I am sure you would have come across plenty of nice quotes. But here is a list of 20 rare and uncommon quotes around “success and life” that are not often referenced. Over the years I have been writing down and compiling quotes that I have been impressed with. From time to time, I have compiled a list of quotes and pinned up in my office board during my start up days. I have a note book filled with quotes written over the years. In recent years I have been increasingly using Evernote to capture my notes. By the way, Evernote is an incredible note taking tool and if you have not been using it yet, I would urge you to give it a try.
This is by no means a complete list of all the impressive quotes out there. But I have selected these because they are brilliant and have been my personal favourite for a long time. Also they have not been widely referenced as much as some of the other popular quotes.
Hope you like them. If you have come across some rare and uncommon quotes that are inspiring, do share them in your comments below.
Some succeed because they are destined to.
Most succeed because they are determined to.
Anatole France
Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from walkers is the ability to take-off
Carl Sagan
If you want to do something, you find a way.
If you don’t want to do something, you find an excuse.
Dawn Bauer
Live your life as an exclamation,
rather than an explanation.
Bob Newton
We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle
Dream is not what you see in sleep.
Dream is the thing which doesn’t let you sleep.
Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam
A good leader inspires others with confidence in the leader.
A great leader inspires others with confidence in themselves.
Unknown
A successful man is the one who can lay a firm foundation
with the bricks that others throw at him
Unknown
When something doesn’t work, don’t change your mind,
but change your methods.
There is always a better way to do it. Find it.
Thomas Edison
Many of us believe in our doubts and doubt our beliefs.
Why not we decide to believe in our beliefs and just have no doubts.
Unknown
It is not what you are that holds you back.
It is what you think you’re not.
Denis Waitley
To finish first, you must first finish.
Rick Mears
The greatest mistake you can make is to be
continuously afraid of making one
Elbert Hubbard
Sweat is the cologne of accomplishment.
Unknown
Failing does not make you a failure.
Staying down does.
Unknown
A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits
others have gained from your success.
Cullen Hightower.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Maryilyn vos Savant
I have most faith in individuals who advance step by step.
A mushroom can spring up in a day;
An oak takes 50 years to reach maturity.
Mushrooms don’t last; oaks do.
B.C.Forbes
The elevator to success is out of order.
You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.
Joe Girard
The only thing that comes without effort is old age.
Gloria Pitzer
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