86 Inspirational Success Quotes

In a world that constantly challenges our dreams and goals, a little inspiration can go a long way. Success isn’t just about achieving milestones; it’s about the mindset you carry on your journey. Whether you’re striving for personal growth, professional accomplishments, or simply seeking motivation to face everyday challenges, words of wisdom from those who've walked the path can illuminate your way. Here, we bring you a carefully curated collection of 86 inspirational success quotes, designed to uplift your spirit, ignite your passion, and propel you towards greatness. Let these powerful words be the spark that fuels your journey to success.

1. “I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” - Booker T. Washington

2. “The goal of retirement is to live off your assets-not on them” - Frank Eberhart

3. “Success is a great deodorant.” - Elizabeth Taylor

4. “There is only one success-to be able to spend life in your own way.” - Christopher Morley

5. “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the mext moment” - Oprah Winfrey

6. “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” - Napoleon Hill

7. “The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.” - Henry Ford

8. “The roughest roads often lead to the top.” - Christina Aguilera

9. “One often has to do what they have to do in order to do what they want to do; however if you only do what you want to do then you will never do what you have to do!” - Dr. C. Moorer

10. “Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth.” - Dorothy Day

11. “...it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.” - Terry Pratchett

12. “Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success.” - Zig Ziglar

13. “For me, Chanel is like music. There are certain notes and you have to make another tune with them” - Karl Lagerfeld

14. “Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand” - Hayley Williams

15. “At any given moment the choice to be happy is present- we just have to choose to be happy.” - Steve Maraboli

16. “Live your vision and demand your success.” - Steve Maraboli

17. “One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say, "I love you", "I'm sorry", "I appreciate you", "I'm proud of you"...whatever you're feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it...cause a smile today for someone else...and give plenty of hugs.” - Steve Maraboli

18. “Your life is a print-out of your thoughts.” - Steve Maraboli

19. “Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, "Make me feel important." Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.” - Mary Kay Ash

20. “According to the moral absolutism that characterizes McCandless's beliefs, a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn't a challenge at all.” - Jon Krakauer

21. “When you know what you want, and you want it bad enough, you'll find a way to get it.” - Jim Rohn

22. “if you gone come in second, you're just the first loser!” - Tiger Woods

23. “To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.” - HEGEL

24. “Do ordinary things extraordinarily well.” - Gregg Harris

25. “Success is messy. But so is life. Deal with it. Poverty is messier.” - James Arthur Ray

26. “And for all those years, we never talked about the disaster at the recital or my terrible accusations afterward at the piano bench. All that remained unchecked, like a betrayal that was now unbreakable. So I never found a way to ask her why she had hoped something so large that failure was inevitable. And even worse, I never asked her what frightened me the most: Why had she given up hope?” - Amy Tan

27. “In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.” - George Clason

28. “Having a low opinion of yourself is not 'modesty.' It's self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not 'egotism.' It's a necessary precondition to happiness and success.” - Bobbe Sommer

29. “Luck is a word the bitter teach to the ignorant.” - Steve Maraboli

30. “The only credential the city asked was the boldness to dream. For those who did, it unlocked its gates and its treasures, not caring who they were or where they came from.” - Moss Hart

31. “My past has not defined me, destroyed me, deterred me, or defeated me; it has only strengthened me.” - Steve Maraboli

32. “The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. Thats the essence of it.” - Vince Lombardi

33. “For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs infull view.” - Jill Shalvis

34. “The devil can be a clown of prizes in moments like these. Moments of knowing you’ve ventured too far down the wrong path and all you can do is accept more prizes ...” - J.M. August

35. “Just pick a goal and stick to it―no big complicated secret.” - Richelle Goodrich

36. “Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches.” - Hyman G. Rickover

37. “It was ironic, but when you scratched the surface, most successful men were working for one thing only--to retire--and the sooner the better. Whereas women were the complete opposite. She had never heard a woman say she was working so she could retire to a desert island or to live on a boat. It was probably, she thought, because most women didn't think they deserved to do nothing.” - Candace Bushnell

38. “Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control.” - Steve Backley

39. “Compete like you cannot fail.” - Steve Backley

40. “To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success.” - Henry Ford

41. “Your greatest responsibility in your life is to be the best version of yourself. When you feel for what the soul believes that is who you become.” - Shannon Alder

42. “Options abound in our world. You can choose where to stay and how to stay there. Where you are Today is as a result of the option you took yesterday and no doubt where you will be Tomorrow is embedded in your option Today. Choose right; choose wisely, Take THE BEST OPTION. The Best Option will deliver your inheritance to you. It will change your state and deliver to you, your brand new estate. You do not blame anyone for failing to do it right the first time. You accept the blame. The Best Option will cause you to get it right the first time and always.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

43. “Be patient. Your skin took a while to deteriorate. Give it some time to reflect a calmer inner state. As one of my friends states on his Facebook profile: "The true Losers in Life, are not those who Try and Fail, but those who Fail to Try.” - Jess C. Scott

44. “Our way of thinking creates good or bad outcomes.” - Stephen Richards

45. “Recognize that throughout this beautiful day,you have an incredible amount of opportunities to move your life into the direction you want it to go.” - Steve Maraboli

46. “Those who don't jump will never fly.” - Leena Ahmad Almashat

47. “Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make difference.” - Mike Schmoker

