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“Failure is part of the process of success.”
Robert Kiyosaki (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People who avoid failure also avoid success.”
Robert Kiyosaki (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The ultimate success of AI is not due to journal papers, blogs, press releases, forecasts, corporate acquisitions, speculation, or promises. Success is measured by reduction to practice.”
Robert J. Marks II (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It really is strange the way I work for success but when I get there cannot appreciate it. I enjoy the road to success and the struggle — even when it gets hard. But when I achieve my goal, I feel suddenly and totally stressed. Only in retrospect can I begin to enjoy the moment and admit just how great it was.”
Sarah Brightman (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Success as panacea and trap:] The less a man is willing to give up a sex object, the more he’ll be trapped into becoming a success object.”
Warren Farrell (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]he men who are successful have become the most dependent on success to attract love. When this man loses his success, he often fears he will lose love.”
Warren Farrell (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whereas the good news had first been published for its own sake with no concern for success, now ineluctably success brought, as always, a desire for it. … They were not aware of what was happening, namely, that society was inverting Christianity instead of being subverted by it.”
Jacques Ellul (1912–1994) said by 1994 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Then for the next eleven years, I tried to work up the nerve to talk to you.". "Without success," I add. "Without success.”
Suzanne Collins (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My success will not depend on what A or B thinks of me. My success will be what I make of my work.”
Homi J. Bhabha (1909–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.”
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Films of Barbra Streisand (2001) by Christopher Nickens and Karen Swenson
“You, the sons of the pioneers, if you are true to your ancestry, must make your lives as worthy as they made theirs. They sought for true success, and therefore they did not seek ease. They knew that success comes only to those who lead the life of endeavor.”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By conventional definition of success, which means two metrics: money and power, I was successful. By any sane definition of success, I was not successful if I was lying in a pool of blood on the floor of my office”
Arianna Huffington (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A mirror does not develop because an historical pageant passes in front of it. It only develops when it gets a fresh coat of quicksilver — in other words, when it acquires new sensitiveness; and the novel's success lies in its own sensitiveness, not in the success of its subject matter.”
E. M. Forster (1879–1970) said by 1970 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Impulse, subjectivity and profanation, the old adversaries of materialistic alienation, now succumb to it. ... The representatives of the opposition to the authoritarian schema become witnesses to the authority of commercial success. ... In the service of success they renounce that insubordinate character which was theirs.”
Theodor Adorno (1903–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The moral flabbiness born of the exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess SUCCESS. That — with the squalid cash interpretation put on the word success — is our national disease.”
William James (1842–1910) first seen 1906 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To H. G. Wells (11 September 1906)
“The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy. Consistency was in itself distinction, and what was talent but the art of being completely whatever it was that one happened to be?”
Henry James (1843–1916) first seen 1895 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Next Time," The Yellow Book, vol. VI (July 1895)
“Mild success can be explainable by skills and labor. Wild success is attributable to variance.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I always like to hang around with losers, actually, because it makes me feel better. I hate guys that are very, very successful and you have to listen to their success stories. I like people that like to listen to my success.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The purpose of protecting the life of our Nation and preserving the liberty of our citizens is to pursue the happiness of our people. Our success in that pursuit is the test of our success as a Nation.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Great Society (May 22, 1964). Archived from the original on January 10, 2021.
“Optimization is generally detrimental to future success, but it is the only way to accomplish present success in competition with others who are equally interested in short-term results.”
Erik Naggum (1965–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The arc of US development this past hundred years once again teaches us history's hardest lesson: A nation can survive anything except success. Mid-20th-century America's stupendous success engendered the softness, idleness, and lack of seriousness that was perceptible to me in 1975 — though the nation I came from was only a decade or so behind.”
John Derbyshire (born 1945) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Girly Nation, Taki's Magazine, December 29, 2010.
“Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you’re trying to say on stage... Success makes life easier. It doesn’t make living easier.”
Bruce Springsteen (born 1949) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Q magazine (August 1992)
“I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and the passion that count in success.”
Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Last Word - A Treasury of Women's Quotes," by Carolyn Warner, 1992
“When success happens to an English writer, he acquires a new typewriter. When success happens to an American writer, he acquires a new life.”
Martin Amis (1949–2023) first seen 1983 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kurt Vonnegut" (1983)
“The success of Watermark surprised me. I never thought of music as something commercial; it was something very personal to me... The writing of a melody is an emotional moment; success doesn't make it easy.”
Enya (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yes, it was a success. I know it. It was almost wholly unprepared. I had a success, my dear Nicolson, at the moment I most needed it. Now is the time to go.”
Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947) first seen 1930 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Harold Nicolson's diary entry (10 December 1936) recording Baldwin's comments after listening to Baldwin's speech on the Abdication of Edward VIII. Quoted in Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Harold Nicolson: Diaries and Letters. 1…
“I think that in a lot of ways the Seattle scene was a turn-the-gun-on-itself scene. It was being born out of the punk rock bible, where being a rock star is a bad thing. So we couldn't enjoy our success because we weren't really supposed to. You had to pretend success was fucked. We all became very self-conscious. I wish now that we'd had a better attitude about it.”
