Success Quotes

“I think people in Botswana are pleased that my books paint a positive picture of their lives and portray the country as being very special. They've made a great success of their country, and the people are fed up with the constant reporting of only the problems and poverty of the continent. They welcome something which puts the positive side.”

-- Alexander McCall Smith

“I didn't have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek.”

-- Jim Davis

“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.”

-- Henry David Thoreau

“If we get our self-esteem from superficial places, from our popularity, appearance, business success, financial situation, health, any of these, we will be disappointed, because no one can guarantee that we'll have them tomorrow.”

-- Kathy Ireland

“The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor.”

-- Horace

“If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.”

-- W. C. Fields

“I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.”

-- Paulo Coelho

“To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport.”

-- Ian Botham

“Success is dependent on effort.”

-- Sophocles

“Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.”

-- Coco Chanel