14 Inspiring Success Quotes that Will Motivate You

1. “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, or a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

– John R. Wooden

3. “For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?”

– James Allen

4. “The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it’s the same problem you had last year.”

– John Foster Dulles

5. “Give the world the best you have, and the best will come to you.”

– Madeline Bridge

6. “Not in time, place, or circumstance, but in the man lies success.”

– Charles B. Rouss

7. “It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”

– W.Somerset Maugham

8. “The man who has done his level best, and who is conscious that he has done his best, is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.”

– B. C. Forbes

9. “What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.”

– Benjamin F. Fairless

10. “Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. That is the secret to success.”

– Swami Sivananda

11. “The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.”

– Orison Swett Marden

12. “To be successful, the first thing to do is to fall in love with your work.”

– Sister Mary Lauretta

13. “Success is that old ABC – ability, breaks, and courage.”

– Charles Luckman

14. “To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don’t isolate.”

– Michael Jordan