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Quotes About Success

I am not a businessman. I am a business, man.
~ Jay-Z
Men fall from great fortune because of the same shortcomings that led to their rise.
~ Jean de la Bruyere
Most men employ the first part of life to make the other part miserable. [Fr., La plupart des hommes emploient la premiere part vie a rendre l'autre miserable.]
~ Jean de la Bruyere
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there" "Values are meant to be costly. If it doesn't cost much, we probably wouldn't appreciate the value
~ Jim Rohn
There's no one more obnoxious and self-righteous than the self-made man. And no one more admirable.
~ Joe R. Lansdale
The man who occupies the first place seldom plays the principal part.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Unless we consent to lack the common things which men call success, we shall hardly become heroes or saints, philosophers or poets.
~ John Lancaster Spalding
The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities.
~ John Locke
Why is one man richer than another? Because he is more industrious, more persevering and more sagacious.
~ John Ruskin
I am very healthy. Career wise, even old men get to be in movies. So as long as I am healthy, I will continue to make movies.
~ John Travolta
I want to be on stage and perform and win Grammys and help out my family in Bulgaria, because they are struggling, and my mom and dad, too.
~ Leah LaBelle
Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you set your mind to. Make us proud of you.
~ Mickey Mantle
I reflect back on my mom's journey, someone who was an immigrant to Canada and came not knowing anything and figured it out tremendously. I reflect back on that a lot.
~ Lilly Singh
Call it the Tiger Mom effect: In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option.
~ Naveen Jain
You didn't want to bring home anything but an A or a B. To my mom, a C was like an F.
~ Calvin Johnson
I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a girl: I want to rule the world.
~ Madonna Ciccone
My mom raised me to be successful and not be a knucklehead and do the wrong things. She still talks to me to this day about those things.
~ Deshaun Watson
My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.
~ Benedict Cumberbatch
Whether you are a stay-at-home mom, or on the red carpet, or in Afghanistan, the better you feel, the better you do your job.
~ Bobbi Brown
My mom always told me that if you work hard, you can achieve anything. And it's true. It's one of the truest things ever.
~ Jennifer Lopez
This is your moment! Seize the opportunity to be great!
~ Eric Thomas
If I have any talent at all it's from God, and my mom, who was on Capitol Records also.
~ Garth Brooks
My mom took me to a dog show and I won!!
~ Rodney Dangerfield