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Churchill had a unique view on success, born from a career filled with spectacular failures (Gallipoli) and triumphs. He famously quipped, 'Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. ' He understood that success is not a permanent state but a continuous process of managing setbacks. He teaches that resilience is the primary ingredient of success and that enthusiasm is the fuel that keeps the engine running.
"Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential."
"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
"The accumulation of capital is the first step toward civilization."
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
"I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else."
"The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible."
"The profit motive is the most powerful engine of human progress."
"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
"I have always liked to have a go at everything. It is the only way to find out what you are capable of."
"The engine of wealth is the individual's desire to better himself and his family."
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
"In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity; in peace, goodwill."
"He who fails to plan is planning to fail."
"Healthy discontent is the first step to progress."
"Saving is a very fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you."
"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."
"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."
"It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."
"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful."
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