Success is full of promise till one gets it and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown.

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.

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

If we become one of those societies that attack success why not come as certain there will be a lot less success? And that's not who we are.

It is not the going out of port but the coming in that determines the success of a voyage.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

If a man loves the labour of his trade apart from any question of success or fame the gods have called him.

You do the work and you want people to see it but um while I'm doing the work the result doesn't matter at all to me. Ultimately I don't I don't care whether the film is - you know - some big giant box-office bonanza and I don't care if its a complete flop. To me when a film gets made and it's actually finished it's a success. They're all a success in their own way.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling as in all careers of importance victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer and practice it.

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

We're constantly striving for success fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.

Forward as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter and think that even such a result is no trifle.

The battle of life is in most cases fought uphill and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success if there were nothing to struggle for there would be nothing to be achieved.

A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

Anything that won't sell I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility and utility is success.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

If you have a success you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

I stand ready to lead us down a different path where we're lifted up by our desire to succeed not dragged down by a resentment of success.

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.