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Tag Tag Success
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard’s Almanack · 1732-1758

Quotes

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”

Bill Gates · The Road Ahead, 1995 · Primary source

“I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”

Steve Jobs · Smithsonian Oral and Video Histories: Steve Jobs, 1995 · Primary source

“Every thing impossible, until we see a success.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · Experience, 1844 · Primary source

“Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · Wealth, 1860 · Primary source

“All successful men have agreed in one thing—they were causationists.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · Power, 1860 · Primary source

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Winston Churchill · No reliable source

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Purpose 31 Resilience 30 Perseverance 29 Courage 25 Persistence 19 Evidence 19 Effort 18 Diligence 15 Opportunity 15 Preparation 13 Failure 12 Agency 10 Complacency 8 Overconfidence 6 Possibility 6 Practical judgement 6 Self-assessment 5 Risk awareness 4 Entrepreneurship 4 Tenacity 3 Belief 2 Cause and effect 2 Precedent 1 Determinism 1