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.”
“Raising children is an uncertain thing success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.”
-- Democritus
“I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute largely to making you what you are. If you don't experience either one of those, you're being deprived of something.”
-- Shelby Foote
“A sign now of success with a certain audience when you do a short comedy piece, anywhere, is that it gets on YouTube and gets around. It's always something you're thinking about unconsciously.”
-- Andy Samberg
“Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too.”
-- Dave Matthews