"Personal Success Quotes"



"Commitment turns a promise into reality with words that speak boldly of your intentions and actions thatspeak louder than words."
Copyright © 2004 Steve Brunkhorst
I wrote this down one day when thinking about the fact that people often do not achieve what they wantbecause they are not committed enough to take the necessary actions to reach their goals. However, whenthe commitment is strong, the necessary actions become a priority.



"Man lives by praise; most of us would rather be hurt by flattery than helped by criticism."
Laurence J. Peter



"I am 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



"Influence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you've got."
Andrew Young



"Self-trust is the first secret of success."
Emerson



"We were made to persist. That's how we find out who we are."
Tobias Wolff





"Good work habits help develop an internal toughness and a self-confident attitude that will sustain you through every adversity and temporary discouragement."
Paul J. Fleyer



"The really great man is the man who makes every man feel great."
G.K. Chesterton



"Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself."
Felix Adler



"People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you'll knowexactly what to do."
Michelle Ventor --- Submitted by Lori L. Pontbriant --- Maine
I really like this quote because its soo true. Some people think that every relationship they have is the "right"person for them. But really, when you do meet that right person you'll realize exactly what your otherrelationships were to you.



"Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna - or it can smooth out the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out."
Barbara Walters



"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
C. S. Lewis



"Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure."
Joseph Sugarman



"If you don't like what's happening in your life, change your mind."
The Dalai Lama



"No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness."
Harry Emerson Fosdick



"Success comes only from the extra mile you do."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Satya Vijay --- A.P., India



"Seek out that particular mental attitude which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, "this is the real me," and when you have found that attitude, follow it."
William James



"There is no success without hardship."
Sophocles