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Succeed Quotes

On succeeding against real constraints, not just good intentions.

These quotes treat success as conditional on real limits — a historical note that German wartime physicists knew their atomic program could not succeed under wartime constraints, and a statement that having few resources doesn't stop someone from succeeding. See Life quotes for related reflections.

I don't think the way to succeed is by doing something aggressive. Aggression is weak-minded.

Quotes by Agnes Martin

Regardless of how or where you enter Wall Street, use your inherent skills and strengths to succeed.

Quotes by Adena Friedman

I don't know what drives me to succeed.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

Should Ford succeed in equipping all its cars with information that gets communicated back to its servers, it will become a 'big data' company, a beyond-vehicles opportunity that is as promising as it is murky.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Always Quotes

A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.

Quotes by Adam Draper

We can succeed only by concert. It is not, 'Can any of us imagine better,' but, 'Can we all do better?'

Abraham Lincoln

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Abraham Lincoln

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Abraham Lincoln

Heroes in drama are people who try hard to reach a virtuous ideal. And whether they succeed or fail really doesn't matter - it's the trying that counts.

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

Business Quotes

If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.

Quotes by Zlatan Ibrahimovic

In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.

Quotes by Zachary Quinto

For a gymnast to be successful, she needs to strike a balance of everything within herself. She needs to be graceful, flexible, perform all elements, turns, maintain co-ordination - she has to have all of that. If, for example, she...

Quotes by Yana Kudryavtseva

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

Failure Quotes

Whatever you believe in, and if you keep trying, you can eventually succeed.

Quotes by William Hung

I enjoy helping young children succeed.

Quotes by William Hung

The German physicists knew at least so much about the manufacture and construction of atomic bombs that it was clear to them that the manufacture of bombs in Germany could not succeed during the war. For this reason, they were...

Quotes by Werner Heisenberg

When I first reviewed the iPad, I wrote that, to succeed, 'It will have to prove that it really can replace the laptop or netbook for enough common tasks, enough of the time, to make it a viable alternative.'

Quotes by Walt Mossberg

I learned that kids in show business are so different from regular, average students. They would gather behind you and help you to succeed in any way possible.

Quotes by Wally George

Life Quotes

However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.

Quotes by W. H. Davies

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "succeed" quotes cover?
It ranges from a historical note on Germany's WWII atomic-bomb effort, to overcoming personal limitations, wartime resolve about Iraq, and trying to be fearless.
Does a quote reference the WWII atomic-bomb race?
Yes, as history: "The German physicists knew at least so much about the manufacture and construction of atomic bombs that it was clear to them that the manufacture of bombs in Germany could not succeed during the war."
Is there a quote about succeeding despite obstacles?
Yes: "If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that."
Does a quote address the Iraq War?
Yes, restrained: "In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option." This is presented as the speaker's own wartime statement, not a position endorsed by this page. See the Failure collection for related quotes.
Is there a quote about striving to be fearless?
Yes: "I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try."

A blunt wartime demand that failure isn't an option sits next to a more forgiving admission that fearlessness doesn't always work — explore Business and Failure quotes.