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Success Quotes I 25+ Famous Success Quotes and Sayings + 15 Success Definitions! [images]

Success quotes are amazing quotes. Famous success quotes inspire us to do great things. The motivate us to dig deeper & mover faster. But what is success exactly? How do you define success?

Success is “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose”, as the Oxford dictionary states. It’s that mythical finish line we cross when we accomplish our goals. It’s something we all aim for.

There are times however when we need a little inspirational or motivational support to keep our journey towards success going.

I love famous success quotes!

Success quotes are mini stories about success.

These amazing quotes motivate you to keep going, work harder, dig deeper, ….

Over the years I collected over 500 famous success quotes. They are part of my awesome quotes series with my all time amazing quotes in 12 categories.

Success Quotes and Sayings

Here, you will find my 25 all time amazing success quotes and sayings in 3 different formats and 15 success definitions

25 Success Quotes [Video]

This amazing video was made by visual artist Axelle from Axellerator.
 

25 Inspirational Success Quotes [Infographic]

Here’s an infographic with 25 great success quotes.
 
Success Quotes - 25 Inspirational Success Quotes to get a Motivational Boost - Jeroen De Flander website
Famous Success Quotes Infographic at jeroen-de-flander.com

Great Success Quotes Images from 1-10

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill


Success Quotes - Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm - Winston Churchill

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

Bill Bradley


Success quotes - Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in - Bill Bradley

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!

Audrey Hepburn


Success Quotes - ”Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! - Audrey Hepburn

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

Zig Ziglar


Success Quotes - Remember that failure is an event, not a person. - Zig Ziglar

If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.

Thomas J. Watson


Success Quotes - If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate - Thomas J. Watson

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Henry David Thoreau


Success Quotes - Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it - Henry David Thoreau

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.

Albert Einstein


Success Quotes - Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it - Henry David Thoreau

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

Robert Collier


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

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.

Jim Rohn


Success Quotes - Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better - Jim Rohn

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Thomas A. Edison


Success Quotes - Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up - Thomas A. Edison

Amazing quotes about success: 11 – 20

If you can dream it, you can achieve it.

Zig Ziglar


Success Quotes - If you can dream it, you can achieve it - Zig Ziglar

What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?

Robert Schuller


Success Quotes - What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail - Robert Schuller

Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.

John Maxwell


Success Quotes - Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential - John Maxwell

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.

Peter F. Drucker


Success Quotes - Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision - Peter F. Drucker

I never dreamt of success. I worked for it.

Este Lauder


Success Quotes - I never dreamt of success. I worked for it - Este Lauder

Quitting is not the same as failing.

Seth Godin


Success Quotes - Quitting is not the same as failing - Seth Godin

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Woody Allen


Success Quotes - eighty percent of success is showing up - Woody Allen

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. …so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.

Leo Tolstoy


Success Quotes - The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. …so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success - Leo Tolstoy

Success is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration.

Thomas A. Edison


Success Quotes - Success is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration - Thomas A. Edison

If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.

Malcolm X


Success Quotes - If you have no critics, you'll likely have no success - Malcolm X

Famous Quotes about Success and hard work: 21 – 25

The only place where success comes before work is the dictionary.

Vince Lombardi


Success Quotes - The only place where success comes before work is the dictionary - Vince Lombardi

I don’t dwell on success. Maybe that’s one reason why I’m successful.

Calvin Klein


Success Quotes - I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason why I'm successful - Calvin Klein

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.

Abraham Lincoln


Success Quotes - Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing - Abraham Lincoln

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

Dale Carnegie


Success Quotes - You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing - Dale Carnegie

Success is 99 percent attitude, 1 percent aptitude

Celestine Chua


Success Quotes - Success is 99 percent attitude, 1 percent aptitude - Celestine Chua

Success Definitions: What Does Success Look Like for You?

When you read these famous success quotes and sayings, I’m sure you agree that success can be defined in many ways.

It goes beyond the definition from the Oxford dictionary I used to start this mini guide on success quotes.

So let’s take a closer look at success. Because the better we can define what success looks likes for us in life and business, the easier our journey will become!

Ask yourself: “How do I define success?”

Here’s a list of 15 inspirational success definitions:
Success Quotes - 15 Inspirational Success Definitions - Jeroen De Flander
Success Definitions Infographic at Jeroen-de-flander.com

Motivational thoughts on success

  1. Success is understanding the difference between need and want
  2. Success is taking care of your needs
  3. Success is setting ambitious, but realistic goals
  4. Success is always trying your best
  5. Success is Utile Dulci  (combine the useful with the agreeable)
  6. Success is learning when to say no
  7. Success is conquering your fear
  8. Success is leaning new things every day
  9. Success is loving and being loved back
  10. Success is taking a stand when you believe in something
  11. Success is not giving up, ever!
  12. Success is celebrating small and big victories
  13. Success is taking control of your life
  14. Success is being happy, (almost) every day
  15. Success is teaching somebody something cool

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