Quotes about success
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Failure is the only opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
Henry Ford1863–1947My Life and Work (1922)A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.
But to do for the world more than the world does for you—that is Success.
Henry Ford1863–1947Ford News (March 1926)Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.
Henry Ford1863–1947My Life and Work (1922), p. 72. Chapter IV, : Remark about the Model T in 1909- Henry Ford1863–1947My Life and Work (1922)
Harry Emerson Fosdick1878–1969Statement of 1937 or earlier, as quoted in The New Speaker’s Treasury of Wit and Wisdom (1958) edited by Herbert Victor ProchnowTo accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Anatole France1844–1924Discours de réception, Séance De L’académie Française (introductory speech at a session of the French Academy), 24th December 1896, on Ferdinand de Lesseps’ work on the Suez Canal.
Anne Frank1929–1945The Diary of a Young Girl (1942—1944), 5 April 1944
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790Poor Richard’s AlmanackBeware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.
To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.