From the rich and famous, past and present, here are 39 motivational quotes tohelp boost you past any temporary slump on your way to the top

1. 39 Powerful
Success Quotes
from the Rich and
Famous for High
Achievers
Prof. Larry M. Lynch
proflmlynch@gmail.com

2. Bruce Lee
http://positivemed.com/15-amazing-quotes-from-bruce-lee/
“Always be yourself,
express yourself,
have faith in
yourself. Do not go
out and look for
a successful
personality and
duplicate it”

3. Henry Ford
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/05/23/ford-gets-blue-oval-out-of-hock/
“Unless you have
courage, a courage
that keeps you
going, always
going, no matter
what happens,
there is no certainty
of success. It is
really an endurance
race”

4. Winston Churchill
http://www.information-facts.com/women/winston-churchill-was-born-
in-a-ladies-room-during-a-dance-2
Never,
Never,
Never
Give up

5. Barack Obama
http://inserbia.info/news/2013/08/no-patience-for-homophobic-countries-barack-obama/
“Find
somebody to
be successful
for. Raise
their hopes.
Think of their
needs”

6. Anthony Robbins
http://www.bestmotivationalvideos.info/tag/robbins
“The path
to success is
to take
massive,
determined
action”

7. http://dropnrollclothing.wordpress.com/tag/1980s-
fashion/
LL Cool J
“Dreams don’t have
deadlines. I’m thinking
of doing bigger and
better things and
having more fun with
it”

8. Les Brown
http://www.empowernetwork.com/inspiredprogress/blog/les-brown-video/
“Accept
responsibility for
your life. Know that
it is you who will
get you where you
want to go, no one
else”

9. LeBron James
“Committment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How
committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a
good friend? To being trustworthy? To being successful? … There’s
that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you
committed, or are you not?
http://donandjerrys.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/how-to-hate-an-all-time-great/

10. http://www.santabanta.com/wallpapers/will-smith/
“I’ve always considered
myself to be just
average talent and what
I have is a ridiculous
insane obsessiveness for
practice and
preparation”

11. http://bookstove.com/book-talk/a-summary-and-review-of-the-power-of-positive-thinking-
by-norman-vincent-peale-for-thinking-executives-and-those-who-want-to-be-one/
Norman Vincent Peale
“Believe in yourself.! Have faith in your abilities!
Without a humble but reasonable confidence in
your own powers you cannot be successful or
happy”

12. http://thecultivatedmind.wordpress.com/category/people/
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Do not pray for
easy lives. Pray to
be stronger men”

13. Steve Jobs
http://www.cultofmac.com/125500/cbs-releases-full-60-minutes-
interview-with-steve-jobs-biographer-walter-isaacson/
“I want to
put a ding
in the
universe”

14. John C. Maxwell
http://www.success.com/article/what-is-your-dream
“The greatest day in
your life and mine is
when we take total
responsibility for our
attitudes. That’s the
day we truly grow
up”

15. Zig Ziglar
http://www.tmreporter.com/entertainment/motivational-speaker-zig-ziglar-died-this-morning-at-86/
“Your attitude,
not your
aptitude, will
determine your
altitude”

16. Frank Sinatra
http://fanart.tv/artist/197450cd-0124-4164-b723-3c22dd16494d/sinatra-frank/
“The best
revenge is
massive
success”

17. George Washington Carver
http://www.woodberryparkinventors.com/
“No individual has
any right to come
into this world and
go out of it
without leaving
behind him
distinct and
legitimate reasons
for having passed
through it”

18. “Courage and grace in the face of adversity
are the hallmarks of a great leader”
Benazir Bhutto
http://www.siasat.pk/forum/showthread.php?74828-Benazir-killing-accused-stands-third-in-exam

19. Dale Carnegie
http://optimisticquotes.org/dale-carnegie-quotes/
“Success is getting
what you want.
Happiness is
wanting what you
get”

20. Donald Trump
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-bankruptcies-
whittle-reputation-great-businessman-article-1.110524
“I like
thinking big.
If you’re going
to be thinking
anything, you
might as well
think BIG”

21. Ross Perot
http://www.globalwhisperer.com/2010/09/the-man-behind-the-largest-jailbreak-in-history/
“Most people give
up just when
they’re about to
achieve success.
They quit on the
one yard line. They
give up at the last
minute of the
game one foot
from a winning
touchdown”

