Quotes About Success

Chris Johnson was outstanding early.

An actor should always let humility outweigh ambition.

There's one thing I'm really good at, and that's hitting the ball over a net, in a box. I'm excellent.

People say, 'I failed out of college! My life is over!' Well, it's not over. It depends on what you do with it.

My mother sent me lithograph years ago at the height of my television success. It said, 'When your cup runneth over, watcheth out.' I never got over it. There's something so cosmic to be inferred in that. Not necessarily anything bad, and not necessarily anything good.

You're as good as your last game, and that's how you get over it in any walk of life.

I know I'm an overachiever, and I'm not apologetic about it.

I was a real overachiever.

I was always an overachiever.

I call it, 'The Kentucky Effect.' Guys from Kentucky are usually drafted higher, and their shoe contracts are worth more. They're in more demand overall because they played here.

When you come in as the second overall pick, the last thing you want is for guys to think you believe you've made it. Because that's the farthest thing from the truth.

If it was really successful, it was a life calling, a career I was excited about doing, so I didn't think the overall risk was anywhere near as high as what the reward was.

Making decisions quickly isn't for everyone, and I've had my disasters, but overall, it works for me.

I'm very ambitious. But my overall goal, above ambition, is that I want to be happy with what I'm doing, and I want to be happy with myself.

Even though I didn't do as well in the UFC as the rest of my career, I feel like I did everything that I could to have an overall successful career.

I think the key to the success of a music video lies in its concept and the overall look.

I point out things on the floor that I see, so we can be successful as a team overall.

Hendrick Motorsports overall has a lot of great people and that gives you confidence that you can have a good season.

I want to stay in show business; if show business will have me. Still I'd like people to know that I can do something without wearing bib overalls.

I believe I overcame a lot.

I really worked hard and overcame mental barriers to achieve those records.

People I looked up to a lot were, you know, Oprah because she had a rough childhood but overcame so many obstacles and broke barriers to become who she is. It was really eye opening to me: just because I had a rough childhood doesn't mean that I can't make something of myself.

I admire Brad Pitt, honestly, just because of how he started and the obstacles he had to overcome to have the career that he's had.

The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.