Success isn't something that we can just happen upon. Very few individuals have attained success without having to work hard every day. Even once you become successful, you must work hard to maintain that success. In this book, you will learn several qualities that will contribute to your success and build a solid foundation for your life. By focusing on key areas in your emotional, physical, spiritual, social, and financial well being, you can create a lifetime of success

This is a collection of the top quotes as rated by millions of people around the world. This list is constantly changing, but is current at the time of publication. They are in order starting with the most popular quote of all time as rated by millions of people. Users were able to submit quotes and then vote on them. They also submitted the author. Several of the quotes are familiar, but users insisted that they were misattributed. I have left all quotes as the users submitted them. Therefore, they may be slightly incorrect or misattributed.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader and freedom fighter of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu in India. Although Gandhi has left physically, his teachings will remain forever.

Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be suppressed in favor of the Legalists during the Qin Dynasty. Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin, Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as...

Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to attain knowledge while working on a farm, splitting rails for fences, and keeping store at New Salem, Illinois. He was a captain in the Black Hawk War, spent eight years in the Illinois legislature, and rode the circuit of courts for many years. His law partner said of him, "His ambition was a little engine that knew no rest." He married Mary Todd, and they had four boys, only one of whom lived to maturity. In 1858 Lincoln ran against Stephen A. Douglas for Senator. He lost the election, but in debating with Douglas he gained a national reputation that...