This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you cant be happy as a success, its very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure. – Michael Korda
The freedom to fail is vital if youre going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success. – Michael Korda
The fastest way to succeed is to look as if youre playing by somebody elses rules, while quietly playing by your own. – Michael Korda
Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out. – Michael Korda
Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility… in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have… is the ability to take on responsibility. – Michael Korda
One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. – Michael Korda
Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets. – Michael Korda
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject. – Michael Korda