Orison Swett Marden Quotes

But at the end of the day, I am a firm believer of the fact that if I can do well nobody can stop me.

Defeat, my defeat, my deathless courage, You and I shall laugh together with the storm, And together we shall dig graves for all that die in us, and we shall stand in the sun with a will, And we shall be dangerous

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.

No matter how I might feel about myself or my self-image, there is still a part of me that wants to fight to the end.

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.

If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

But I've never once thought that I wouldn't get back, as if you do think like that, then you're in trouble.

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me.

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.

No matter what industry you're in, there will be naysayers. So you have to be your own champion.

I know I can fight; that's the only thing that matters to me.

I learned that I'm really good with perseverance. I'm stronger than I thought I was inside. I also learned that I don't give up easily and that I trust and believe that things are going to be OK.

When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it's a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that's something I have. That's who I am.

When I first started playing in a youth football league, I was the worst kid on the team. I quit the first year. And then the next year, I was still the worst kid - I didn't even play.

Without God and the strong heart that I have, I wouldn't be able to make it.

I've always believed in myself, and it's such a long competition over two days, you can't worry about what anyone else is doing.

When people talk trash about me and doubt me, I just use it as motivation.

It takes an inner strength to succeed.

I've gone through all of it: I've literally heard every single name in the book be told to me. So don't be discouraged by anyone as long as you're confident in yourself, and just keep doing what you're doing.