Success Quotes
“My ambition was to stop waiting tables. That was how I measured success: finally, I was able to stop waiting tables, and I was able to pay the rent, and that was by being a stand-up comic. Not a very good stand-up comic, but good enough to make a living.”
“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.”
-- John Wooden
“We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present.”
-- Derek Jeter
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”
-- Theodore Roosevelt
“So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.”
-- Francesca Annis
“I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.”
-- Margaret Mead
“Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.”
-- Walter Bagehot