Success Quotes | Beyond Motive 14/73

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Success Quotes

"Just win. Period."

"Just win. Period."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Success, Determination, Focus, Motivational

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"We always reminisce about how everyone tried to get Diane Lane's attention, to very little success."

"We always reminisce about how everyone tried to get Diane Lane's attention, to very little success."

Rob Lowe, American Actor

Success, Attention

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"The reason I'm travelling so much is because of reasons that weren't completely planned. Several of the shows became successful and were invited to go to other places and they've all happened at similar times."

"The reason I'm travelling so much is because of reasons that weren't completely planned. Several of the shows became successful and were invited to go to other places and they've all happened at similar times."

Matthew Bourne, English Dancer

Success, Successful, Reason

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"Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful."

"Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful."

Francis Ford Coppola, American Director

Success, Successful, Possibility, Country

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"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem."

"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

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"I was experiencing all the success the entertainment industry has to offer, but I knew there had to be something more. It was sort of through that God prepared me to hear about His great plan."

"I was experiencing all the success the entertainment industry has to offer, but I knew there had to be something more. It was sort of through that God prepared me to hear about His great plan."

Kirk Cameron, American Actor

Success, God, Entertainment

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"How does one measure the success of a museum?"

"How does one measure the success of a museum?"

Paul Getty, American Businessman

Success, Measure

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"I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built."

"I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built."

Guy Laliberte, Canadian Businessman

Success, People, Successful

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"In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success."

"In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success."

Arthur Helps, British Historian

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"The danger of success is that it makes us forget the world's dreadful injustice."

"The danger of success is that it makes us forget the world's dreadful injustice."

Jules Renard, French Dramatist

Success, Danger, Forget, Injustice

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"I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success."

"I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success."

Lydia Lunch, American Musician

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"The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring."

"The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring."

Casey Kasem, American Broadcaster

Success, Heart, Inspiring, Letters

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"I am convinced that success is not measured by what you get out of life, but by what you give back."

"I am convinced that success is not measured by what you get out of life, but by what you give back."

Jerry Moran, American Politician

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"If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in order to predict little parts of it, we need not solve innumerable differential equations, but can use dice with fair success."

"If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in order to predict little parts of it, we need not solve innumerable differential equations, but can use dice with fair success."

Max Born, German Mathematician

Success, God, Intellect, Order

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"There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial."

"There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial."

John McLaughlin, English Musician

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"A good title is the title of a successful book."

"A good title is the title of a successful book."

Robert C. Gallagher, American Editor

Success, Successful

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"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Success, Discipline, Goals, Accomplishment

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"The Great Idea in advertising is far more than the sum of the recognition scores, the ratings and all the other superficial indicators of its success; it is in the realm of myth, to which measurements cannot apply."

"The Great Idea in advertising is far more than the sum of the recognition scores, the ratings and all the other superficial indicators of its success; it is in the realm of myth, to which measurements cannot apply."

Leo Bogart, American Sociologist

Success, Idea, Advertising, Myth

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"I still haven't come to grips with our success."

"I still haven't come to grips with our success."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

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"The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better."

"The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better."

Nancy Lopez, American Athlete

Success, Play, Pressure

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"No, I've heard over the years that it's nice for them to see somebody who's like, you know, a well-known successful musician who's Asian. I've heard it from a few musicians, too."

"No, I've heard over the years that it's nice for them to see somebody who's like, you know, a well-known successful musician who's Asian. I've heard it from a few musicians, too."

James Iha, American Musician

Success, Successful, Musicians, Years

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"Action leads to Attention. that in the short-term releases Rewarding brain chemicals and in the long term improves reproductive success."

"Action leads to Attention. that in the short-term releases Rewarding brain chemicals and in the long term improves reproductive success."

Keith Henson, American Scientist

Success, Action, Attention

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"Just because my bank account hasn't swelled astronomically I don't consider myself any less of a success."

"Just because my bank account hasn't swelled astronomically I don't consider myself any less of a success."

Lydia Lunch, American Musician

Success, Bank account

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"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do."

"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

Success, Bed, Man, Night

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"In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently."

"In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Success, Control, Actions, Want

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"A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that."

"A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that."

Chet Atkins, American Musician

Success, Formula

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"If you have no critics you'll likely have no success."

"If you have no critics you'll likely have no success."

Malcolm X, American Activist

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"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone."

"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Success, Tomorrow

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"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."

"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."

Lynn Johnston, American Cartoonist

Success, Enemies, Self

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"But all of this success came at the end of a long climb."

"But all of this success came at the end of a long climb."

Michael N. Castle, American Politician

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"Why be a man when you can be a success?"

"Why be a man when you can be a success?"

Bertolt Brecht, German Poet

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"I think it's the fact that I do something different and that I actually have some success with it. That bothers a lot of people... especially comics."

"I think it's the fact that I do something different and that I actually have some success with it. That bothers a lot of people... especially comics."

Carrot Top, American Comedian

Success, People, Fact

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"The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need."

"The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

Success, People, Open, Trouble

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"News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received."

"News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

Success, Work, Successful, News

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"Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and many things are made plain to us."

"Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and many things are made plain to us."

Maude Adams, American Actress

Success, Successful, Day, Succeed

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"Spurs haven't got the funds they need so success has to be achieved gradually."

"Spurs haven't got the funds they need so success has to be achieved gradually."

Graham Roberts, English Actor

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"I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves."

"I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves."

Major Taylor, American Athlete

Success, Courage, Perseverance, Patience

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"We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present."

"We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present."

Derek Jeter, American Athlete

Success, People, Content, Focus

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"A lot of people have this strategy where if they have a hard question they wait to ask it to the end of the interview because they think the person is going to walk out. But what they have to realize is, is that if the person walks out, they have a pretty successful story."

"A lot of people have this strategy where if they have a hard question they wait to ask it to the end of the interview because they think the person is going to walk out. But what they have to realize is, is that if the person walks out, they have a pretty successful story."

Chuck Klosterman, American Critic

Success, People, Strategy, Successful, End

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"If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I."

"If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

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"We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes and regulations. The rewards of success will be expropriated for the sake of attaining greater income equality."

"We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes and regulations. The rewards of success will be expropriated for the sake of attaining greater income equality."

Arthur C. Brooks, American Author

Success, Equality, Corporations, Income

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"The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you."

"The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you."

Bette Midler, American Actress

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"Success sometimes can really bite you in the shorts."

"Success sometimes can really bite you in the shorts."

Donny Osmond, American Musician

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"The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful."

"The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful."

Orson Welles, American Actor

Success, Successful

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"The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success."

"The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success."

James Cash Penney, American Businessman

Success, Art, Management, Communication

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"They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad."

"They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad."

Zhang Ziyi, Chinese Actress

Success, Blood, Tears

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"I believe you have a responsibility to comport yourself in a manner that gives an example to others. As a young man, I prayed for success. Now I pray just to be worthy of it."

"I believe you have a responsibility to comport yourself in a manner that gives an example to others. As a young man, I prayed for success. Now I pray just to be worthy of it."

Brendan Fraser, American Actor

Success, Example, Man, Now

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"This bikini made me a success."

"This bikini made me a success."

Ursula Andress, Swiss Actress

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"Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed."

"Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed."

Charles de Montesquieu, French Philosopher

Success, Circumstances, Majority, Succeed

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"The successful man doesn't use others, other people use the successful man, for above all the success is of service."

"The successful man doesn't use others, other people use the successful man, for above all the success is of service."

Mark Caine, American Author

Success, People, Successful, Man

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