We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? Jean Cocteau on success
The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success. Marquis de Sade on success
The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other. H. G. Wells on success
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc. Henri Matisse on success
My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through, everything has proved to me that in this world, either physical or moral, good comes out of evil just as well as evil comes out of good. Giacomo Casanova on success
The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press agent, actor, director, producer, leading man and you are a star if you sleep with each of them in that order. Crude, but true. Hedy Lamarr on success
Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example. Robert Baden-Powell on success
That's the definition of 'success' for the modern Democrat Party. As many people dependent on government as possible is the objective. Rush Limbaugh on success
Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today. Maxwell Maltz on success
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. Truman Capote on success
Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own. Michelle Obama on success
Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves. Charlotte Bronte on success
The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. Jonathan Swift on success
I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success. Tennessee Williams on success
We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success. River Phoenix on success
But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes. Bodhidharma on success
No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist. J. Paul Getty on success
Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success. Bo Bennett on success
Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals. Bo Bennett on success
From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you. Samuel Goldwyn on success