Quotes About Success

I don't ever want to be hugely famous because I had a little taste of it after 'East Is East' and 'Bend It.'

We've seen a lot of people self-destruct because of a small taste of success.

It's not hard to motivate myself because once you get a taste for winning races, you simply don't want to do anything else. You get a buzz from it. You want it every day. Only someone who has experienced winning can understand how good it feels.

I'm willing to put my body on the line and stuff like that, just to get a taste of that greatness.

When I emerged as a hero, there were times I had continuous hits in Malayalam. I also tasted success as a supporting actor in other languages. But there was a collective effort from a group in the Malayalam film industry to flush me out, which affected my career.

I've tasted the dirt side. I've tasted being broke. I've been in the dumps, I've lived in motels as a kid. I want a different opportunity for my children. I never want them to see those things.

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.

After multiple failures, when I tasted success, I was at my creative best - the 'jugaadu'-best.

A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.

But you don't get into a business because of personal tastes.

For centuries, the arts and philanthropists have worked well together: look at the Tate family and the Courtaulds. If you've been fortunate enough to have some success in business, I think it's important to put something back.

All of my friends at drama school were still sat on the floor doing voice exercises and I was doing scenes with David Tennant and Catherine Tate.

I have a tattoo on my arm that says, 'The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.'

My motto is 'from difficulties up to the stars.' I got a tattoo to represent that when I used to sit in the stands at Treviso.

I believe I can be one of the best players in the world. That's why I have my 'Dreamchaser' tattoo on my chest.

If I can hit No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, I'm thinking of having the entire list tattooed on my body somewhere. It would be fabulous.

I taught myself how to be a speaker on Google. I just Googled 'how to be a motivational speaker.'

My father has been a motivation in my life, he always taught me to be a self-made man because he also started with nothing.

To me, 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is definitely a landmark. It has taught me so much.

One thing that success has taught me is censorship.

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success.

My dad always taught me never to give up in my mind. You can never really beat me. It sounds ridiculous, but I will always come back for you. You can't beat someone who never gives up. I could lose 100 times to you, but I will always get you. I will die trying. This applies not only to swimming but to my life as well.

Apollo 13 taught me that challenges are to be met and overcome.

Nothing comes without hard work. I've been taught that by many people growing up.