Success Quotes

“After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise.”

-- Shirley Jones

“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