Famous success quotes can inspire and motivate us when we’re not feeling very strong.  One of my favorites is from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Dr King said “Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”  That quote reminds me not to focus on everything being right in order to take action. In this article I will share with you several other quotes that I live by.

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.  H. Ross Perot

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.  Magic Johnson

You must trade in who you’ve been for who you must become.   Les Brown

You deserve to have your life exactly the way you want it .   Jack Canfield

The fact that you even have a dream is all the evidence you need to achieve it.   Bishop TD Jakes and Brian Tracy

Commitment is the difference between people who ‘have potential’ and people who have results.   Demond Jackson (Me)

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.   Horace Mann

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.   John F. Kennedy

All I was doing was trying to get home from work.  Rosa Parks

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we’ve been given.   Mary Lou Retton

I haven’t, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order – not one.   Oliver North

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG.   Bill Gates

Don’t force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It’s the child’s desire to play that matters, not the parent’s desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.   Tiger Woods

Above all, film is a business… Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.   Mel Gibson

An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality. You must, nevertheless, suffer for it.   Richard Bach

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.   Orison Sweet Marden

These are among my favorites.  Famous success quotes are like a friend encouraging you to continue when you want to give up.  Success quotes are like having your mentor or hero as your own personal cheerleader.  There are many great websites that spotlight the best success quotes of the last century.  When you visit, enjoy.

Keeping and memorizing quotes like the ones above can only have a positive impact on your life. I hope you were moved by these awesome quotes.  I know I am.

I would love to hear which quotes are special to you.  Please post your favorite quotes below.  Thanks for reading.

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