48. “Judgment is a negative frequency.” - Stephen Richards

49. “A strong man does not succumb to pressures, he knows that without pressures he will not find pleasures and so he will not be made.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

50. “Free yourself from the burden of feeling the need to hold on to anything. Let go… you are a part of everything.” - Steve Maraboli

51. “We cannot prevail by our own might or strength, we need to plug on to the source of our strength so that we will remain resourceful always.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

52. “Man is like a bride unto God. God is jealous when man veers away from Him.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

53. “The presence of God is so important in the life of believers. There is abundance of all you need to make your life comfortable in His presence.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

54. “Don't call yourself discouraged anymore;it's no longer your name.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

55. “Never sit back and wait for a opportunity to find you, get up and search for one, it exists find it!” - Victoria Addino

56. “Success for a woman means absolute surrender, in whatever direction. Whether she paints a picture, or loves a man, there is no division of labor possible in her economy. To the attainment of any end worth living for, a symmetrical sacrifice of her nature is compulsory upon her.” - Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

57. “I was never the cool kid, I was never hot in high school. I was never popular. You don't have to be perfect and you don't have to be rich and you can still be successful.” - Ke$ha

58. “The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. It makes a difference where and when we grew up. The culture we belong to and the legacies passed down by our forebears shape the patterns of our achievements in ways we cannot begin to imagine. It's not enough to ask what successful people are like, in other words. It is only by asking where they are from that we can unravel the logic behind who succeeds and who doesn't.” - Malcolm Gladwell

59. “If somebody's getting depressed in life, I would say, "Look at me'. I've got here believing in me. Sometimes, things do not go as you expected and you could feel as if you were ruining everything. But Everything can be only the path to get to the success of your dream. You can not fail until you give up. As long as you keep going, you are on the path for your success.” - Hiroko Sakai

60. “A man may fail many times, and then he turns to Cosmic Ordering.” - Stephen Richards

61. “CHANGE: Don’t just talk about it, go out there and do it. Don’t just meditate about it, go out there and create it. Don’t just pray about it go out there and take action; participate in the answering of your own prayer. If you want change, get out there and live it. - Steve Maraboli” - Steve Maraboli

62. “Elusive success is not the same as failure.” - Damon Throop

63. “We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more serious identity theft is to get swallowed up in other people's definition of you.” - Stephen R. Covey

64. “Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.” - Dr Roopleen

65. “If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average.” - M.H. Alderson

66. “Patience is a virtue not a vice.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

67. “A matured woman is therefore a responsible woman irrespective of her age, status and qualification.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

68. “Lasting change cannot occur without transformation of the heart.” - Nathan W. Morris

69. “Successful people do what others know they should do but will not. To become a success, or just be *more* successful, you will do what average, less-motivated people will not.” - Chalene Johnson

70. “We must remember balance and moderation. Patience can be spiritually enriching and virtuous… but when taken in excess, it turns to procrastination, the poison of inaction.” - Steve Maraboli

71. “Self-control is a key factor in achieving success. We can't control everything in life, but we can definitely control ourselves.” - Jan Mckingley Hilado

72. “I've a habit of placing a happy-face or a frowny-face on my calendar, depending on what kind of day I've had.  Often I slap a droopy circle in the box, discouraged by the things I failed to accomplish and the unpleasant encounters endured.  But then, invariably, a wise muse stops to ask me these three questions:  Did your children let you hug them today?  Yes.  Did you do a kind deed for someone?  Anyone?  Yes.  Did God forsake you today?  No.  Then, my dear, despite your challenges, it was a good day after all.  Standing corrected,  I twist that frowny-face upside down and smile.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

73. “How much longer will you sit back and wait for your dream to spontaneously come true? Too many days, weeks, months, and years have passed! Do not be unresponsive to your own dreams. Now, set a course of action that will lead to bringing your dream into reality.” - Steve Maraboli

74. “luck is like a lift and hard is like the stairs, lift may fail but stairs will always gets you at the top” - amit dhiman

75. “All the answers to your questions about what your goals can and should be lie within, so does your power to accomplish those goals.” - Anna Stevens

76. “...success is not a comparison of what we have done with what others have done.” - Myles Munroe

77. “Happiness, success, peace, and love are experienced when we live accordingly. They are not something you have, they are something you DO.” - Steve Maraboli

78. “Most people think confidence lies in an excessive rehearsal. It’s true that man has to prepare, plan and practice before projecting his purposes. But a time must definitely arrive when man has to put an end to learning and rehearsal and start practicing what he spent time learning.” - Israelmore Ayivor

79. “There is a ladder to Success! Choose to climb it.” - Agu Jaachynma N E

80. “Have the best course for all your actions.” - Agu Jaachynma N E

81. “Desire to impact lives! Change destinies and make dreams come true.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

82. “Anyaele Sam Chiyson Leadership Law of Responsibility: Great leaders greet their geniuses through their greatest power of choice, principle-based living and highest means of expressing their voice.” - Anyaele Sam Chiyson

83. “Go BIG or go BIG...there is nothing else!” - Lorii Myers

84. “Can you hold happiness? Can you drink it? Can you taste it? Can you touch it? Of course not, it is immaterial. So, stop looking for it in the material world! Happiness is experienced within; when we bridge the gap between what we want to experience and how we choose to behave.” - Steve Maraboli

85. “Run and hide or rise and shine ...” - Stephen Richards

86. “Tomorrow is yesterday’s excuse for today; now has no excuses.” - George Alexiou