Quotes About Success

What does it mean to a successful woman today? Does it mean you have to be a mother? If you are a mother, does it mean you have to be a mother with a husband? If you don't have a husband, what is the role that the man plays? I think there are a lot of confusing things that we're all really still sorting out.

We all have dreams, whether it be about success in our careers, improving our relationship with family and friends, or sorting out our finances.

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.

It's not like I refuse to try roles other than being a strong female boss, but I am 54, and I'm happy I'm still being sought after and that I have a career that allows me a lot of creativity.

Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.

I never sought out a record deal. It caught me with my pants down. I was just a musician doing my thing, I didn't even send my records out.

It's cool to be recognized, but it's not something that I was seeking or sought after. I never wanted to be famous.

When I recieved the Padmabhushan it was a happy moment no doubt, but it was not something I sought desperately to win. I never worked towards the award.

Madrid are a great club and were the challenge I sought after my long and successful Bayern career.

I was never career-oriented, not in the way other heroines are. Of course, I took my work seriously. But I never solicited work and never sought fame or money.

My education, drive, and commitment have afforded me every opportunity I have ever sought.

Back when I played for Pescara I was sought after by a lot of clubs, but if I had ended up at Juventus I doubt they would have given me the same space that I have with PSG.

Punctuality is the soul of business.

I won't sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don't think that's bad.

How important it is to ascertain the will of God, before we undertake anything, because we are then not only blessed in our own souls, but also the work of our hands will prosper.

It is true everyone is going to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame, but they're going to have to sell their souls for it. For those who chase it, I hope it's worth the drama.

A lot of people kind of... conform. I don't want it to sound like I'm saying don't care about championships. That's not my point. But what I'm saying is a lot of people give in to the pressure of, 'I didn't have this; I didn't have rings.'

I'm the lucky one who got asked to do 'The Sound of Music' and all the other lovely things that I did.

I'm delighted that 'The Sound of Music' is doing so well. Of course, it's an infallible piece of material. Even when second- and third-rate road companies were doing the play, they did enormous business.

You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.

When you go to Best Buy and see a DVD of your movie, you think it's amazing. But then there's a whole other world that comes with it. It's a very small percent that's difficult, stalker-like, or annoying. Most people are just so gracious and so nice. As cheesy as it sounds, that's the thing that really keeps you going.

I know it sounds absurd, but 11 months old, I did my first commercial.

I do think - as self-serving as it sounds - that I was the right person, given the very, very strong headwind we had from the economy and our own issues, to come back and rewrite the future of the company.

Sounds so silly, but I want to accomplish getting my kids through college.