Success Quotes
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[A]ll of life, as we know it, moves in little, unavailing circles. More justly than to anything else, it can be likened to the game of baseball. Crack! we hit the ball, and away we go. If we earn a run (in life we call it success) we get back to the home plate and sit upon a bench. If we are thrown out, we walk back to the home plate -- and sit upon a bench.
O. Henry
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Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.
Ziad Abdelnour
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I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.
William Shatner
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For a good 10 to 12 years, I was working non-stop and I wasn't really enjoying my success.
Shania Twain
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The fact that maybe I had some success playing G'Kar doesn't guarantee me three years later that I can still do it, so I have to keep my senses alive and still be working on it.
Andreas Katsulas
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Success only hurts the first time.
R. K. Milholland
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By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school, far more important than tests or standards or business-model methods of accountability, is simply attracting the best-educated, most exciting young people into urban schools and keeping them there.
Jonathan Kozol
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Not everyone has to be a high-powered neurosurgeon to add significantly to the equation that brings about success here.
Ben Carson
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When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know. A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.
Blake Mycoskie
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Nothing comes easy. Success doesn’t just drop on your lap. You have to go out and fight for it every day.
Dana White
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The intention of being married is the vow, right? You want to put everything into it to make it a success.
Gwen Stefani No Doubt
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I'm still committed to the success of the U.K. and the belief of the strong intelligence and passion and determination of the British people. I'm a strong believer of their long-term historical success.
Masayoshi Son
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My success is not who I am.
Judith Guest
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The mere knowledge of secrets will not help the amateur conjurer very far on the road to success.
David Devant
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When I got my success, I became decadent for a while. This was 2003 to 2008. I fell for tiramisu really hard. I've become more moderate since, because African-Americans are prone to diabetes.
Jill Scott
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Football is easy; I’ve done this since I was a baby. To me, that’s not success. Success to me is being a world changer…I say football is my platform, not my purpose. How can I use my platform to fulfill my purpose? I want people to say that he fulfilled his purpose.
Brandon Marshall
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Look at the computer industry. I've watched a lot of companies come and go, some that were right at the pinnacle of their success.
Ed Catmull
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Absolute size by itself is no indicator of success and achievement, let alone of managerial competence. Being the right size is.
Peter Drucker
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Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too.
Dave Matthews Dave Matthews Band
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If this life is not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from which one may withdraw at will. But it feels like a real fight.
William James
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The question to ask is not whether you are a success or a failure, but whether you are a learner or a nonlearner.
Benjamin Barber
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I feel great. I’m right there for the top two. I know my long is a very strong program and I’ve had lots of success with it, so I feel confident going into the long. Just fix up that loop.
Alaine Chartrand
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Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.
Daniel J. Boorstin
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The success of a film at the box office will ensure happiness to the entire unit, but individual awards are like vitamin shots that will help boost the morale of an actor.
Akkineni Nagarjuna