I'll never be considered one of the all-time greats; maybe not even one of the all-time goods. But I'm one of the all-time survivors. Jim Kaat
Nature gave man two ends one to sit on and one to think with. Ever since then man's success or failure has been dependent on the one he used most. George R. Kirkpatrick
To establish ourselves in the world, we have to do all we can to appear established. To succeed in the world, we do everything we can to appear successful. Francois la Rochefoucauld
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability. Harry F. Banks
There is a time in the tides of men, Which, taken at its flood, leads on to success. On the other hand, don't count on it. T.K. Lawson
Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens. William Lilly
The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you. M.W. Little
The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall. Vince Lombardi
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. (Yoda, Star Wars) George Lucas
Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied. Niccolò Machiavelli
Pubs make you as drunk as they can as soon as they can, and turn nasty when they succeed. Colin MacInnes
The successful people are the ones who can think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at. Don Marquis
It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail. Peter Marshall
We in the industry know that behind every successful screenwriter stands a woman. And behind her stands his wife. Groucho Marx
If at first you don't succeed, blame it on the teach Stacey Bass
All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced upon them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else. H.L. Mencken
The worst part of having success is to try finding someone who is happy for you. Bette Midler