Succeed

Vidal on Success

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

— Gore Vidal

Crisp on Failure

"If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style."

— Quentin Crisp

Lyon on Succeeding

"If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything."

— Bill Lyon

Thoreau on Success

"Men are born to succeed, not fail."

— Henry David Thoreau

Aristotle on Failing

"It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way."

— Aristotle

Risk of Failure

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."

— Anonymous

Oprah on Our Personal Calling

"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."

— Oprah Winfrey

Peale on Imagination

"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination."

— Norman Vincent Peale

Thoreau on Success

"Men are born to succeed, not fail."

— Henry David Thoreau

Aristotle on Success

"It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way."

— Aristotle

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