Success Quotes
“I had come to the point when I realized it was unlikely that my film career was going to move beyond a certain level of role. And I was - because I had graphic instances of it - handicapped by the success of Star Trek. A director would say, 'I don't want Jean-Luc Picard in my movie' - and this was compounded by X-Men as well.”
“I always think, when there's stuff that people don't like, I always say that if I have another success, I'll enjoy it more, but you don't really.”
-- Danny Boyle
“Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.”
-- David Attenborough
“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