Quotes on success help to motivate and inspire you to do things you never thought possible. Famous people who have become successful are the leading authors of these quotes.

Before Success comes Failure

Many quotes on success stress that it is usually a hard endeavor and it is not easily gained. You must work doggedly in order to be considered successful. Many successful business men failed many times before they accomplished their goals or dreams. As stated by Thomas J. Watson, president of International Business Machines (IBM): “Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success." You have to remember that before most successes were failures.

Qualities of Successful People

Many quotes on success extol the virtues found in people that are considered successful. The quotes list desire, persistence, determination, discipline, devotion, talent, drive and so on. Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company and innovator of modern assembly lines, added to that list of qualities needed: “The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed."  Give your all and see what is given in return.

Ability to dare to be more than expected

Quotes motivate you to really make positive changes in your life. You have been told that you cannot be something well, yet you feel passionately about it. Do not listen to the negative people that try to crush dreams. You should dare to be more than what is expected. You may face failures, but if it is something that you want to strive for, don’t stop trying. Academy-Award winning film producer, animator and entrepreneur Walt Disney, a successful man by any measure, inspired others when he said that success was attainable: “Somehow I can’t believe there are many heights that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true. This special secret can be summarized in four C’s. They are: curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of these is confidence."

Overcome your fears

Quotes on success tell you how difficult it can be to attain. Sometimes the biggest obstacle to success is the fear you have about failing. You don’t even try. You don’t try for that new job, you don’t audition for the play, you don’t … If you don’t try something, it is a guarantee that you will not succeed.  As stated by Woody Allen:
"Seventy percent of success in life is showing up." Just show up and you could be the next person who has a famous quote on your own success.