Sunday, January 4, 2009

Success Quotes and a Verse...


Success Quotes and a Verse

"All a man's ways seem innocent to him,
but motives are weighed by the Lord. Commit to the
Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."
- Proverbs 16:3
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"I know the price of success: dedication,
hard work, and an unremitting devotion to
the things you want to see happen."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
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"The harder you work the
harder it is to surrender."
- Vince Lombardi
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“Character cannot be developed in ease
and quiet. Only through experience of trial
and suffering can the soul be strengthened,
ambition inspired, and success achieved.”
- Helen Keller
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"Success is more a function of consistent
common sense than it is of genius."
- An Wang
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"They can because they think they can."
- Virgil
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"The thing always happens that
you really believe in; and the belief
in a thing makes it happen."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
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"The greatest results in life are
usually attained by simple means and
the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may
for the most part be summed in these two:
common-sense and perseverance."
- Owen Feltham
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"To climb steep hills requires
a slow pace at first."
- William Shakespeare
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"Success is the good fortune that
comes from aspiration, desperation,
perspiration and inspiration."
- Evan Esar
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"If you wish success in life,
make perseverance your bosom friend,
experience your wise counselor, caution
your elder brother, and hope your
guardian genius."
- Joseph Addison

Do you have a favorite?

3 comments:

  1. Good quotes Val. My favorite is the Virgil quote: "They can because they think they can."
    DB

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  2. Dear Valerie,

    As usual you have outdone yourself with your wonderful quotes. You know how much I love quotes. Thanks for sharing. You are a blessing to all who visit your blogs. Love Always, Merry

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  3. Hi Valeri,

    I like the quote that you have here:

    "The thing always happens that
    you really believe in; and the belief
    in a thing makes it happen."
    - Frank Lloyd Wright

    Some of my othe favorite quotes too, are:

    "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated
    day in and day out."
    - Robert Collier

    "The difference between a successful person and
    others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of
    knowledge, but rather a lack in will."
    - Vince Lombardi

    "The surest way not to fail is to determine to
    succeed."
    - Richard Brinsley Sheridan

    "I never worked a day in my life. It was all
    fun!"
    - Thomas Edison


    Shannon Sandquist

    http://RichEdge.com

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