“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.”

“I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine.”

“The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you can get yourself in trouble because basically the world is set open for you. People will say yes to anything you ask, so it's basically down to you and what you want or need.”

“Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.”

“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.”

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

“Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.”

“The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”

“You can take Elvis. You can take Marilyn Monroe. Success and fame will not be the answer if something inside of you is bothering you, if things in your mind aren't going right.”

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”

“It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.”

“Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.”

“I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.”

“The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.”

“Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.”

“You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.”

“It's not just the 'Grammys' that I've pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success.”

“If there is any secret to my success, I think it's that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them.”

“My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didn't go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men and Jodeci songs to come on to girls. I had more success.”

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

“Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.”