Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.
To follow, without halt, one aim: that's the secret of success.
Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.
There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.
The Lord gave us two ends - one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends on which one we use the most.
As long as you have discipline, you can be a success. Discipline is what makes you do everything you need to do.
Success is doing what you love and loving people while you do it.
Success is boring... failure is exciting and more entertaining.
Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.
We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.
Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.
The road to success is always under construction.
Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.
Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.
Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.
We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success.
I've learned it's always better to have a small percentage of a big success, than a hundred percent of nothing.
Nepotism will never give you success, but talent can.
The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.
People are the key to success or extraordinary success.
You cannot underestimate the value of luck in success in life. And I've really learned to appreciate that.
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.
I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.
There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.
Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
Winning isn't everything, but it sure beats anything that comes in second.
There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
Success is the child of audacity.
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
Applause waits on success.
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
It's the same with success and failure. There's always the momentum thing, but you just have to put whatever happened in the past behind you.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
When I took over Louis Vuitton, everyone said, 'It's already so big - what more can you do?' And since then, we've multiplied that success tenfold.
There's no success story. Everybody's got a ghetto story. You always want to make it bigger than what it is.