Michael Collins Quotes

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.

Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.

The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Success is not just about making money. It’s about making a difference.

Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

Do not wait for the leaders; do it alone, person to person.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

The true test of leadership is how well you function in a crisis.

It’s not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Success is not something that happens to you, it’s something that happens because of you.

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.