20 Quotes About Success In Life

We all need a little motivation from time to time. Whether it’s in our work, business or personal lives – we all get those little moments of self doubt. Sometimes we just need a little extra motivation boost to keep us set on the right path for success. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of some of the best quotes about success in life. Read these success quotes to give you some inspiration, motivation and guidance.

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Inspirational Quotes About Success In Life

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.
Jim Rohn

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill

All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.
Michael John Bobak

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.
Colin Powell

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
Stephen Hawking

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
Napoleon Hill

Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
Wayne Huizenga

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.
Robert Kiyosaki

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Helen Keller

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
Bruce Lee

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More Inspirational Quotes About Success In Life

Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.
Charles F. Kettering

Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too.
Mark Twain

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
Dalai Lama

It is never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot

One of the differences between some successful and unsuccessful people is that one group is full of doers, while the other is full of wishers.
Edmond Mbiaka

Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.
Zig Ziglar

Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it. Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.
Steve Jobs