In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit. Use this quote
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. Use this quote
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. Use this quote
I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about that for me. Use this quote
What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose. Use this quote
Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive. Use this quote
If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in order to predict little parts of it, we need not solve innumerable differential equations, but can use dice with fair success. Use this quote
Success is not in what you have, but who you are. Use this quote
Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success. Use this quote
It's the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that's all you can do. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success. Use this quote
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it. Use this quote
To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in. Use this quote
The making of friends who are real friends, is the best token we have of a man's success in life. Use this quote
I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse. Use this quote
Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: "Are your ready?" Use this quote
To me, success was not having to have a boss and not having a day job. I've been living my own version of success since the early '90s when I first got signed. I haven't had a job since then. Use this quote
We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work. Use this quote
I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success. Use this quote