100+ Best Quotes to Add on a Resume That Stand Out in 2024

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

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

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

Opportunities don't happen. You create them.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

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

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.

Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.

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

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Great things never come from comfort zones.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

A good leader inspires others with confidence in him; a great leader inspires them with confidence in themselves.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

To lead people, walk beside them… As for me, I lead by example.

Leaders think and act in the present, with an eye to the future.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.

Creativity is intelligence having fun.

Innovation distinguishes the leader from the follower.

The creative adult is the child who survived.

Every artist was first an amateur.

The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.

To innovate, you must experiment. If you know in advance it will be a success, it’s not an experiment.

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

Creativity takes courage.

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

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Excellence is never an accident. It’s always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution.

Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

The secret of our success is constancy to purpose.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

The power of belief limits or enables what we can do.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

Mistakes are proof that you are trying.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.

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

We learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character.

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever being able to do it.

Progress is progress, no matter how slow.

Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

None of us is as smart as all of us.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other's fund of collective intelligence.

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.

Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people.

Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

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

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

Purpose is not something you find. It’s something you build.

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up somewhere else.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

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.

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to grow. Do not repeat yourself. Be brave. Be kind. Be curious. Have fun. Live fully.

Purpose is the reason we strive, not just survive.

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

Your reputation is more important than your paycheck. Your integrity is worth more than your career.

The highest form of human excellence is to maintain integrity in difficult moments.

Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.

Trust is built when someone is vulnerable and isn’t exploited.

Professionalism is not a skill. It’s an attitude.

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

If you always do what is expected of you, you will never exceed expectations.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.

“Stay hungry, stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates

“Innovation comes from saying no to 1,000 things.” – Steve Jobs

“The best investment you can make is in yourself.” – Warren Buffett

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” – Thomas Edison

“The only thing that makes work easy is passion.” – Mark Cuban

“Focus on the things that really matter, and ignore the rest.” – Elon Musk

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence.” – Vince Lombardi

“Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg

“Speed matters in business. Speed matters in war. Speed matters in everything.” – Jeff Bezos

“If you want to succeed, you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” – John D. Rockefeller

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker