Set Yourself on Fire For Success - 16 Powerful Quotes
June 1, 2009
You have choices how you get your inspiration. For many of you, quotes work and here’s 16 more success quotes. As former Canadian Hockey Player rifle puts it - “Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.”
So, go ahead, set yourself on fire with these 16 Success quotes.
Success Quote 1:“The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.”
- Alexander Pope (1688-1744) - English Poet and Satirist
Success Quote 2:
“The be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.”
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) - English Statesman and Writer
Success Quote 3:
“When you have taken so many kicks to your emotions, you want to quit -remember this - YOU and only YOU can decide if YOU will block the next kick, dust yourself off, wipe away the blood, stand up, walk tall - give yourself THE success YOU desire And deserve!”
- Trevor ‘ToeCracker’ Crook (B. 1965) - Writer
Success Quote 4:
“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that’s your own self.”
- Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) - English Novelist, Essayist and satirist
Success Quote 5:
“Man is what he believes.”
- Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) - Russian Writer
Success Quote 6:
“Success or failure is caused more by mental attitude than by mental capacity.”
- Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832 - Scottish Novelist and Poet
Success Quote 7:
“Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.”
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) - English Statesman and Novelist
Success Quote 8:
“We are all of us failures - at least, the best of us are.”
- J.M. Barrie (1860-1937) - British Playwright
Success Quote 9:
“Procrastination is the thief of time.”
- Edward Young (1683-1785) - English Poet
Success Quote 10:
“Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) - Irish Playwright, Critic and Social Reformer
Success Quote 11:
“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.”
- Reggie (Reginald Joseph) Leach (B. 1950) - Canadian Hockey Player “Rifle”
Success Quote 12:
“The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping stone in the pathway of the strong.”
- Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) - Scottish Born, English Prose Writer
Success Quote 13:
“Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.”
- Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825) - German Novelist
Success Quote 14:
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only dream, but also believe.”
- Anatole France (1844-1924) - French Novelist, Poet and Critic
Success Quote 15:
“When the going gets tough - dig deep inside, discover your inner strength and imagine that obstacle as small as a pea, just waiting to be crushed under your foot, as you do, squash it, keep walking and replay that movie over and over again in your mind.”
- Trevor ‘ToeCracker’ Crook (B. 1965) - Writer
Success Quote 16:
“Never, Never, Never Quit!”
- Winston Churchill
I think Churchill sums in up best with his 4 word speech and famous quote - Never, Never, Never Quit!
“Dedicated to kicking you ass until you succeed!”
Warmly
Trevor ‘ToeCracker’ Crook
PS. Absorb these quotes, print them off and say them out loud, to yourself in front of your mirror, with passion and meaning in your voice. Feel Free to Pay It Forward to your friends.
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Excellent quotes. Definitely words to succeed by!
Thanks Trevor, everyone needs a kick in the pants every once in awhile.
wow…………… really very powerful…..
Thanks
Like these a lot. Thanks for the post!
Glad you do Kevin. There’s 3-4 other posts of quotes. Check the archives!