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"I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise."

"I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise."

James Wolfe, British Soldier

Success, Soldiers, Spirit

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"I have no inflated ideas about success anyway."

"I have no inflated ideas about success anyway."

Trevor Dunn, American Musician

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"To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible."

"To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible."

Robert Southey, English Poet

Success, First, Mind, Wishing

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"It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed."

"It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Success, Succeed

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

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

Paul Getty, American Businessman

Success, Work, Formula, Oil

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"I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful."

"I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Success, Successful, Reason

19

"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."

"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."

Swami Sivananda, Indian Philosopher

Success, Soul, Heart, Mind

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"Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it."

"Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it."

Robbie Keane, Irish Athlete

Success, Successful, World

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"I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world - that their parents get treated better because they're on TV."

"I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world - that their parents get treated better because they're on TV."

Al Roker, American Entertainer

Success, Successful, Being, Idiots, Kids

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"So the president set out the policy guidance and said it had to take place in a multilateral fashion so that other countries in the region could be invested in the success of this process."

"So the president set out the policy guidance and said it had to take place in a multilateral fashion so that other countries in the region could be invested in the success of this process."

Mitchell Reiss, American Diplomat

Success, Policy, Countries, Fashion

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"No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like."

"No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Success, Man, Succeed

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"If I were sufficiently romantic I suppose I'd have killed myself long ago just to make people talk about me. I haven't even got the conviction to make a successful drunkard."

"If I were sufficiently romantic I suppose I'd have killed myself long ago just to make people talk about me. I haven't even got the conviction to make a successful drunkard."

John Dos Passos, American Novelist

Success, People, Successful, Conviction, Romantic

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"Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good."

"Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good."

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakian Leader

Success, Work, Hope, Ability

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"But the character was so successful, that first one, that they wrote him again and he came in right at the end of the first year in a show called THE BOX. I was up for the Emmy for that one too."

"But the character was so successful, that first one, that they wrote him again and he came in right at the end of the first year in a show called THE BOX. I was up for the Emmy for that one too."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

Success, Successful, Character, End, First

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"Our success in Singapore was a Herculean effort by the whole team. Now I am determined to deliver on all we promised. I will be watching like a hawk."

"Our success in Singapore was a Herculean effort by the whole team. Now I am determined to deliver on all we promised. I will be watching like a hawk."

Sebastian Coe, British Politician

Success, Effort, Now, Will

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"Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing."

"Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Success, Work, Intelligence, Purpose, Accomplishment

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"Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird."

"Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

Success, People, Quiet, Self

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"I mean, I'm in a band, we're reasonably successful, I've got a very nice suit - I'm not even a bad person- so why can't I get a shag?"

"I mean, I'm in a band, we're reasonably successful, I've got a very nice suit - I'm not even a bad person- so why can't I get a shag?"

Colin Greenwood, British Musician

Success, Successful

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"Everyone else trains just as hard as well and that there really is no such a thing as overnight success."

"Everyone else trains just as hard as well and that there really is no such a thing as overnight success."

Julie Benz, American Actress

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"As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit."

"As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

Success, Successful

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"It is harder for a poor man to be successful than it is for a rich man."

"It is harder for a poor man to be successful than it is for a rich man."

Gregory Nunn, American Athlete

Success, Successful, Man, Poor

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"I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success."

"I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success."

Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor

Success, Work, Pleasure, Reward

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"Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to being a winner."

"Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to being a winner."

Tim Ferriss, American Author

Success, Quitting, Adaptability

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"So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals."

"So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals."

Shirley Knight, American Actress

Success, Budgets, Deals, Hollywood

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"To motivate is the act of giving somebody a reason or incentive to do things."

"To motivate is the act of giving somebody a reason or incentive to do things."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Success, Motivational, Action, Energy

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"To be successful in real estate, you must always and consistently put your clients' best interests first. When you do, your personal needs will be realized beyond your greatest expectations."

