Success Quotes
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I thought I'd be a success even back in the mailroom at William Morris.
David Geffen
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It's this idea that success changes you as a person... I've never seen my career that way.
Mary Balogh
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I think of setting as almost a character of its own, influencing the other characters in ways they're not even aware of. So much of the success of a good ghost story rides on creating a creepy atmosphere; details of the landscape itself can help create a sense of dread.
Jennifer McMahon
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...we like somebody who succeeds with such bad conscience, and who seems to wish that he had the nerve to be a failure or, better still, something to which the terms success and failure don’t apply-as when Mallory said, about Everest: 'Success is meaningless here.'
Randall Jarrell
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In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.
Patricia Cornwell
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It was an amazing childhood, despite what you might think about black struggle and poor neighbourhoods and the ghetto. My mother was an educated, budding linguist who really inspired us. Some of the leading indicators of success in the world have to do with how many books are in the house when you're a kid.
Kehinde Wiley
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After the enormous success of All About my Mother, all the awards and everything, I wanted to start a movie in exactly the same place that I used to be before. I wanted to show that all of the success had not changed my perception.
Pedro Almodovar
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I am a ball player in the summer and a farmer in the winter time, and I aim to be a success at both professions.
Zack Wheat
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I believe success is preparation, because opportunity is going to knock on your door sooner or later but are you prepared to answer that?
Omar Epps
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We have had success getting guys through here with this injury, ... I know it's magnified when it's your quarterback or a player of his magnitude. I understand how it becomes magnified, but we have a track record of being able to manage that injury, and we will see if we can't do the same. If he can't function at some point, we'll shut him down.
Andy Reid
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The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.
A.J. Cronin
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Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom.
M. Scott Peck
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Overseas, America's fighting men and women have been waging war against those who would attack America and plunge the world into a period of darkness, and their success can easily be seen.
Mark Kennedy
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I'm excited about it, thrilled with the success thus far.
Vince McMahon
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Blessed with some success, so I'mma try my best to live my life right. When I see God, he'll be impressed.
Mac Miller
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Success? You can't get a big head about it. When people stare at me, they could be whispering to their friend, 'That guy sucks! Have you seen him before? He's horrible.'
David Spade
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Well I sure had been looking for a comedy for years without any success.
Val Kilmer
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A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.
Alec Waugh
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There is no substitute for hard work. There is no such thing as overnight success or easy money.
Henry Sy
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Be generous with the credit for your achievements. The more other people feel that they are gaining from your success, the more they will continue to help and others will want to join in
Octavius Black
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A lot of America's success is because we're an open society and haven't brought dogma or religious influence into the American political process.
Jeff Hawkins
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We need to have more women founders stepping up to kind of own their own story and ask for what they want and tell success stories and start really building confidence that these stories are out there.
Kirsten Green
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Whether we are able to be a complete success or failure is in such critical balance that every smallest human test of integrity every smallest moment-to-moment decision tips the scales affirmatively or negatively.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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I called it ignose, not knowing which carbohydrate it was. This name was turned down by my editor. 'God-nose' was not more successful, so in the end 'hexuronic acid' was agreed upon. To-day the substance is called 'ascorbic acid' and I will use this name.
Albert Szent-Györgyi