Quotes About Success

In one word he told me the secret of success in mathematics: plagiarize; only be sure always to call it . . . research.

While I believe in the power of positive thought, I do not believe that you or I can simply psyche ourselves into success or peace of mind.

There is a kind of success that is indistinguishable from panic.

When the man is at home, his standing in society is well known and quietly taken; but when he is abroad, it is problematical, and is dependent on the success of his manners.

With a sister, one can never fear that success will go to one's head.

I grew up playing sports. There is a clear line between success and failure.

Remember that life is not measured in hours but in accomplishments.

Never will man penetrate deeper into error than when he is continuing on a road which has led him to great success

I feel that success is the best revenge in this world.

Stage fright, like epilepsy, is a divine ailment, a sacred madness... It is a grace that is sufficient in the old Jesuit sense - that is, insufficient by itself but a necessary condition for success.

In order for us to reach success, we must first find, the ladder.

Death or success is what I quest, cause I'm fearless.

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 worked 18 years to become an overnight success. Now MagicPlace.com will short circuit that process for people.

I have had some problems because the French don't like people to have success, they don't like the number one.

Some people choose not to engage the battle and then don't seek out that kind of success. And others do.

Long before I was a success, my parents made me feel like I could be one.

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,-a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.

Show people how to have success and then you can push their expectations up.

The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - cast out.

I've always had just enough success to buy me some more tour dates and another record.

Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed

Conditioning is essential to success in basketball.

Failure-it centers me. Too much success has me thinking, All right, what's goin' on?