Herodotus Quotes

The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.

Success is the doing, not the getting - in the trying, not the triumph.

Success supposes endeavour.

No one ever accomplished anything great sitting down.

It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.

I would rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing.

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

By working hard, old man, I hope to make something good one day. I haven't yet, but I am pursuing it and fighting for it . . . .

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Many people may say that luck is important, but I think you create your own luck by working hard to ensure you don't miss opportunities.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.

The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.

The key to success is action, and the essential in action is perseverance.

If you work at it, you can achieve it.

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.

I promise you, a lot of it is luck. But you make your own luck by working really hard and trying lots and lots of things.

It pays no matter what comes after it, to try and do things, to accomplish things in this life and not merely to have a soft and pleasant time.

The thing I would like most to leave behind is to be remembered for trying hard.

Success, in my view, is the willingness to strive for something you really want. The person not reaching the top is no less a success than the one who achieved it, if they both sweated blood, sweat and tears and overcame obstacles and fears. The failure to be perfect does not mean you're not a success.

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

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try, and keep trying, for there is nothing to lose by trying and a great deal to gain if successful. By all means TRY! Do it NOW!!!

The action is what makes the dreams come true. Always do your best. The dream that you have becomes real when you take the action. If you dont take the action whatever is in your head ... will dissolve and you will forget about it

Effort and hard work construct the bridge that connects your dreams to reality.

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