Quotes About Success

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom

Absolute liberty of military action in time of war is an indispensable condition of military success…. It is a gratuitous illusion to suppose that modern war does not demand far more brutality, far more violence, and an action far more general than was formerly the case.

Nothing went boom or splat. Irene was still alive and moving freely. She decided to call her mission a total success so far.

You know that I am living proof that the American Dream is real. Growing up, our congressman cut through government bureaucratic red tape to help my mom buy our first house. That's the kind of congressman I'll be.

Abraham Maslow called it the 'Jonah Complex', the fear of success. He said that we are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments, under the most perfect conditions, under conditions of greatest courage; we enjoy and even thrill to the god-like possibilities we see in ourselves at such peak moments and yet, simultaneously, shiver with weakness, awe and fear before the same possibilities.

Why is it so important to attack your competitors during a tornado instead of serve your customers? Why, specifically, was Larry Ellison once quoted as saying, citing Genghis Khan, "It is not enough that we win—all others must lose"?

Dinks (Double Income, No Kids), or Henrys (High Earners, Not Rich Yet).

Why me?' cries out the unsuccessful entrepreneur. Or rather 'Why not me?' 'Why not us?' chorus his equally unsuccessful investors. 'Look at our product. Is it not as good--nay, better--than the product that beat us out?'.... In fact, feature for feature, the less successful product is often arguably superior.

you get installed by the pragmatists as the leader, and from then on, they conspire to help keep you there.

the less successful product is often arguably superior. Not content to slink off the stage without some revenge, this sullen and resentful crew casts about among themselves to find a scapegoat, and whom do they light upon? With unfailing consistency and unerring accuracy, all fingers point to—the vice president of marketing. It is marketing's fault! Salesforce outmarketed RightNow, LinkedIn outmarketed Plaxo, Akamai outmarketed Internap, Rackspace outmarketed Terremark.

While military and economic might was vital to the success of the United States, the power of its pale empire of ideas was probably even more pervasive.

Looking back on Rome's success, it is all too easy to conclude that its victories were preordained. It is almost as if Rome arose with consummate certainty from the seven hills, gaining such a height that seemingly it could not be challenged. But in almost every phase of Rome's history there were crises

For he that naught n' assaieth, naught n' acheveth.

I'm utterly convinced that the key to lifelong success is the regular exercise of a single emotional muscle: gratitude.

bring in the big bucks or perish.

Ants brilliantly self-organized to evolve remarkably robust and hugely successful and sophisticated physical and social structures, but it took them millions of years to do so. Furthermore, they accomplished this more than 50 million years ago and have barely evolved beyond it since.

After growing rapidly in their youth, almost all companies with sales over about $10 million end up floating on top of the ripples of the stock market.

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear.

Every man is the architect of his own fortunes, but the neighbors superintend the construction.

The wealthy have nothing left except money.

Some are born great; some achieve greatness, and others have it pinned on them.