Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. Conrad Hilton
Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within. Brad Pitt
While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. I'd say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses. Ellen DeGeneres
Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly. Desiderius Erasmus
Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. Roger Babson
When I finish a picture I don't show it to anyone if I feel it's not good enough yet. I've learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it's the biggest success if they like it. Marilyn Manson
The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people. Harvey S. Firestone
I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure. George W. Bush
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. Bo Bennett
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. Grover Cleveland
Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance. Alex Rodriguez
Never mind what others do do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success. William J. H. Boetcker
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Bobby Unser
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability. Walter Scott
If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire. Mason Cooley
Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent. Nolan Ryan
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? Jean Cocteau
The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success. Marquis de Sade
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
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