Quotes About Success

'Sesame Street' was built on the idea that a show that could capture a child's attention could also give the child an education. That idea turned out to be wildly successful.

Chipotle was wildly successful, and I thought, 'Well, let me open one more.'

It's not normal to meet somebody and then become wildly famous or become wildly rich and all these things. I don't, at the end of the day, think that those things matter.

The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.

As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I've learned that failure will always come. I've learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment.

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.

I am a teacher. It's how I define myself. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools to help other people succeed. That's the way I see myself, so whatever it is that I will do eventually after politics, it'll have to do a lot with teaching.

At the end of the day, everything you chase will run.

I had teachers who said I was not good enough. So, I said I will become good enough. So I became this guy who became obsessed to become good enough. Now I sit down and tell people who I was. Now, I say, 'Do you know who I am?'

My legacy is that I will hustle and grind. No one will stop me from hustling. I'll be where God wants me to be.

If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

I think baking is very rewarding, and if you follow a good recipe, you will get success.

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

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

The more centuries that I am able to score, the happier I will be.

I really look up to Will Smith. He's internationally known, and people know him from everything. I don't know any kid who hasn't seen and liked Fresh Prince, or you'll like one of his movies or his music. He's perfect, and he's done everything. That's my dream: to be internationally known.

I've always kinda wanted to work with Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, and people like that. Probably Will Smith, too.