Quotes About Success

IBM actually followed the recommendations and built a workplace where people can work. (We predict this company will go far.)

Lack of power is a great excuse for failure, but sufficient power is never a necessary condition of leadership. There is never sufficient power. In fact, it is success in the absence of sufficient power that defines leadership.

Whether you call it a "team" or an "ensemble" or a "harmonious work group" is not what matters; what matters is helping all parties understand that the success of the individual is tied irrevocably to the success of the whole.

in the best organizations, the short term is not the only thing that matters. What matters more is being best. And that's a long-term concept.

The car business is a lot like football. In football, you have to win once a week. In the car business, you have to win every day.

I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good.

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

The Wizard of Oz teaches us a valuable lesson about what makes a journey meaningful. It is not mere possession, but also awareness of our unique gifts that enables us to put them to use. We learn that conquering trepidation and taking that first step is the only way to come to self-awareness, master our talents, and seize opportunities to support each other to success.

I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low.

Career is just posh slavery.

Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state.

I never see failure as failure, but only as the game I must play and win.

No one limits your growth but you. If you want to earn more, learn more. That means you´ll work harder for a while; that means you'll work longer for a while. But you'll be paid for your extra effort with enhanced earnings down the road

How many no's am I willing to accept on my way to success?

Every evening, write down the six most important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them. Your next day will go much more smoothly.

The number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.

Mastering the art of selling involves mastering the craft of providing your clients the education, products, services, and personal contact before, during and after the sale that they want, need and, more important, deserve. That's how you succeed. That's how you'll not only survive and grow in this business, but will thrive, prosper, and achieve greatness through it.

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed and the number of times I succeed is in direct porption to the number of times I can fail and keep trying.

You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset.

In this profession, no one limits your income but you. There are no income ceilings.

The number of times I succeed is directly proportional to the number of times I can fail, and keep trying !

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." ~ Colin Powell

I think it's good that I had some experience of the real world before I became successful. You know, having to get up in the morning and going to work in construction.

In our experience, one of the scariest snakes in the room is the fear of failure, which manifests itself in such ways as fear of being judged, fear of getting started, fear of the unknown. And while much has been said about fear of failure, it still is the single biggest obstacle people face to creative success.