Success Quotes
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Success has always been the greatest liar - and the "work" itself is a success; the great statesman, the conqueror, the discoverer is disguised by his creations, often beyond recognition; the "work," whether of the artist or the philosopher, invents the man who has created it, who is supposed to have create it; "great men," as they are venerated, are subsequent pieces of wretched minor fiction.
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The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
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Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
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Things that are impossible just take longer.
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Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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There is no evidence that success in business will make us happy people or allow us to have happy families.
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Discord which appears at first to be a lamentable breach and dissolution of the unity of a party, is really the crowning proof of its success.
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Problems or successes, they all are the results of our own actions. Karma. The philosophy of action is that no one else is the giver of peace or happiness. One's own karma, one's own actions are responsible to come to bring either happiness or success or whatever.
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Failure is success if we learn from it.
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When you have a 'solution thinking mindset' - and choose to focus 80% of your thoughts/words on solutions - you will not only be heading more speedily to long-term success, but you will immediately feel better in the moment.
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Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.
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Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.
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I think I was born with the drive for success because I have a certain gene.
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The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
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Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise.
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Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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We've always been into God. We feel we are blessed. That's part of our success. I mean, apart from the chemistry and the talent, we are blessed. I don't think it can happen without God.
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My first album, I had to write everything. Nobody was going to send me stuff just because I had a little success.
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Ethel Merman would stay with a show for years and tour with it. So would Mary Martin, the great stars. They recognized the value of that success and nurtured it. Now, you come from Hollywood, you play 12 weeks and go away. I don't think that's the best policy.
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Comedy was my sport. It taught me how to roll with the punches. Failure is the exact same as success when it comes to comedy because it just keeps coming. It never stops.
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After that initial success, every chance we got we'd hire that remote recording truck and just record stuff at the Whisky because it was so inexpensive.
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The reality of the writer's world is that you set yourself up for disappointment with every success that you deliver because with every success you raise your readers' expectations.
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Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.
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Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.
Mark Spitz
