Success Quotes
“It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”
“Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance.”
-- Condoleezza Rice
“Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.”
-- Denis Waitley
“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
-- Confucius
“My wife Elizabeth and I started The Really Terrible Orchestra for people like us who are pretty hopeless musicians who would like to play in an orchestra. It has been a great success. We give performances we've become the most famous bad orchestra in the world.”
-- Alexander McCall Smith
“I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really.”
-- Treat Williams