Quotes About Success

Fear comes in two packages fear of failure, and sometimes, fear of success.

There are few successful conspiracies, and human behavior is far better explained through incompetence, cowardice and inefficiency than through the suspicion of devilish plans.

The very success of the Western way of war has led to its increasing irrelevance with regards to ongoing conflicts; how can the enemy state be defeated when it has already been destroyed, not only as a coherent military force but as a government entity as well?

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

I am never forget the day I first meet the great Lobachevsky. In one word he told me secret of success in mathematics: Plagiarize! Plagiarize! Let no one else's work evade your eyes! Remember why the good Lord made your eyes! So don't shade your eyes, But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize - Only be sure always to call it please 'research'." [ Lobachevsky ]

Moreover the present abundance3 of private cars is nothing other than the result of the non-stop propaganda through which capitalist production persuades the mob--and in this case is one of its most confounding successes--that the possession of a car is specifically one of the privileges our society reserves for its privileged members.

The impression forces itself upon one that men measure by false standards, that everyone seeks power, success, riches for himself, and admires others who attain them, while undervaluing the truly precious things in life. Sigmund

The thought of losing rekindles the joy of having.

Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me, Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You.

The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we're going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.

All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.

I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.

Successful men are defined by thier actions; Unsuccessful men are defined by actions not taken.

The reward for good work is more work!

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours

It used to be that you'd have a song recorded by a major country artist and if it was a hit, you could buy a car. Now you can buy a dealership.

What is admired is success, achievement, the quality of performance," writes the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, "rather than the quality of experience." But what if we don't want to become virtuoso musicians or renowned artists? What if we only want to dabble in these things, to see if they might subtly change our outlook on the world or even, as we try to learn them, change us? What if we just want to enjoy them?

steep learning curve means you're climbing faster. And the steepest learning curves come right away.

Don't look back, because someone might be gaining on you.

The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame.