Five days into a new month, a bit of inspiration can go a long way. Here we have rounded up 10 of the most sage, inspirational quotes from some of the world’s most successful people in their field. Take a look:
1. “If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.”— James Cameron, Three-time Oscar-winning director
2. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something–your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”— Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple and founder of Pixar
3. “If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in life than most people.” — Leonardo DiCaprio, Oscar-winning actor and activist
4. “The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”— Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States of America
5. “Success is the best revenge for anything. Keep your head down and work hard to achieve.”— Ed Sheeran, Fastest-selling male artist in history
6. “Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.”— Tony Hsieh, Internet entrepreneur
7. “Excellence to me comes down to life organization. Education and dedication, with belief, with family. Quality is the amount of time you put into these things, to make you the full package. Excellence is making sure you understand the importance of putting things in order. Quality is the amount of time you put into the things you put in order.” —Anthony Joshua, Heavyweight champion of the world and Olympic gold medal holder
8. “Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.” — Drake, Record-breaking musician
9. “The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.” — Henry Ford, Founder of The Ford Motor Company and the ninth richest person of all time
10. “You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed – you’re not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.” — LeBron James,13-time NBA All-Star