“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”

“I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.”

“You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.”

“I came from a family where I felt great pressure to be financially successful, and I felt that staying in Chicago and doing theater, I was, in all likelihood, not going to find financial success.”

“Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.”

“Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.”

“You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother may hate you. None of those things matter. What matters is that you achieve success and become free. Then you can do whatever you like.”

“Everyone applauds each other's success in Hollywood because they know how tough it is, but it really comes down fundamentally to the process.”

“For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the personal and the immediate, the culmination of your own recent campaigning efforts and the fortunes of your party and the success or otherwise of what you stand for and believe in.”