The Of Success Quotes
Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows.
Of all the passions, jealousy is that which exacts the hardest service, and pays the bitterest wages. Its service is to watch the success of one's enemy; its wages to be sure of it.
The one element that stands out most clearly among our peak performers is their virtually unassailable belief in the likelihood of their own success.
The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; and the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today there used to be'.
How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success. It's treasures are priceless - but they can be stolen.
These small shows were decidedly a success. The exhibitions were not too large to be seen easily. It was not an effort, as larger collections of pictures usually are.
Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great.
Real success is not being on the cover of a magazine; it's knowing that you've done, and enjoyed doing, what you set out to do.
I mean, we are tribal by nature, and sometimes success and material wealth can divide and separate - it's not a new philosophy I'm sharing - more than hardship, hardship tends to unify.
The notation is more important than the sound. Not the exactitude and success with which a notation notates a sound; but the musicalness of the notation in its notating.
Whether I get on in the world is a question; but I certainly don't get on very well with the world.
Compassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate sources of power for peace and success in life
I'm a kid who grew up in an all African-American neighborhood and got into schools and aspired to just be me, and didn't worry about labels or anything. Just wanted to be a success at what I did.
Success is not for those who want it, nor those who need it, but for those who are utterly determined to seize it--whatever it takes.
Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.
To become a courageous leader, you must realize that accepting responsibility is not optional - it's mandatory.
There is a direct correlation between the books you read and the success you achieve.
The mere knowledge of secrets will not help the amateur conjurer very far on the road to success.
Concentration of effort and the habit of working with a definite chief aim are two of the essential factors in success, which are always found together. One leads to the other.
Poverty is when large efforts produce small results. Wealth is when small efforts produce large results.
I remember playing Coachella and seeing kids in the audience who weren't even born when we had our initial run of success. They were singing along to every word, which was an amazing thing to see.
This is an an abundant universe. Grasp your birthright. Success is a massive abundance of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness.
People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now.
I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.
Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are.
I mean, there's no arguing. There is no anything. There is no beating around the bush. 'You're fired' is a very strong term.
Sometimes people take it for granted that they had success, especially nowadays when you have instant stardom. A lot of people feel entitlement and nobody is entitled to anything.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.
The ultimate judgment of a work of art, whether it be a masterpiece or a lesser event, must be solely in terms of its artistic success and not on Freudian guesswork.
To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: Leave no stone unturned.
The first essential to success in the art you practice is respect for the art itself.
One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.
There are few positions in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered. These difficulties are, however, our best instructors, as our mistakes often form our best experience.
the flip side of success is fear. And fear is the devil. And success is the devil's dope.
