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Margaret Thatcher was born 1n 1925. "The Iron Lady" was the Prime Minister of Britain from 1979-1990. When questioned about her success, Thatcher responded, "I think success is a mixture of having a flair for the thing you are doing, but also knowing that flair is not enough. You must also work hard and have a definite sense of purpose." The following successful definitions help flesh out the meaning of success:

Success Is…

"Success is what you do with your ability. It’s how you use your talent."
George Allen

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Success is a matter of never-ceasing application."
Claude M. Bristol

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Success is about never giving up. It’s never about surrender."
Bruce Springstein

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Success is not so much achievement as achieving. Refuse to join the cautious crowd that plays not to lose, play to win."
David J Mahoney

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Success is living up to your potential. That’s all."
Joe Kapp

"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success."
Dr. Joyce Brothers

Success Is A Product of Hard Work

"Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work."
Anna Pavlova

"Failure is the path of least persistence."
Old-Time Saying

"Get a good idea and stay with it, and work it until it’s done and done right."
Walt Disney

"The secret of success is constancy of purpose."
Benjamin Disraeli


"Success is finishing what God gave you to do."
Harold Cook

"He did it with all his heart, and prospered."
2 Chronicles 31:21 KJV

And Finally . . .

"Ask yourself the secret to your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it."
Richard Bach

"In the sea of life, it is the lightweights who sink and the heavyweights who rise."
B. C. Forbes

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet a success unexpected in common hours."
Henry David Thoreau

"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill

This page was written and compiled by Criswell Freeman

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