Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. He penned 19 children’s books over his decades-long writing career. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. In 1953, he published the best-selling story collection ‘Someone Like You’ and married actress Patricia Neal. He published the popular book ‘James and the Giant Peach’ in 1961. May these Roald Dahl Quotes On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “Always dare to dream.” Roald Dahl
2. “Be open to new opportunities and discoveries.” Roald Dahl
3. “Always try to give 100%.” Roald Dahl
4. “There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet.” Roald Dahl
5. “Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.” Roald Dahl
7. “Inner beauty is more important than outer beauty.” Roald Dahl
8. “You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.” Roald Dahl
9. “Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.” Roald Dahl
10. “Try to be optimistic even when things look hopeless.” Roald Dahl
11. “If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” Roald Dahl
12. “The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.” Roald Dahl
13. “You don’t need to change to be loved.” Roald Dahl
14. “However small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance was there.” Roald Dahl
15. “Great things often start off small.” Roald Dahl
16. “I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.” Roald Dahl
17. “Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.” Roald Dahl
18. “A life is made up of a great number of small incidents and a small number of great ones.” Roald Dahl
19. “There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to be.” Roald Dahl
20. “There’s value in doing things that scare you.” Roald Dahl
21. “I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I’ll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.” Roald Dahl
22. “Don’t take yourself too seriously.” Roald Dahl
23. “A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.” Roald Dahl
24. “We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.” Roald Dahl
25. “If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.” Roald Dahl
26. “Take constructive criticism like a champ.” Roald Dahl
27. “A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it.” Roald Dahl
28. “Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog.” Roald Dahl
29. “A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men.” Roald Dahl
30. “If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it, and above all, become passionate about it.” Roald Dahl
31. “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.” Roald Dahl
32. “Let go of things you can’t control.” Roald Dahl
33. “I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.” Roald Dahl
34. “You’ll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that.” Roald Dahl
35. “The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.” Roald Dahl
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