The world judge of men by their ability in their profession and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends.

When I prayed for success I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.

No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?

The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods.

When it comes to success there are no shortcuts.

Desire is the key to motivation but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Success is not in what you have but who you are.

I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.

Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends at least in part on the ability to 'carry it off.'

Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self.

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

After my spectacular failures I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success.

Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.

There is no success without hardship.

There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.

When you see something that is technically sweet you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb.

I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.

It's very easy for me to say what success is. I think success is connecting with an audience who understands you and having a dialogue with them. I think success is continuing to push yourself forward creatively and not sort of becoming a caricature of yourself.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

Raising children is an uncertain thing success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

The road to success is always under construction.