“The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.”

“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.”

“The worst part of success is to try finding someone who is happy for you.”

“They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?”

“It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him.”

“I always think I'm the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling.”

“I should just put it bluntly, because we're all sort of friends here now - it's exceedingly likely that my greatest success is behind me. Oh, so Jesus, what a thought! You know that's the kind of thought that could lead a person to start drinking gin at nine o'clock in the morning, and I don't want to go there.”

“Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?”

“The concept of the 'good ol' days' must be one of our society's biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as most often used excuse for lack of success.”

“That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.”

“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.”

“In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.”

“Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.”

“For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end.”

“The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.”

“The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation.”

“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”

“If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.”

“Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.”

“Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.”

“The first myth of management is that it exists. The second myth of management is that success equals skill.”