The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting and achieving goals.

For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

Change, But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

The change in motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

Man, unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments.

It is a hard thing to leave any deeply routined life, even if you hate it.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

The way you habitually think will determine your destiny.

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

Before a man can accomplish anything of an enduring nature in the world, he must first of all acquire some measure of success in the management of his own mind.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.

The planet does not need more “successful people.” The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

In reading lives of great people, I found the first victory won was over themselves.