Quotes About Success

My dad taught us that there's no greater distance than that between first and second place.

When I was a kid, I thought my dad was a little bit harsh with me at times. Sometimes I needed an arm around me instead of my dad telling me what I did wrong, but it obviously worked.

I was 13 - 14 when I first tasted stardom. In the summer holidays, my dad made me act in these films that went on to become superhits. I became a child star.

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.

My dad worked in a very typical first-generation immigrant fashion - 24 hours a day for years.

My Poor Dad Often Said, 'I'd Rather Be Happy Than Rich.' My Rich Dad Said, 'Why Not Be Both?'

Before there is a business, a successful entrepreneur is designing this type of business in his or her mind's eye. According to my rich dad, this is the job of a true entrepreneur.

On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.

When I was a teenager, my dad used to put a lot of pressure on me to be successful, and I'd really beat myself up about things like losing martial arts competitions.

Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than he did. Then he hated me.

My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.

When I was a kid growing up, my dad being a football coach, he asked the same question of all the assistants that he ever hired: 'Is your goal to be a head football coach?

My dad was an entrepreneurial businessman, and maybe I got some of his ability.

I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.

I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him.

My dad is a marketing mastermind.

My dad was a good competitor. I know he'd think I was a little off the charts.

I guess if you are making more money than your mom and dad, you can set your own boundaries.

He's been dead for so many years, but I'm still trying to impress him. That's what gave me my drive. 'Look at me, Dad, I've succeeded.'

I know I'm never going to be as successful as my dad, but I get bored doing nothing. I couldn't go from vacation to vacation and have no motivation.

Our dad made everything competitive for me and brother. It always was a world championship, a national championship, Big 10 championship. It was always at stake in everything we did.

You learn as much from failure as from success, Dad always says. Though no one admires you for it.

It's always been a dream of mine to get somewhere and to have my mom and dad with me up there.

I feel that marrying younger and being quite a young dad helped me with the stability of my career.