Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to carry it off. – Donald Rumsfeld
Ive learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success. – Jack Welch
Desire is the key to motivation, but its the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. – Mario Andretti
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 doesnt deliver the goods. – John Maynard Keynes
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they dont quit. – Conrad Hilton
While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. Id say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses. – Ellen DeGeneres
When I finish a picture I dont show it to anyone if I feel its not good enough yet. Ive learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me its the biggest success if they like it. – Marilyn Manson
Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesnt guarantee success, but without it you dont have a chance. – Alex Rodriguez
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we dont like? – Jean Cocteau
Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmasters own personal example. – Robert Baden-Powell
We are taught to consume. And thats what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that its just a mind set, that its just an addiction, then we wouldnt be out there stepping on peoples hands climbing the corporate ladder of success. – River Phoenix
I dont think about my previous success. Im happy that the work Ive done has been very successful. – Aaliyah
Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be ones aim. – John D. Rockefeller
Like so many American families, our families werent asking for much. They didnt begrudge anyone elses success or care that others had much more than they did… in fact, they admired it. – Michelle Obama
I dont know what keeps me going. Sometimes I wonder… I think its just pure perseverance and wanting to succeed and having that burning desire to always have success. – Tanya Tucker
In the United States theres a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. – Umberto Eco
An actors popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about to look into a gas tank with a lighted match. – Fred Allen
Youve achieved success in your field when you dont know whether what youre doing is work or play. – Warren Beatty
Ive stopped apologizing to myself for having this great period of success and financial acceptance. – Robert Plant
Hopefully Ill continue to have the success Ive had. – Tiger Woods
