I’d sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.

I’ve noticed that when I am selling a lot of records, certain things become easier. I’m not talking about getting a table in a restaurant.

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

He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it… Success is shy – it won’t come out while you’re watching.

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

If I’d been born ugly, you’d never have heard of Pele.

Successful people make money. It’s not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.

Often, in the real world, it’s not the smart that get ahead but the bold.

The successful men I admired all built their bodies.

Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

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

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

I believe that one key to success is to accept truth, no matter how it’s spoken.

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.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

No pressure, no diamonds.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.

I wasn’t born a natural entrepreneur. I had to be trained.

The man who has done his level best… is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.

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.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can’t take steps toward whatever your goal is.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.

Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.

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

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters… that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules… and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

At first, I was called a quack, a charlatan, and worse, year after year, in Australia, England and the United States, by men who simply refused to believe that a nurse from ‚the bush‘ could devise a treatment which succeeded where they had failed.

I think the message has already been sent to Hollywood, which is that this kid’s a hard worker, he’s talented, and people are coming out to see him. And when you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.

Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

The battle is all over except the ‚shouting‘ when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.

No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind.

The joy of doing well as a batsman for your country is much more than that little joy of going for a party and enjoying music. It is a completely different high, and I get high by performances. That’s what I enjoy now.

I feel like whatever you’ve done in your career, good or bad, it’s nothing but preparation for the big events to come.

I’ve never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I’ve wanted the music to do that.

The richest people in the world look for and build networks; everyone else looks for work.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

Before success comes in any man’s life, he’s sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That’s exactly what the majority of men do.

I think, because I started Virgin when I was a teenager, it has become a part of me, like my family, and I am motivated by ambition for it, almost as if it were a child.

In the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand it will require sacrifice and hard work.

If you want to reach the top, don’t run over others. Likely, the only way you’ll reach the top is to be carried there by others.

In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.