15 Famous Quotes That Will Motivate You to Achieve Success

Everyone's notion of success is different; whether it's personal or professional, we're always seeking to improve in some aspect of our lives. We all need some motivation from time to time, which is why we've created a list of notable inspiring quotes to help you succeed.

15 Inspirational Success Quotes

1. “If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.”

Dhirubhai Ambani

2. “The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.”

Mark Caine

3. “People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Tony Robbins

4. “When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”

Audre Lorde

5. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

Mark Twain

6. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

7. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

Thomas A. Edison

8. “If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents. Value what you know & start charging for it.”

Kim Garst

9. “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

David Brinkley

10. “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

Steve Jobs

11. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

12. “Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his presents.”

Roger Babson

13. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Mahatma Gandhi

14. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”

Mark Twain

15. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

Vince Lombardi