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Success Quotes


"This old Germany was partly defeated in its conflict with the progressive ideas of socialism, for it had given the people nothing that could serve as a successful alternative to socialism."



"Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity."


"Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others."


"The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds."


"The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most successful research programme ever."


"My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil."


"Integrity is the essence of everything successful."


"But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today."



"A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a handsome fool is irresistible."


"Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim."


"It always seems impossible until it's done."


"No man can be ideally successful until he has found his place. Like a locomotive he is strong on the track, but weak anywhere else."


"Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself."


"It's not people who resent successful people; it's resentful people who resent successful people."


"The secret of success is being persistent and having a definite purpose."


"It's our nature: Human beings like success but they hate successful people."


"Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance."


"The candidates we have in this campaign are... the most accomplished, in terms of public service, that we've had since 1960. One of them will be successful."


"A positive mindset alone in the absence of hard work will get you nowhere."


"Every picture that is successful has one little miracle in it."


"The pressures are intense, because the rewards for success and the penalty for failure are more and more."


"Failure, loss and defeat are just mile markers on the road to success."


"If one is not prepared to fail, there is no way to achieve success inbusiness and life."


"The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity."


"Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion."


"Have a clear plan or strategy to translate your success philosophy into desired results. Adopt an effective work ethic, with a laser-focus and requisite execution strategies to produce results."


"I think to be a successful comic, you have to be exceptionally smart and exceptionally perceptive."



"I'm excited about it, thrilled with the success thus far."



"Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about."


"Mick Jagger can't even make a successful solo album, and the Stones are the biggest rock group that ever was."



"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."


"I don't know if this is why everything has worked so well and I'm not sure I'd recommend this kind of thinking to anyone else, but I've always known I'd be successful in acting. I have certainly worked for it."


"People who get involved with the success of something have to be given at least some share of that success."


"The metaphor of Exodus is one that has dogged the Jews from the outset. Their very success attracts resentment."


"The place where I had so much success as a driver would be where I had my first win as a team owner."


"Show up, work hard, and be kind. That's all there is to it."



"Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought."


"In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too."


"I've been very, very successful. It's very satisfying to me."
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