The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and chewed fast as I could 

— Paul Hogan, Actor

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes 

— Earl of Beaconsfield

Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance 

— C. W. Wendte

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

—  Thomas A. Edison

There is no failure except in no longer trying 

— Elbert Hubbard

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

— Thomas Alva Edison

The price of excellence is discipline, the cost of mediocrity is disappointment 

— William Arthur Ward

It matters not what a person is born but what they choose to be 

— Joanne Kathleen Rowling

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst 

—  Dale Carnegie

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems 

— Anonymous

Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticise other 

— Christian D Larson

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not something be waited for; but, rather something to be achieved 

— William Jennings Bryan

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you‚ whose presence calls forth your best  

— Epictetus

The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live 

— Elbert Hubbard

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom 

— Aristotle

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? 

— Abraham Lincoln

If you don’t design your own life plan‚ chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much  

— Jim Rohn

Men's best successes come after their disappointments 

— Henry Ward Beecher

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness  

— Sophocles

If you aim at nothing, you’re sure to hit it 

— Confucius