Success Quotes

Success means different things to different people. These quotes redefine what it means to truly succeed.

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"I learned that success is 90 percent preparation and 10 percent inspiration."
George Stephenson
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"I would rather attempt something great and fail than achieve mediocrity without risk."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The customer is always right, but the merchant must always be smarter."
John Wanamaker
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"Success comes to those who serve others exceptionally well."
John Wanamaker
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"A merchant must balance profit with purpose."
John Wanamaker
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"A merchant's success is measured by the success of his customers."
John Wanamaker
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"The merchant who serves with excellence will never want for customers."
John Wanamaker
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"A merchant's desire should not be to make a large profit on a single sale, but to establish customers for life."
James Cash Penney
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"To give one's self permission to succeed is the first step in the journey to success."
James Cash Penney
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"Success is a journey, not a destination."
James Cash Penney
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"The real measure of your success is the legacy you leave behind."
James Cash Penney
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"The only real limitation on your abilities is the one you accept in your mind."
Harvey Firestone
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"You get what you focus on in life."
Harvey Firestone
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"The challenge is not getting ahead; it's staying ahead."
Harvey Firestone
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"The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life finds out what he is best fitted to do."
Harvey Firestone
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"Success is nothing more or less than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do."
Harvey Firestone
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"Success is being prepared for opportunity."
Harvey Firestone
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"The greatest tragedy in life is not failure but mediocrity."
Harvey Firestone
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"The foundation of success is good character."
Harvey Firestone
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"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to solve, but whether it's the same problem you had last year."
Harvey Firestone
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"Every great achievement begins with the decision to try."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"Perfection is not an accident - it is the result of unwavering dedication."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"Industry and thrift make fortune."
Owen D. Young
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"There can be no prosperity without progress."
Owen D. Young
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"A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder."
Owen D. Young
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
Owen D. Young
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"Success is a journey, not a destination."
Owen D. Young
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"Opportunity knocks softly; you must listen carefully to hear it."
Frank Woolworth
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"A person without a plan is planning to fail, whether in business or life."
Frank Woolworth
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"The greatest invention of commerce is the customer's smile."
Frank Woolworth