The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy, cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it. James Thurber
Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself. William J. H. Boetcker
The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. Bruce Feirstein
After a lifetime of working, raising families, and contributing to the success of this nation in countless other ways, senior citizens deserve to retire with dignity. Charlie Gonzalez
There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success. Max Beerbohm
To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me - not success. Hugh Jackman
Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats. Amos Bronson Alcott
I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? Jean Cocteau
The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success. David Sarnoff
The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. Alexander Graham Bell
Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions. Orlando Bloom
Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success! David O. McKay
I've stopped apologizing to myself for having this great period of success and financial acceptance. Robert Plant
Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous stimulus package with which this administration stumbled out of the gate will prove to be Obama's Waterloo. Camille Paglia
I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really. Treat Williams
The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top. Joyce Brothers
Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success. David Joseph Schwartz