Quotes About Success

'Mary Tyler Moore' was - it was my first big hit.

There are still plenty of movie people peddling black stereotypes. I guess Tyler Perry's probably the most massively successful.

African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler Perry's career. His films open with $25 million almost consistently.

I met Tyler Perry and we did 'House of Payne' and a movie. We've done a couple other films since then, but it all boils down to the work. I'm a work-a-holic, which is why I think that I've been successful. If you tell me no, I'll work even harder!

My admiration for 'Mary Tyler Moore' is very, very big because they went out on top.

I'm a worrier, an overthinker, and - if it's your type of thing - a 3x WNBA champion.

You couldn't make a Steve Vai. That's a one-in-a-billion type of personality that comes out together with an incredible talent facility. You grow it; you help them grow it. Hopefully, it matures, and they don't hit any roadblocks along the way.

I'm the type of guy who wants the pressure.

It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.

If you're any type of driver, you want to win - end of story.

I know what it's like to win things. You need a certain type of player with a determination to win. You see it in the eyes.

I went dead broke - twice! - trying to get Gas Monkey up and going. And when I say broke, I mean sleeping on my sister's couch and can't pay-the-rent type broke.

I feel like the type of music I'm making and who I am, people expect me to do well, but not be in the main spotlight.

I was the lead designer on 'Portal,' and I really enjoyed making that type of game.

I started from nothing in Lichtenstein. The country is so small, and the only 'celebrity' type people who are from there are skiers.

No matter who you are or what you plan to do in life, learn to type!

Being promoted as a bubble-gum type artist that has one hit and it's all over is not something I want to do. I want a long career. I want to continue to play guitar and have as much guitar in there as possible in a commercial song without being too indulgent.

I had sold products in flea markets before and I thought a cleaning product would be a good idea. So, in 2006, I came up with the ShamWow! I had seen this type of product at fairs, but it wasn't well marketed. And from there, I went to this factory in Germany that made them for me.

I want to be known as a guy that was competitive in every type of race car he ever got in.

The most successful entrepreneurs in the world have a combination of the right type of personality and fortunate life circumstance. A lot of them have been doing it most of their life.

I want to be on the All-Defensive team, be rookie of the year, make the All-Star team, all that type of stuff.

I love the fact that, if I don't win multiple championships, that I probably won't be mentioned amongst the other guys in Celtics history who've done it before. That type of stuff motivates me.

I'm a competitive type of person, whether it's playing a game of basketball or playing business games.

Find a way and make it happen: I've always been the type of person who couldn't rest until I found a way to make something happen. If I couldn't go around the rock, I'd find a way to go over it or under it or through it.