If achieving success were easy, more people would do it.
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.
Success is never getting to the bottom of your to-do list.
I went through a period of first successes. Then there was the inevitable change: the bad newspaper articles. Some people don't care about that, but I do. I'm hurt. I feel it. I don't think I've done anything dreadful. Sometimes you do things for reasons the press doesn't know. But I'm happy to go on as I have.
I'm just a living witness that you can be an imperfect soldier and still be in the army fighting for God Almighty. Don't you think you got to be perfect 'cause I ain't.
Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
Both the revolutionary and the creative individual are perpetual juveniles. The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow, while the creative individual cannot grow up because he keeps growing.
Speech may be silver but silence is golden. Traders with the golden touch do not talk about their success.
Ingratitude' is the name which avatars of Narcissus give to the success of others.
A great leader is one who surrounds himself with great people who then, collectively, innovate and implement with success. If he tries to do it all by himself, he is an egotist and likely to fail.
You may be cool under pressure and challenge, but can you be cool under success?
The old saying that "success breeds success" has something to it. It's that feeling of confidence that can banish negativity and procrastination and get you going the right way.
I've never left music behind, but I've had success in television.
Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals.
It's very hard to find a good comedy. I prefer doing comedy far over anything else because I think they're actually more profound. But finding a good one and a great ensemble is very difficult to do and I'm delighted that in these particular times there is so much interest in comedy and that comedy is having so much success.
Success is achieved in inches, not miles.
Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they'll determine 80 percent of your success.
It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.
The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose. . . When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.