“The problem with being British... I don't know if it's me being British or being raised a strict Catholic, but you never really enjoy success.”

“Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.”

“The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.”

“I don't want to wake up and be bored. That's probably my greatest fear is to have nothing to do. What better job is there than to play quarterback for an NFL team, and certainly one that I've been on for a long time and had success with? I don't plan on giving it up any time soon.”

“Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.”

“It would be a joy for me if someone who was working with me became a big success.”

“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.”

“In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.”

“By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school, far more important than tests or standards or business-model methods of accountability, is simply attracting the best-educated, most exciting young people into urban schools and keeping them there.”