Quotes About Success

There are two ways to do great mathematics. The first is to be smarter than everybody else. The second way is to be stupider than everybody else -- but persistent.

Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases.

When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get them, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either.

I cannot afford to waste my time making money.

Be nice to everyone on your way to the top because you pass them all on the way down.

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you don't like?

Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk.

It doesn't matter if you're black or white... the only color that really matters is green.

I walked away exhilarated by my success, because there's nothing like making a difference in someone's life, even if that difference is a lifetime of nightmares and a fortune in therapy bills.

A career is born in public - talent in privacy.

Fame is fickle and I know it. It has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks and I've experienced them both.

A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.

Fame doesn't fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.

Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything.

Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she'll conquer the world.

If you spend your life competing with business men, what do you have? A bank account and ulcers!

There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.

Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything.

I live to suceed, not to please you or anyone else.

There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.