form of instruction if you pay attention.” – Robert Greene

90. “Always take another step. If this is to no avail take another, and yet another. One step at a time is not too difficult.” – Og Mandino

91. “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell

92. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go to through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

93. “I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.” – Joshua Graham

94. “Resilience is the capacity to bounce back from difficult events, and if there’s one group who needs that ability, it’s entrepreneurs. Without resilience, every lost client feels like a catastrophe. Failure seems like a point of no return, despite being a normal, if unpleasant, outcome of starting a business.” – Chris Schembra

95.Tough times never last but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

96.  “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney

97. “Resilience is a precious skill. People who have it have three advantages: a belief they can influence life events, a tendency to find meaning and purpose in life’s turmoil, and a conviction they can learn from positive and negative experiences.” – Amanda Ripley

98. “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

99. “The best antidote to stress is resilience… having the ability to respond to change or adversity proactively and resourcefully.” – Lauren Mackler

100. “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

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101. “Adjustments are necessary along the way because life isn’t always rosy, but it is always worth living.” – Nick Vijucic

Bonus Resilience Quote

Bonus: Alright, here is one of our favorite resilience quotes. We added it as bonus, because we stand behind it, and believe it can help you strengthen your resilience muscles the most. Enjoy!

“Our Struggles Are The Short Term Steps We Must Take On Our Way To Long Term Success.”

– Simon Sinek –

FINAL THOUGHTS

There you have it, the best of the best quotes on resilience. Our collection of quotes aimed to include both insightful quotes about resilience, and quotes meant to inspire you to be more resilient. And we hope we successfully achieved both aims.

If you found them to be insightful and inspiring, please considering sharing them with someone who might appreciate them. Having said that, we appreciate you stopping by and we hope you find the resilience needed to get you through the hard times, and on track towards achieving the life you’ve always imagined.

Till you reach that aim,

STRIVE

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