"To be successful in real estate, you must always and consistently put your clients' best interests first. When you do, your personal needs will be realized beyond your greatest expectations."

Anthony Hitt, American Businessman

Success, Successful, Clients, Expectations, First

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"The ability to close sales effectively has never been confined to the last few moments of the conversation."

"The ability to close sales effectively has never been confined to the last few moments of the conversation."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Success, Sales, Skill, Communication, Time

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"Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals."

"Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Success, Progress, Goals

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"The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes."

"The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Success, Opportunity

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"What's wealth but the means of expanding one's life? There's two ways one can do it: either by producing more or by producing it faster."

"What's wealth but the means of expanding one's life? There's two ways one can do it: either by producing more or by producing it faster."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Success, Wealth, Productivity, Efficiency, Time

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"I mean that success has come early. And that is dangerous. Always dangerous."

"I mean that success has come early. And that is dangerous. Always dangerous."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Success, Danger, Time, Achievement

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"You can take Elvis. You can take Marilyn Monroe. Success and fame will not be the answer if something inside of you is bothering you, if things in your mind aren't going right."

"You can take Elvis. You can take Marilyn Monroe. Success and fame will not be the answer if something inside of you is bothering you, if things in your mind aren't going right."

Linda Evans, American Actress

Success, Fame, Mind, Right

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"Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself."

"Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself."

William J. H. Boetcker, American Clergyman

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"If you create incredible value and information for others that can change their lives - and you always stay focused on that service - the financial success will follow."

"If you create incredible value and information for others that can change their lives - and you always stay focused on that service - the financial success will follow."

Brendon Burchard, American Author

Success, Values, Service, Focus

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"There's a picture of Christopher and the real Ken Titus and myself in my dressing room. He's a great guy, by the way. I just think the real Ken is just super. And he's so happy for his son's success."

"There's a picture of Christopher and the real Ken Titus and myself in my dressing room. He's a great guy, by the way. I just think the real Ken is just super. And he's so happy for his son's success."

Stacy Keach, American Actor

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

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

Truman Capote, American Novelist

Success, Failure

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"Spend enough time around success and failure, and you learn a reverence for possibility."

"Spend enough time around success and failure, and you learn a reverence for possibility."

Dale Dauten, American Columnist

Success, Time, Failure, Possibility

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"Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause."

"Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause."

Phyllis McGinley, American Author

Success, Cause, Nothing, Yesterday

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"People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved."

"People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved."

Anne Sullivan, American Educator

Success, People

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"I don't think success arrives and you're suddenly happy. It's not like that. If people think that they'll be very disappointed."

"I don't think success arrives and you're suddenly happy. It's not like that. If people think that they'll be very disappointed."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

Success, People

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"The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along."

"The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along."

Thomas R. Dewar, American Distiller

Success, Women, Husbands, Road

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"Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole."

"Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole."

Vicki Baum, American Novelist

Success, Fame, Loneliness, Lonely

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"What we have achieved is a good example of how the right policies deliver."

"What we have achieved is a good example of how the right policies deliver."

Rodrigo Rato, Spanish Politician

Success, Example, Right

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"Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent."

"Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent."

George Allen, Sr., American Coach

Success, Talent, Ability

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"I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another woman's success."

"I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another woman's success."

Gloria Vanderbilt, American Designer

Success, Help, Woman

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"After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts."

"After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts."

Aristotle Onassis, Greek Businessman

Success, Money, Goal

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"You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself."

"You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Success, Nothing

18

"Success in the United States is not an entitlement in China. You have to go there and earn it, and earn it the right way."

"Success in the United States is not an entitlement in China. You have to go there and earn it, and earn it the right way."

Howard Schultz, American Businessman

Success, Right, States, United

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"If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name."

"If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Success, Death, Men

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

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

Imre Lakatos, Hungarian Philosopher

Success, Successful, Example, Research

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