Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Thomas J. Watson JR – Former President, 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.”

Epicurus – Ancient Greek philosopher

“It is not so much our friends’ help that helps as the confidence of their help.”

Maria Bartiromo – American journalist, author, reporter

“My biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard.”

Sophocles – Ancient Greek playwright

“Without labour, nothing prospers.”

Vidal Sassoon – British hairstylist and businessman

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

Arianna Huffington – Founder and CEO of Huffington Post, Thrive Global

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time...

Calvin Coolidge – 30th President of the United States

“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.”

Wayne Huizenga – American businessman

“Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”

Jim Rohn – American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker

“Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”

Dee Hock – Founder of Visa

“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out.”