Success Quotes

You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half higher than it is if you're on the right.

I always think, when there's stuff that people don't like, I always say that if I have another success, I'll enjoy it more, but you don't really.

You are incredibly fortunate whatever success falls on you, which is what happened with me.

Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

Achieve success in any area of life by identifying the optimum strategies and repeating them until they become habits.

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.

The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends.

Success is like winning the sweepstakes or getting killed in an automobile crash. It always happens to somebody else.

Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success - because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump that's disguised as failure.

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament. I can't imagine a greater success than she's enjoyed.

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

With a group of bankers I always had the feeling that success was measured by the extent one gave nothing away.

As an actor there's a lot of scrutiny and, even when you've had success, it becomes about sustaining that success. A friend of mine described it as a peakless mountain. Even for De Niro there's Pacino and for Pacino there's De Niro.

Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.

There are so few women in general who aren't completely threatened and confused by other women's success. It's very disappointing.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

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.

Real success is finding you lifework in the work that you love.

I've stopped apologizing to myself for having this great period of success and financial acceptance.

The War has been waged with success, although there have been in some instances errors and misfortunes. But the heart of the nation is sounder and its hopes brighter.

You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.

Success is like death. The more successful you become, the higher the houses in the hills get and the higer the fences get.

We make films that we ourselves would want to see and then hope that other people would want to see it. If you try to analyze audiences or think there's some sophisticated recipe for success, then I think you are doomed. You're making it too complicated.

The teachers were focused on helping these students. The students benefited from hands-on teaching and a faculty who cared about them and their success in life and soon the students began to believe in themselves and the reality that they could make something of their lives.

The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success.

Success is an absurd, erratic thing. She arrives when one least expects her and after she has come may depart again almost because of a whim.