#success

I left for New York expecting to repeat my success, only to be turned down by almost every publisher in that city, till the Viking Press, my American publishers of a lifetime, thought of taking me on. ↗

— Patrick White

#american #city #down #every #expecting

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success. ↗

— Paramahansa Yogananda

#best time #failure #season #seeds #sowing

America thinks of itself as a meritocracy, so people have more respect for success and more contempt for failure. ↗

— Toby Young

#contempt #failure #itself #more #people

To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows. ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#confidence #doubt #positive-attitude #positive-thinking #positivity

Learning is a matter of gathering knowledge; wisdom is applying that knowledge. ↗

— Roopleen

#inspiration #inspire #life #motivation #never-give-up

If you think training is hard...try losing. ↗

— Davee Jones

#determination #inspirational #life #success #attitude

There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps. ↗

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

#success-strategies #attitude

Fashion does not have to prove that it is serious. It is the proof that intelligent frivolity can be something creative and positive ↗

— Karl Lagerfeld

#beauty #chanel #chic #creative #designer

Ultimate prosperity is one's value within. It takes a man of depth, morality, and charm to be envied yet without a sign of wealth or romance. A passion to prove such inner worth is his permission to achieve whatever he desires. ↗

— Criss Jami

#charm #contentment #depth #desire #envy

There is no greater symphony of self-destruction than the beautifully poisonous melody found in our excuses. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#poison #success #beauty