Quotes about Achievement

Henry Ford is a success, because he understands, and applies the principles of success. One of these is DESIRE: knowing what one wants.

Your business in life is, presumably to achieve success. To be successful, you must find peace of mind, acquire the material needs of life, and above all, attain HAPPINESS. All of these evidences of success begin in the form of thought impulses.

The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.

Set a high standard for yourself.

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.

OPPORTUNITY has spread its wares before you. Step up to the front, select what you want, create your plan, put the plan into action, and follow through with PERSISTENCE.

The moment you complete this, you will have DEFINITELY given concrete form to the intangible DESIRE. Read the preceding sentence once more.

The accumulation of great fortunes calls for POWER, and power is acquired through highly organized and intelligently directed specialized knowledge, but that knowledge does not, necessarily, have to be in the possession of the man who accumulates the fortune.

This idea of starting at the bottom and working one's way up may appear to be sound, but the major objection to it is this— too many of those who begin at the bottom never manage to lift their heads high enough to be seen by opportunity, so they remain at the bottom. It should be remembered, also, that the outlook from the bottom is not so very bright or encouraging.

I learned that when one needs anything very badly, it is very difficult for him to find anyone who wishes to help him get it, but when one gets over the hump, achieves recognition, and no longer needs help, then just about everybody on earth wants to do something for him.

Success come to those who become success conscious. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious.

The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile." Another