22. Robert Kiyosaki
http://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-morning-show/factsheets/article/-
/10286420/robert-kiyosaki-investor-entrepreneur-and-educator/
“The size of your
success is measured
by the strength of
your desire;
… the size of your
dream;
… and how you
handle
disappointment
along the way”

23. Henry David Thoreau
http://www.zazzle.com/thoreau+tarjetas+postales?lang=es
“If one advances
confidently in the
direction of his
dreams, and
endeavors to live
the life which he
has imagined, he
will meet with
success
unexpected in
common hours”

24. John D. Rockefeller
http://optimisticquotes.org/dale-carnegie-quotes/
John D. Rockefeller
“if you want to
succeed you
should strike
out on new
paths, rather
than travel the
worn paths of
accepted
success”

25. http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Reviews-Essays/Malcolm-X-A-Life-of-Reinvention/ba-p/4649
“Education is our passport to the
future, for tomorrow belongs to the
people who prepare for it today”

26. Mark Zuckerberg
http://www.quepasa-migente.com/noticias/curiosas/125739-peruanos-
inscriben-a-sus-hijos-con-el-nombre-de-mark-zuckerberg-y-steve-jobs
“The biggest risk is not
taking any risk … In a
world that’s changing
really quickly, the only
strategy that is
guaranteed to fail is
not taking risks”

27. Oprah Winfrey
http://www.bet.com/topics/o/oprah-winfrey.html
“I don’t
believe in
failure. It
is not
failure if
you
enjoyed
the
process”

28. Thomas A. Edison
http://operationmotivation.com/2011/06/thomas-edison-words-of-wisdom/
“One of our
greatest
weaknesses lies
in giving up.
The most certain
way to succeed is
always to try just
one more time”

29. Wayne Gretzky
http://thesheaf.com/2009/11/26/gretzky-back-in-the-spotlight/
“Procrastination
is one of the
most common
and deadliest of
diseases and its
toll on success
and happiness is
heavy”

30. Helen Keller
http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=HelenKeller_LC_WHDay_CA_07_ul
“The best and
most beautiful
things in the
world cannot
be seen or even
touched – they
must be felt
with the heart”

31. http://edynathan.com/i-have-a-dream#.UkjJlz-RY_k

32. Michael Jordan
http://www.chicagonow.com/through-an-irishmans-eyes/2013/05/michael-or-lebron/
“I’ve failed
over and over
and over again
in my life and
that is why I
succeed”

33. http://www.santabanta.com/wallpapers/serena-williams/
“Luck has nothing to
do with it because
I’ve spent many,
many hours,
countless hours,
working on the court
for my one moment
in time , not
knowing when it
would come”

34. Venus Williams
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/18/sport/tennis/tennis-venus-williams-wimbledon-injury/index.html
“When you lose you’re
more motivated.
When you win, you
fail to see your
mistakes and probably
no one can tell you
anything”

35. Sam Walton
http://www.glogster.com/samuelc14/sam-walton/g-6li79ioqdlam1un2gtk1aa0
“High
expectations are
the key to
everything”

36. Zach Branff
http://wallpaperweb.org/wallpaper/boys/zach-braff_61149.htm
“The success of
“Scrubs” allowed me to
pursue anything I felt
passionately about
without having to
worry about money”

37. Larry Flynt
“The only
question to ask
yourself is, “how
much are you
willing to
sacrifice to
achieve this
success?”
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/09/08/pornographer-larry-flynt-offers-1-million-romneys-tax-returns

38. Michael Dell“You don’t have to be a
genius or a visionary or
even a college graduate
to be successful. You just
need a framework and a
dream”
http://dealbreaker.com/2013/03/short-term-shareholders-arent-looking-
out-for-the-long-term-and-vice-versa/michael-dell-knee/

39. Benjamin Disraeli
“The secret
of success is
to be ready
when your
opportunity
comes”
http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2011/08/action-may-not-always-be-happinessbut-
there-is-no-happiness-without-action-benjamin-disraeli-in-lothair/

40. http://quotes-lover.com/picture-quote/plan-your-work-for-today-nd-every-day-then-work-your-plan/

41. “Always bear in mind
that your own resolution
to succeed is more
important than any other
one thing” 5 November 1855
Abraham Lincoln
https://plus.google.com/112390165691850051139/posts
Prof. Larry M. Lynch
proflmlynch@gmail.com
Ref.: “The 101Most Powerful Success Quotes for
High Achievers – Vol. 1” by Demond Jackson