Success Quotes

"Because the theory of quantum mechanics could explain all of chemistry and the various properties of substances, it was a tremendous success. But still there was the problem of the interaction of light and matter."

"I don't measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can't because I'll just end up crushed."

"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success."

"If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own."

"The grass is always greener on the other side - until you get there and see it's AstroTurf. Symbols are never reality. Someone might have amassed material success and fame, but that doesn't mean they're happy. So, don't go judging a person's life by the cover."

"Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory."

"One man cannot practice many arts with success."

"My view of democratic socialism builds on the success of many other countries around the world that have done a far better job than we have in protecting the needs of their working families, their elderly citizens, the children, the sick and the poor."

"I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my first professional job while I was a senior in college. I signed with the William Morris Agency before I graduated."

"I didn't know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me."

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

"Success is different for everyone; everybody defines it in their own way, and that's part of what we do in 'Close Up', finding what it was each person wanted to achieve and what their willingness to sacrifice for that was."

"It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work."

"Success is the child of audacity."

"Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable."

"The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed."

"The worst part of success is, to me, adapting to it. It's scary."

"Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more."

"Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort."

"The ladder of success is never crowded at the top."

"I believe that one key to success is to accept truth, no matter how it's spoken."

"Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle."

"Success is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the victims of our own success. Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us?"

"Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?"

"Teachers are always trying to inspire people to do better, to learn, to grow. That's what we do, and we're proud of the success we've had here doing that, and it's something we'll certainly continue to do."

"I've learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you."

"Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own."

"You've got to eat while you dream. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. The success of doing both. Walking and chewing gum if you will. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that."

"Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning."

"Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success."

"Success has always been easy to measure. It is the distance between one's origins and one's final achievement."

"I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism."

"It's success, not fame, that is quite addictive. I'm addicted to a lot of things and, as it happens, success is one of them."

"If you look at anyone who has achieved great success and wealth, people like Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, or Lance Armstrong, they have all focused intensely in order to win."

"I try to be professional; I try to be on time. I don't take anything I have for granted. That's my definition of success."

"What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives."

"Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats."

"The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up."

"A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain."

"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation."

"Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals."

"Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist."

"Success is not in what you have, but who you are."

"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later."

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

"You weren't born just to live a life and to die; you were born to accomplish something specifically. Matter of fact, success is making it to the end of your purpose; that is success... Success is not just existing. Success is making it to the end of why you were born."

"The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people."

"When I was a model - and I was all during high school and college - you always wanted to be on the cover of a magazine. That's how your success was judged. The more cover, the better."

"I'm lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much of the credit for my success as I do for the hard work we have all put in on the training ground."

"Success is a consequence and must not be a goal."