Felix Dennis Quotes

Madam Walker was a woman who transformed herself in a very American, rags-to-riches way.

In my particular instance, I came from a family that didn't have anything. Everything I earned in life I made. Myself. With songs that I wrote.

Abraham Lincoln comes from nothing, has no education, no money, lives in the middle of nowhere on the frontier. And despite the fact that he suffers one tragedy and one setback after another, through sheer force of will, he becomes something extraordinary: not only the president but the person who almost single-handedly united the country.

I came from nothing. I came from the projects and welfare and ended up a millionaire with no frame of reference. I was bound to hit a wall sooner or later.

I wasn't sheltered or spoiled. All the money I made, I made myself.

There wasn't a rich father or rich family that paid for everything that I have right now, so I worked my way.

I actually had to start from nothing and build my own way out of it by making financial goals... It's been an interesting journey but one I can relate to in terms of struggling.

Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing to do. The thing that you learn is to pick yourself back up, to learn from your mistakes.

As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.

I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong...I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.

Successes teach you nothing. Failures teach you everything. Making mistakes is the most important thing you can do.

I learn from my mistakes. It’s a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there’s no gain.

The thing that I think about the most, and is the most rewarding to me, is the whole past. That I kind of went from nothing to something and I did it on my own, and I did it through hard work and smarts.

I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle, I make mistakes but learn from every one, And when it's said and done, I bet this brother be a better one, If I upset you don't stress, Never forget, that God isn't finished with me yet

Do you know how many times my career has been close to rock bottom? Each time, I was like, 'Girl, figure it out. Reinvent yourself.' Just the other day, I was having lunch with my mom, and she said, 'You've taught me so much. You are so resilient.'

I've failed way more than I've succeeded.

Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and ambitious, and together those qualities enabled her to deliver herself from slavery and become a successful businesswoman.

It makes one a better person to have had hardships and to have overcome hardships and not to blame anybody else for your mistakes.

Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune no matter where he started.

I had one year of struggle. My parents were always there, but I didn't want to rely on them. Now it's moving pretty fast. I'm not rich, but obviously this is fantastic. All I know to do with money is put it in a shoebox anyway.

I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on my own.

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

I've had the school of hard knocks, and I've worked my way up to be the governor of this great state of Connecticut.

As I followed my dream - stayed in-Spirit, that is, inspired - I made more money in the first year after I gave up my employment than I had made in the previous 35 years of my life.

Don't be frightened of failure. It makes you stronger if you learn from your mistakes.