I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it’s just such a dramatic success.

The best augury of a man’s success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world.

All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.

We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

Applause waits on success.

Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.

Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don’t.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.

I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.

A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

I can’t keep somebody from being a star, and I can’t make somebody a star, and nobody can.

Basically, I’m one of the greatest producers ever. And I’m also one of the greatest DJs ever. And I’m also one of the best executives ever.

The worst part of success is, to me, adapting to it. It’s scary.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened – as if somebody was trying to demote them.

All I ever wanted to do with my life was own a little house. I did that way back with ‚Rocky,‘ so now everything I do is just icing on the cake.

If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around .600.

The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

I have to admit, I sometimes wonder how much more successful I would have been as a coach had it not been for my spending summers on the golf course. I could have watched more film, that’s for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn’t play golf.

Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.

Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.

Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you’re a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.

Bad taste creates many more millionaires than good taste.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

People want you to fail.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration… that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.

How you played in yesterday’s game is all that counts.

As a soccer player, I wanted an FA Cup winner’s medal. As an actor you want an Oscar. As a chef it’s three-Michelin’s stars, there’s no greater than that. So pushing yourself to the extreme creates a lot of pressure and a lot of excitement, and more importantly, it shows on the plate.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

I can tell you from experience that God’s help and presence in our lives is vital. He is the Author of all true success and everything that is good-without Him, we can do nothing of true value.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Your success, or lack of success, is your responsibility. Even when you have a chain of command that you don’t like as well, its your responsibility to work with the up chain of command.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

Winning – that’s the most important to me. It’s as simple as that.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

There’s no real excuse for being successful enough as an actor to do what you want and then selling out. You do it pure. You don’t try to adapt it, make it commercial.

Success isn’t supposed to happen, no matter how hard you work. There’s no guarantee you’re going to succeed. There’s nothing set in stone.

God’s desire is that we excel.

It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.

I’ve accomplished enough with the music that I haven’t had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you’ll be amazed at the results.

Men weren’t always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when ‚Jolene‘ was a big hit.

Power is the measure of the degree of control you have over circumstances in your life and the actions of the people around you. It is a skill that is developed by a deep understanding of human nature, of what truly motivates people, and of the manipulations necessary for advancement and protection.

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends. But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime.

It’s a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can’t stop playing the game the way you’ve always played it.

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.

I wonder how many times people give up just before a breakthrough – when they are on the very brink of success.