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The common denominator of success is in forming the habit of doing the things that failures don't like to do.

The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it.

The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil awhile, endure awhile, believe always, and never turn back

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

The conversations you are most resisting are the conversations you most need to be having.

The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.

The creative man with an insight into human nature, with the artistry to touch and move people, will succeed. Without them he will fail.

The criminal element now calculates that crime really does pay.

The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.

The days when it was possible to win a serious game only by merit of sporting character or depth of chess understanding have vanished forever. Chess knowledge has become dominant, bypassing all the other factors that contribute to success.

The day is for mistake and error, sequence of time for success and carrying out. The one who anticipates is master of the day.

The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.

The decisions that you make each day can actually catapult you to that next level of achievement.

The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become.

... the deep experience of the lonely climb on the mountain of success brings a wealth beyond power to compute. To you all suffering is understandable and your heart opens wide in sympathy.

The desire to maximize the number of winning trades (or minimize the number of losing trades) works against the trader. The success rate of trades is the least important performance statistic and may even be inversely related to performance.

The difference between being a winner and being a loser is how you pick yourself up again, especially when you're down for the third or fourth or twentieth time!

The difference is almost all mental. The top players just hate to lose. I think that's the difference. A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

The divers were the bravest of us. They gave their lives for the independence of our country and the success of our revolution.

The doorway to success cannot be opened with a key, but rather a combination

The door to a balanced success opens widest on the hinges of hope and encouragement.

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,-a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.

The easiest way to make money is create something of such value that everybody wants and go out and give and create value, the money comes automatically.

The essence of a successful business is really quite simple. It is your ability to offer a product or service that people will pay for at a price sufficiently above your costs, ideally three or four or five times your cost, thereby giving you a profit that enables you to buy and to offer more products and services.

The earth is not the same everywhere. Certain powers are available in one part of the earth that are not available in another part. The rich realize this. They live in these places and they use that power to stay rich.

The environment that creates winners is almost always made up of winners.

The essential question is not, "How busy are you?" but "What are you busy at?

The faster you work and the more you get done, the better you feel. Most successful people work at a higher tempo of activity than unsuccessful people. They don't necessarily do different things, but they get things done more efficiently in a given time than the average person.

The fears you run from run to you.

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.

...The final secret is that there is no secret. Devote yourself to your leader. Work hard. Be grateful. Act boldly. Some may deride such suggestions as commonplace, and they'd be right: They are common. But to see them successfully enacted in this world is rare indeed.

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.

the flip side of success is fear. And fear is the devil. And success is the devil's dope.

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation and communication.

The fittest, not the richest, make the most enviable mark. Pampered sons of plutocrats may shine for a time in society, but not in the world of affairs and of service unless they rip off their coats and get to work early and stay late. To be born with a golden spoon in the mouth is more of a handicap than a help in attaining worthwhile success in this age.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

The formula is simple - do more of what is working, do less of what isn't, and try on new behaviors to see if they produce better results.

The Frankfurt Galaxy( The NFL Europe team) always had tremendous success, at that time there were 2,000 American football clubs in Europe playing the game from juniors through to adults.

The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.

The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying.

The fundamental level of success is doing the hard things first - If you go for the feared thing first, then the rest of the day is easy.

The future depends on what we do in the present.