Quotes About Success

What does it mean to be the best? It means you have to be better than the number two guy. But what gratification is there in that? He's a loser—that's why he's number two.

I want a billion people to know my name as well as they know their own. I want to clone myself to fame.

Pulp existed for 12 years before we got famous. Now, you could say that was just lack of imagination, but it's some kind of quality isn't it? Tenacity. You could also say it was sloth.

I think basically becoming famous has taken the place of going to Heaven in modern society, hasn't it? That's the place where your dreams will come true. It's an act of faith now they think that's going to sort things out.

There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.

If you can go out with your live show and turn people on to that, where you have that fan base that's religious and they're going to come see you when you're in that town, once your radio success is gone and you're not a mainstream guy anymore you can still go out and play your shows.

The 'Night Train' has already been a crazy ride for me. We flew around making TV appearances and stadium announcements all over the country, fueled by little more than coffee and adrenaline... so many fans jumped on board with us, and I couldn't be more thankful.

Throughout my 20s I spent a lot of time just playing and not really working, but fortunately for me I continued to get just enough work, and have a reason to wake up in the morning. I really empathize with some of my peers who had success in the early years then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.

There is no luck, you work hard and study things intently. If you do that for long and hard enough you're successful.

was able to finish my studies, to help my family members, to have a good job. . . . Now everything is complete. . . . It's more than happiness. It's joy.

The wild success of the "Ducase" had two large and lasting effects on America. The first was that it discouraged future Nazi attempts at spying within the borders of the United States. The second was that it made J. Edgar Hoover a legend.

A business without a path to profit isn't a business, it's a hobby.

Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.

Failure is not a pre-requisite for success. Already successful entrepreneurs are far more likely to succeed again than who failed

Workaholics aren't heroes. They don't save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is already home because she figured out a faster way to get things done.

Ultimately, startups are easy, stayups are hard. Keeping the show running for the long term is a lot harder than walking onstage for the first time.

Ideas are cheap and plentiful. The original pitch idea is such a small part of a business that it's almost negligible. The real question is how well you execute.

There's nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.

soon you'll see that it's the work—not the clock—that matters.

It begins with this idea: Your company is a product. Yes, the things you make are products (or services), but your company is the thing that makes those things. That's why your company should be your best product.

If you spend 20 percent each on getting five things to 80 percent, well, then, you've done five things!

Motivation is pivotal to healthy lives and healthy companies. Make sure you're minding it.

Because let's face it: Goals are fake. Nearly all of them are artificial targets set for the sake of setting targets. These made-up numbers then function as a source of unnecessary stress until they're either achieved or abandoned. And when that happens, you're supposed to pick new ones and start stressing again. Nothing ever stops at the quarterly win. There are four quarters to a year. Forty to a decade. Every one of them has to produce, exceed, and beat EXPECTATIONS.

Stop equating work ethic with excessive work hours. Neither is going to get you ahead or help you find calm.