Quotes by Brian Tracy
Last Updated: 24 Feb 2025

“A leader is someone who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
“Action is the most important factor in getting results.”
“Action without planning is the cause of every failure.”
“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great.”
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”
“Dream big. Start small. Act now.”
“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.”
“Good habits are worth being fanatical about.”
“It doesn’t matter where you are; you are nowhere compared to where you can go.”
“Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.”
“Nothing can stop the person with the right mental attitude from achieving their goal.”
“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.”
“Success in life is a result of your habits.”
“Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”
“Success is goals, and all else is commentary.”
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day.”
“Success is the ability to solve problems for others.”
“Success is the ability to solve problems.”
“Success requires no apologies; failure permits no alibis.”
“Successful people are simply those with successful habits.”
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.”
“The best way to succeed is to do what others are not doing.”
“The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people make decisions faster.”
“The first step in the development of any habit is to develop the habit of taking action.”
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
“The major reason why most people don’t achieve their goals is because they stop trying.”
“The more you discipline yourself, the more freedom you will have.”
“The more you focus on the positive, the more positive results you will get.”
“The only time to be positive you can’t fail is when you’re doing nothing.”
“The person who takes no risks in life does not accomplish much.”
“The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“The way to succeed is to double your rate of failure.”
“Time management is life management.”
“What we think, we become.”
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
“Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality.”
“Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.”
“You are the only real obstacle in your life. You are the only real limitation.”
“You can only be successful by doing something that matters to you.”
“You cannot achieve your goals if you are focused on your limitations.”
“You don't get what you want. You get what you are.”
“You don’t need a new year to make a change; you need a new decision.”
“Your ability to discipline yourself to take action regardless of emotional state is the key to success.”
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
“Your goals are as good as your ability to take action.”
“Your most valuable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.”
“Your potential is determined by your ability to take action.”
“Your success is determined by your ability to take massive action.”
“Your success is determined by your thinking.”