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Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
Nelson Mandela1918–2013Nelson Mandela on determination, From a letter to Makhaya Ntini on his 100th Cricket Test (17 December 2009)
- Motivation & Goals
A corporation, essentially, is a pile of money to which a number of persons have sold their moral allegiance.
Wendell Berry1934–2026“The Total Economy”, in Citizenship Papers (2003)
- Business
- Money
Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam1931–2015Wings of Fire (1999), p. 90
- Motivation & Goals
You have to dream before your dreams can come true.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam1931–2015NDTV (27 July 2015 obituary citing his memorable quotes)
- Motivation & Goals
Creativity comes from the freedom to fail. And freedom to fail comes from experimentation, and that’s what gives something its individuality.
Peter Gabrielborn 1950The Kate Bush Story (2014), On Kate Bush
- Art
- Failure
Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you’re trying to say on stage… Success makes life easier. It doesn’t make living easier.
Bruce Springsteenborn 1949Q magazine (August 1992)
Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.
John Mayerborn 1977Mayer, John (2004). “Jimi Hendrix” RollingStone.com (accessed March 21, 2007)
- Failure
- Music
Things don’t turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.
James A. Garfield1831–1881As quoted in E. E. Brown, The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield (1881), p. 437
- Motivation & Goals
I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary … Fame and success are very different things, anyway.
Enyaborn 1961The Times Magazine interview (2005)
- Fame
We don’t make mistakes; we just have happy accidents. And that’s when you really experience the joy of painting.
Bob Ross1942–1995Bob Ross: Beauty Is Everywhere. Collection 1: Ep. 8 “Wintertime Blues”
- Art
- Failure
As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing.
Jimmy Carrborn 1972Will Hodgkinson (16 December 2004) “Comedy’s overgrown schoolboy”, The Irish Times.
- Failure
- Work
Whoever you are, no matter what social position you have, rich or poor, always show great strength and determination, and always do everything with much love and deep faith in God. One day you will reach your goal.
Ayrton Senna1960–1994Interview, 1991
- Faith
- Motivation & Goals
She said I was afraid of success, which may in fact be true, because I have a feeling that fulfilling my potential would really cut into my sittin’ around time.
Maria Bamfordborn 1970Comedy Central Presents Maria Bamford (2001)
- Comedy
My greatest challenge is not what’s happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their fucking perch. And you can print that.
Alex Fergusonborn 1941Said to The Guardian (September 2002)
- Motivation & Goals
- Sports
If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or interesting.
Jeff Bezosborn 1964What Amazon’s Jeff Bezos thinks about Peter Thiel and Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker (BoingBoing) (dubbed “The Bezos Principle” by Walt Mossberg) June 2016
- Business