Controversial quotes

It is better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you are not.

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

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.

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

The best revenge is massive success.

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

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

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

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

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

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

Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

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

Controversial quotes part 2

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

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.

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

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

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

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.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient.

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

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

Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.

If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.

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

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

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Don’t be afraid of being different; be afraid of being the same as everyone else.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.