Quotes About Success

If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it's all your fault.

Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins—thoroughly.

The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.

Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.

If one is fashionable for the greater part of one's career, one will produce second-class work. Perhaps by chance one will arrive at being a success but this means that one is a follower and not an innovator. An artist should lead, blaze trails.

Shakespeare was a popular artist. Dickens was a popular artist. The artists I personally have always enjoyed the most are popular artists. I wish I were one - but I'm not. I'm more like Celine - writing away at books no one ever reads.

In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power.

Many lives have a mystical sense, but not everyone reads it aright. More often than not it is given to us in cryptic form, and when we fail to decipher it, we despair because our lives seem meaningless. The secret of a great life is often a man's success in deciphering the mysterious symbols vouchsafed to him, understanding them and so learning to walk in the true path.

The only hope of success is the way of love as agape rather than eros. From this rival perspective, the secret of the search is not our "great ascent" but "the great descent" - of God toward us. Instead of the seeker finding love, love seeks out the seeker - not because the seeker is worthy of love but simply because love's nature is to love regardless of the worthiness or merit of the one loved.

My definition of a "respected" man was one who had succeeded almost completely in hoodwinking people

My definition of a "respected" man was one who had succeeded almost completely in hoodwinking people, but who was finally seen through by some omniscient, omnipotent person who ruined him and made him suffer a shame worse than death.

If all you've got is just enough talent to get along, sooner or later you'll betray yourself.

Extending discipline for the minority to everyone else at the same time seems particularly cruel. As I grow older, I have begun to understand more and more how ethics taught in school and public mores are two different things. Those who insist on keeping ethics in school look like fools. People think they're eccentric. They'll never succeed, they'll always be penniless.

Next, don't fail. I don't mind if you cheat, but just do not fail. If you fail, it will be a blemish upon your name for your entire life.

hey believe that while they are a student, cheating is the greatest dishonor and failing is the accomplishment of a hero. But once they go out into the real world, they realize that it's the complete opposite. One should realize that cheating is not dishonorable, and flunking is the root of failure in life.

ou must make friends with at least one student from the year above you. This is so that you learn the secrets of how to pass exams. You can learn about the grading methods of the teachers in this way. In addition, find one classmate of the same year who is very talented and become best friends with him. Have him lend his notebook to you, and during exams, have him sit right next to you. Those two are all you need for school friends.

Men speak words that sound quite grand, but all the while they spend their days concerned about predicting the thoughts of their adorable little wife. Whether it is prosperity, success, or victory—these ambitions come from the desire to please that single, beautiful wife. They add all kinds of logic to it and work hard at it, but all they want is to be praised.

Anyone can deal with success, but only the wise can learn from failure.

Be proud of struggles in your life. They bring you closer to greatness.

Criticism is the fuel by which the vehicle of success runs.

Driving your own growth by helping others succeed - what a great feeling.

Education is a huge priority, and that's just the best.

Embracing and reframing failure or setbacks means developing goals to help you exceed expectations next time.

Everyone wants to lead a peaceful, happy life, but happiness and success aren't measured by how much money you have, but by whether you have inner peace in your heart.