Life Quotes, Quotes About Life to Become Success in Life

"We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon." — Jimmy Carter

"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." — William Faulkner

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back." — Maya Angelou

"Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground." — Rosa Parks

"Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat." — Ralph Ellison

"The secret to getting ahead is getting started." — Mark Twain

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor." — Truman Capote

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." — William Faulkner

"The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy." — Eudora Welty

"You'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut." — Dr. Seuss

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." — Johnny Cash

"The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith." — Billy Graham

"You have two choices in life; you can either like what you do or dislike what you do. I have chosen to like what I do." — Barbara Bush

"Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome." — Fannie Flagg

"If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow." — Beyoncé Knowles

"You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events." — Joel Osteen

"Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are." — Martin Luther King Jr.

"I've been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me." — Loretta Lynn

"It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow." — Ralph Ellison

"You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try." — Dolly Parton

Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. that's the exciting part." — Emeril Lagasse

"All serious daring starts from within." — Eudora Welty

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." — Maya Angelou

"So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good." — Helen Keller

"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." — Oprah Winfrey

"Now it's the little moments that stop me in my tracks, because that's what life is all about." — Joanna Gaines

"The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that's good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day." — Julia Roberts

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." — Jackie Robinson

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." — Dr. Seuss

"Each person must live their life as a model for others." — Rosa Parks

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." — William Faulkner

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." — Mark Twain

"Life is short, but it is wide. This too shall pass." — Rebecca Wells

"To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone." — Reba McEntire

"If I'd have done all the things I was supposed to have done, I'd be really tired." — Willie Nelson

"Despite the forecast, live like it's spring." — Lilly Pulitzer

"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one." — Dolly Parton