Chris Cornell (1964–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not every success needs to be abandoned drastically, but every success needs to be questioned drastically.”
Kevin Kelly (editor) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t ask me who’s going to replace me because I have no say whatsoever, but I’m sure that if you give them the same love and attention and respect that you have shown me, then they will be a success and the show will continue being a success. And until we meet again, God bless you and goodbye.”
Alex Trebek (1940–2020) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: His prepared last words. From an ABC News interview, January 2020.
“We oppose the West's efforts to gain a monopoly in nuclear fuel, and in nuclear industry and science. I believe that the Iranian success is a great success for the Islamic world.”
Mohammad-Javad Larijani (born 1951) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: We Are Interested in Nuclear Cooperation with Arab and Muslim Countries; the Americans Will Need Our Assistance to Withdraw from Iraq (May 2006)
“This "knowing what to do"… is a matter of having the right purpose, the purpose appropriate to the situation in hand... The one who "knows what to do" is the one on whom you can rely to make the best shot at success, whenever success is possible.”
Roger Scruton (1944–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Success did not thrill him in the least. He regarded a success merely as a convenient platform from which to plan a further advance.”
Nevil Shute (1899–1960) said by 1960 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The success of our surprise attack on Pearl Harbor will prove to be the Waterloo of the war to follow. For this reason the Imperial Navy is massing the cream of its strength in ships and planes to assure success.”
Chuichi Nagumo (1887–1944) said by 1944 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur" - by William Manchester - 1978 - Page 195
“When a man’s success becomes commonplace to him, it is his success no longer.”
Henry S. Haskins (1875–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The measure of a company's true success lies in its unwavering commitment to ethical principles and social responsibility. True success, we profess, in ethics and responsibility, we bless, creating a legacy to impress.”
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The neoclassical dogma of diminishing returns is completely wrong - success begets success and wealth begets wealth.”
David Orrell (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is no indication of success up to now in the bringing together of art and science. To achieve success the artist must be spiritually at home in the field of science so he can think and feel in the same way as the scientist. A spiritual union, not a technical one, is requested.”
Naum Gabo (1890–1977) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote of Naum Gabo (1969), in Studio international. Vol.178. p. 64
“As contractors began to understand project management better and stronger cost control became a requirement, the definition of success changed. Success came to be defined as accomplishing the effort on time, within budget, and at an acceptable level of quality.”
Harold Kerzner (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To be simply a poorly paid or seldom played composer seems so tragic to me. But to be a woman composer with all the trials and tribulations that seem to go along with being a woman composer, puts everything in perspective. The struggle becomes heroic--not pitiful. The success becomes a success for all of us in the cause, not something merely egoistic.”
Beth Anderson (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the conflict thus far, success has been on our side, complete throughout the length and breadth of the Confederate States. It is upon this, as I have stated, our social fabric is firmly planted; and I cannot permit myself to doubt the ultimate success of a full recognition of this principle throughout the civilized and enlightened world.”
Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The secret of success behind all men of achievement, lies in the faculty of applying their intellect in all their activities, without being mislead by any surging emotions or feelings. The secret of success in life lies in keeping the head above the storms of the heart.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Success: Pessimism and giving up are greatest weaknesses. Our failures are essential stepping stones to success. Motivate yourself and develop the will to win. Never quit halfway. The only way to excellent achievement is to try again and again with hope and confidence.”
Thích Nhật Từ (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What does success mean to you? What kind of success would you like in your life?”
Nigel Cumberland (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dreams are the fuel for your success. Without them there can never be any meaningful and lasting success in your life. Like a car engine without high-quality fuel you risk living a life that never quite gets started.”
Nigel Cumberland (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Success requires a focused attention of your time and energy. This is true no matter what you want to achieve – to change the world or simply change apartments. All success stories come down to one person having a focused aim – so focused at times it can look like an obsession.”
Nigel Cumberland (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A company's success no longer depends primarily on its ability to raise investment capital. Success depends on the ability of its people to learn together and produce new ideas”
Arie de Geus (1930–2019) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Arie de Geus, in: "Arie de Geus: The Thought Leader," in: Strategy & Business. April 1, 2001, Nr 22-25. p. 26
“When we look at the progress made since the end of the Second World War, it is hard to argue that economically, European cooperation has been anything other than a great success. Of course, since 2008, this has not been the whole story. In Southern Europe particularly, talk of economic success would be met with confusion and anger.”
Justin Welby (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.”
Peter Thiel (born 1967) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Forbes: "Peter Thiel: 'Don't Wait to Start Something New'" (10 September 2014)
“Amelia Earhart would have been a great aviator no matter what she did outside of the airplane. She was a great person and leader because of everything she did to help other women. She understood one woman’s success was all women’s success. We should learn from her legacy.”
Nikki Haley (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In my view, I’ve had tons of success but, in the way the world views success and they expect Idols to do, mine has just been a longer journey to get there. And I’m grateful for it. It just makes the journey that much sweeter in the end.”
Katharine McPhee (born 1984) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 'Smash' scoop: Katharine McPhee talks NBC's new musical drama and life after 'Idol' -- 'Certain casting people didn’t wanna see me' (January 24, 2012)