12 Of My Favorite Quotes on Success

I got positive feedback from the Awesome Chinese Proverbs posting and have since been looking out for other good quotes and sayings in various categories.

This posting of quotes on success was inspired by “Vegas Steve” — thanks for the inspiration from your Dare to Dream collection of quotes!

1) “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” — Woody Allen

2) “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” — Thomas A. Edison

3) “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

4) “Whenever I hear, ‘It can’t be done,” I know I’m close to success.” — Michael Flatley

5) “Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

6) “Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.” — Reggie Leach

7) “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” — Abraham Lincoln

8) “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” — Sun-tzu

9) “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” — Margaret Thatcher

10) “If you get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.” — David Viscott

11) “Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure. — Earl Watson

12) “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” — John Wooden

If you want to see all the lists of quotes I’m compiling, you can click my Quotes section.