"Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next."

"The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts - it gives you what you demand with your actions."

"The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense."

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."

"I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you."

"So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains."

"I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time."

"Behind every success is hard work, persistence, and faith."

"Nothing will work unless you do."

"The path to success is to take massive, determined action."

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."

"Don’t wait. The time will never be just right."

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."

"I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance."

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

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work."

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."

"The starting point of all achievement is desire."

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work."