"Personal Success Quotes"



"Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change about you, but your dream will not. It will always be your linkwith the person, young and full of hope. If you hold on to it you may grow old but you will never be old. And that is the ultimate success."
Tom Clancy



"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
John Wooden


"It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference."
Tom Brokaw




"Always remember, if it is not a cheerful morning, then let your cheerfulness make it one."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sneha T. - AP, India



"Life consists of sadness and happiness. Determining which one outweighs the other is your attitude."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ben H. --- Pennsylvania



"Sometimes you have to take a step back in order to take two steps forward."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Daniel Wray --- Tennessee
It sounds pretty cliché to me, but as a self-supporting college student, I have found that many sacrifices have to be made in the present in order to achieve something great in the future.



"People love people who are true to themselves, follow their dreams, and encourage others to do the same."
Written in 2005 by Chris L. --- Connecticut



If you would not be forgotten
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worth reading,
Or do things worth the writing.
Benjamin Franklin --- Submitted by Vanessa B. --- California



"If it affects one's heart, then it is personal. If it affects one's wallet, it is consequential. If it affects one's opinion, then it's immaterial."
Copyright © 2005 Joyce C. Lock



"Admitting that you're wrong is just as good as being right."
Written in 2005 by Brian Mortell



"Good things come to those who wait. Better things come to those who try."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by A. Louw --- Stone Town, Zanzibar
Makes you realize that nothing happens on its own.



"Success is full of answers; failure is full of questions."
Copyright © 2005 William Brown
Successful people find answers to any questions that they face. People who fail at something fail to find answers to their questions and live with the "could'a, would'a, should'a" mentality.



"In order to seek TRUTH, you must first find MEANING in yourself!"
Copyright © 2004 Adrina Beaumont



"A person of nobility is one who can appreciate their noble surroundings by appearing humble and gracious in the company of those who strive for nobility."
Copyright © 2005 Darrell Urban Black
An American visual artist living in Frankfurt, Germany



"It is necessary to pass love down from generation to generation but it is wrong to pass hate."
Written in 2005 by Sara D. --- New Jersey
I dislike when people always look to the past and hate each other for what has happened and what is done already. We can't change the past but we can shape our future.



"Most people's problems are problems because we call them 'problems'."
Written in 2005 by Sukhbir Singh
It's straightforward. If you agree that it's a problem, then it is a problem. Otherwise, where's the problem? In dealing with my clients they always tell me that there's a problem. As we start talking, halfway into the conversation I still couldn't hear a problem. That's where this quote came up. I first used it to my client and then thought that "Hey, others could use it too!"



"No dreams come true until you get up and go to work on them."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rebecca Brooke M. --- Oklahoma



"Self-management initiates time management."
Written in 2005 by E.Machedi
When one learns to manage or to lead him/herself, managing time will be easy.