Marva Collins Quotes

I'm not going to sit on the couch in my house and expect everything to come, I know that I must continue to work hard.

Success comes from taking the initiative and following up or persisting.

I'm constantly reminding myself that the world owes us nothing. We have to make our way and we have to work hard, persevere and make our own way in the world because the world isn't waiting for us, so let's let the world know we are here.

I would rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing.

Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.

You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.

To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running

Put your head down and work hard. Never wait for things to happen, make them happen for yourself through hard graft and not giving up.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.

Nothing will work unless you do.

Succeeding in life is a difficult business - you need to work 16 hours a day, face failures along the way, remember that nobody owes you a thing, and take risks.

I just have to keep working hard and keep pushing for my chance.

I guess you can say that my unwillingness to accept failure is what drives my success.

I always try to do my best. Sometimes is that enough to get a good result, sometimes not, but I never give up, and I never will.

It is a lack of commitment, not a lack of talent, that damns you to mediocrity.

People who soar, are those who refuse to sit back and wish things would change

When you can't wait for your ship to come in, you've got to row out to it.

Hard work, courage and commitment - these are the key elements for success.

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence.

If you sit by the wayside waiting for Success, your knees will be too stiff to follow her when she passes.

Drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.

Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women.

There is no excuse for not trying.