The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything 

—  Theodore Roosevelt

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths‚ rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success  

— John D. Rockefeller

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes 

— Earl of Beaconsfield

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well 

— Henry W. Longfellow

One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills 

— Earl Wilson

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life  

— Tony Robbins

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible  

— Tony Robbins

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do 

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash 

— George S. Patton

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that 

— Vincent Norman Peale

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong 

— Thomas Carlyle

There is always room at the top 

— Daniel Webster

A man’s errors are his portals of discovery  

— James Joyce

A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action‚ you haven’t truly decided  

— Tony Robbins

The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work  

— Vince Lombardi

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible  

— Tony Robbins

See yourself living in abundance and you will attract it. It always works‚ it works every time with every person 

—  Bob Proctor

Many only learn in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people 

— Will Rogers

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have laboured hard for 

— Socrates

No great man ever complains of want of opportunities 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson