Orison Swett Marden Quotes

I just think my own ambition would not allow me to sit on the gifts that my creator had given me. And so that's when I realized that I could actually go away.

The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do.

I'm proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do.

True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment.

Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want.

We do not do well except when we know where the best is and when we are assured that we have touched it and hold its power within us.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Sometimes you have to find the passion. It comes from the inside... Everyone has to find it for themselves.

As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.

I knew a lot of girls who just wanted to be famous, and if that's your goal, that's awesome; that just wasn't enough for me.

All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.

If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.

I think the more diversity that one has in his life, the happier he can be, as long as he is able to do whatever he chooses to do at that given time well.

Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody.

I have the greatest life in the world because I created it.

Why strive to be 'elite'? Because it infuses your life with purpose and meaning that does not depend on anyone or anything that can ever be taken away from you.

I think the greatest demand actually comes from within, not from outside.

I've created the life I wanted.

I actually think most people do what they love because it's really important to them.

Winning isn't just about the material things you attain, it's about being your best in all you do.

The things I do, I do for me, not for no publicity stunt or cameras or whatever.

You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.

Let us waste no further time looking for the secret of success or the key to happiness. Already the door is open and whosoever will, may enter.

But if we are talking in terms of making progress in life, we must understand that "good enough" is very different from "best.

Others can inspire you, but ultimately the only thing that empowers you is what lies within you and learning how to better utilize what you’ve been given.