20 Highly Successful People Quotes [Reached Success After Age 40]

Here’s a list of powerful successful people quotes. All of them became highly successful after their 40s. Know that is never too late to reach your goals and become highly successful. These quotes may give new hope and a new perspective.

Fashion Designer Vera Wang – Successful People Quotes

Vera Wang was 40 when she opened her own bridal boutique. A few years later, she launched her own signature collection. Today she is one of the most prominent designers of bridal wear in America.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Success isn’t about the end result, it’s about what you learn along the way.

The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart’s attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.

KFC Founder Colonel Sanders – Successful People Quotes

Colonel Sanders was 62 when he started franchising KFC in 1952. Twelve years later, with more than 600 franchised outlets, he sold the franchise for $2 million to a group of investors.

You got to like your work. You have got to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it – because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don’t you see?

Don’t be against things so much as for things.

I’ve only had two rules: Do all you can and do it the best you can. It’s the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.

No hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.

McDonalds Founder Ray Kroc – Successful People Quotes

Ray Kroc was 52 when he became the president of McDonalds in 1955. He bought out the owners entirely six years later and grew it into the world’s biggest fast food chains. By the time of his death, McDonald’s was worth $8 billion and his personal worth was estimated at $500 million.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.

The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.

If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.

Walmart Founder Sam Walton – Successful People Quotes

Sam Walton was 44 when he opened the first Walmart store in Arkansas. As of 2015, Walmart is one of the most valuable companies in the world with more than $260 Billion in market capitalization.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.

If you love your work, you’ll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you – like a fever.

Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going exactly in the opposite direction.

High expectations are the key to everything.

You can make a positive out of the most negative if you work at it hard enough.

Marvel Comics Creator Stan Lee – Successful People Quotes

Stan Lee was almost 40 when he became famous for the hit comic “the Fantastic Four” in 1961. Afterwards, he co-launched several popular Marvel characters including X-Men, Spiderman, the Hulk, Doctor Strange and Daredevil.

With great power there must also come … great responsibility!

I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re able to entertain people, you’re doing a good thing.

I try not to do anything that’s too close to what I’ve done before. And the nice thing is we have a big universe here. It’s filled with new ideas. All you have to do is grab them.

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