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Success Quotes
118 quotes on success and achievement — from the classics to the everyday.
“Luck is not a business model.”
Anthony Bourdain
“The Way of the Pirate, as far as cooking goes, consists of a willingness to work hard, a willingness to put up with discomfort, and a certain recklessness.”
Anthony Bourdain · Kitchen Confidential, 2000
“I never worked a day in my life without selling something. And I always delivered more than I promised.”
Joseph Addison
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.”
Daniel Burnham · attributed, c. 1907
“You don't build a wall all at once. You lay one brick, as perfectly as a brick can be laid.”
Will Smith · Interview, c. 2005
“I have played for the biggest clubs in the world, I want to play for the biggest club in America.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic · On joining LA Galaxy, March 2018
“I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic. I don't do auditions.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic · Attributed to trial request, widely reported
“There is only one Zlatan.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic · Widely cited, multiple interviews
“I don't need a trophy to tell me who I am.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
“I came like a king, left like a legend.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic · On leaving Paris Saint-Germain, 2016
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill · widely attributed
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Arthur Ashe · widely attributed
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
Steve Jobs · Stanford commencement, 2005
“You don't rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems.”
James Clear · Atomic Habits, 2018
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
Walt Disney · widely attributed
“I always think the most important thing is taste. And taste is a lot of hard work.”
David Hockney · Interview, 2011
