Quotes About Success

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

It's not that successful people are givers; it is that givers are successful people.

The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his behind.

non bisogna essere schiavi che della bellezza. La serva e mandi al diavolo la folla imbecille. Il successo!

And then there were our sweet stolen moments in the midst of our work—just a word, or caress, or flash of love-light; and our moments were sweeter for being stolen. For we lived on the heights, where the air was keen and sparkling, where the toil was for humanity, and where sordidness and selfishness never entered. We loved love, and our love was never smirched by anything less than the best. And this out of all remains: I did not fail.

I love to think of the success of Berande," he said; "but that is secondary.  It is subordinate to the dearest wish, which is that some day you will share Berande with me in a completer way than that of mere business partnership.  It is for you, some day, when you are ready, to be my wife.

it. The man with the high standard of living will always do more work and better than the man with the low standard of living.

you don't know the game of buying brains. I do. That's my specialty. I'm going to make money out of them

The thing I like most of all is personal achievement--not achievement for the world's applause, but achievement for my own delight.

A vida que é vivida é uma vida com sucesso e o sucesso é como o ar que se respira.

WORK PERFORMED. The phrase haunted his brain...

Few people achieve greatness. One reason is that the opportunity, for the vast majority of us, never even shows up. Another is that if it does, it will inevitably look like a long shot. And the temptation invariably is to play it safe.

The secret to a successful career in virtually any field is good public relations. Forget results. Forget the facts. Perception is all that matters.

In this company, you get equity. When you play the Great Game of Business, that's the measurement of success.

3. CELEBRATE EVERY WIN.

The GGOB addresses the notion that the longer you stay with the company, and the more time you invest, the greater the chances are of reaping your rewards if the venture is successful.

There had been an attempt to humiliate him. It had not succeeded. He had paid, but pain, like pleasure, has no duration. Pride was an entity more persistent.

Pirmence sighed and shook his head. 'Who knows? I hate you, and yet truly I love you. I sneer at your callow simplicity, but I glory in your enterprise. I crave your success, but I strive for your despair. What is wrong with me? Where is my flaw? Perhaps I wish that I were you, and since this cannot be I must punish you for the fault. Or if you prefer the crude facts, they are these:

The Mongol's success arose from their cohesion and discipline, bred over millennia as nomads working in small groups, and from their steadfast loyalty to their leader.

importance of constant learning as the key to being a successful ruler.

As Genghis Khan reportedly said, there is no good in anything until it is finished.

In my experience, an effective mission statement basically answers one question: How do we intend to win in this business?

Indeed, the biggest winners in the world are those who answer yes to the question, "Am I living the life I choose?

Tell them to grab on to the career that engages their brain and heart and soul and gives them meaning. Tell them that eventually, the money will come, and if it doesn't, in time, they will find themselves rich with something money can't buy. And that, obviously, would be happiness.