Quotes About Success

He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody ( Joseph Heller, Catch

Gustavo Solivellas dice: "Los grandes resultados requieren grandes ambiciones" (Heráclito)

Great moments are born from great oppurtunities.

If you examine the list of Fellows of the Econometrics Society in 1954 you will find the names of 20 of the first 27 prizewinners. I was a duly certified member of the Econometric Mafia...Without that accreditation, I suspect I would not have won the prize.

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - which is: Try to please everybody.

Dr. Jean Martin Charcot, a famous nineteenth-century French neurologist, once stated that "the best inspirer of hope is the best physician." The success of the shaman in many primitive societies has been attributed primarily to psychological factors rather than to the intrinsic value of the therapies themselves.

It does not matter whether or not you are an experienced electronics hobbyist, your success with the circuits in these projects is assured. Proceed with enthusiasm; your reward will be enjoyment, as well as deep personal satisfaction.

I am sure I'd have made a better all-around man if I hadn't lost so much time just making a living.

We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success.

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.

The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes disguised as hard work.

One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.

I honestly believe that there's an element in this country, in our politics, that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the Republican party, and does not want me to succeed at becoming President of the United States of America.

the possibility of success was motivating me more than the fear of failure.

[On Hollywood:] There are millions to be grabbed out here, and your only competition is idiots. Don't let this get around.

But it is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

Happiness is a how, not a what: a talent, not an object

What has changed in the meantime? Managers have become keenly aware that value alone does you little good unless you can communicate it successfully. That means that customers understand and appreciate what they are buying. Remember, the only fundamental driver of willingness to pay is the perceived value in the eyes of the customer.

Successful people in particular are susceptible to surges of anything-is-possible. They then plunge into new, seemingly attractive markets hoping to prove themselves to the world yet again. However, it is extremely rare that the same person achieves world championship or wins the Nobel Prize in two disciplines. Danger looms just around the corner if the new activity is too distracting and the core business is neglected.

One way or the other, she had no doubt she would succeed in influencing her husband and obtaining the independence she so longed for.