Joseph Jacobs Quotes
The successful men of action are not sufficiently self-observant to know exactly on what their success depends.
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A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.
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If anything, I'm the most hesitant to bring on a label. That terrifies me. I think people believe major labels are linked to success. They're absolutely not that.
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No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.
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I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of 'em do, and not hurt the team. I'd go nuts if I tried doing that.
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The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.
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Today, people idolize athletes and celebrities - and yes, highly successful and visionary business people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but not the innovators who perhaps have not seen such high-flying levels of success. Can anyone name the inventors of GPS, which has such a huge impact on our lives today?
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The real secret of success is enthusiasm.
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You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which 'clicks.'
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Failure is what we're all running from, we're always running toward success with failure at our back.
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For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.
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When I sit here and see that the eight brothers from the neighborhood that I grew up with still have success, it had to be magical. I doubt if you get another 'Wu-Tang Clan.' That might be harder than getting the new 'Jackson Five.' Certain groups you only get one time, and we just happened to be that group.
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Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.
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Success as a result of industry is a peasant ideal.
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Success isn't measured by the amount of people that watch you unless you allow it to be.
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Success always necessitates a degree of ruthlessness. Given the choice of friendship or success, I'd probably choose success.
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Before my mother was a King, she climbed trees and wrestled with boys. And won. Even as a child, Coretta Scott demonstrated that her gender would not deter her success, nor did it detract from her strength.
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With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit, I was terribly spoiled and I thought I couldn't do anything wrong. I was also desperate to make tons of money because of my responsibility to my daughter. And there was no longer any joy in making music.
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The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself…Making music is actually little else than a matter of invention aided and abetted by emotion. In composing we combine what we know of music with what we feel.
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That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason; there is nothing more excellent than the universe, therefore the universe exercises reason.
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The existence of a world without God seems to me less absurd than the presence of a God, existing in all of his perfection, creating imperfect man in order to make him run the risk of Hell.
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I've always had a duck personality. Calm above water, feet going crazy below.
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If you're going to read a Peretti book, you're going to get a message. But the book is a pretty good read.
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The successful men of action are not sufficiently self-observant to know exactly on what their success depends.
