The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity. Joshua Waitzkin Success
Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. Gary Ryan Blair Success
Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops. Thomas J. Watson Success
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection. Henri Nouwen Success
More power than all the success slogans ever penned by human hand is the realization for every man that he has but one boss. That boss is the man - he - himself. Gabriel Heatter Success
Lord knows, every day is not a success, every year is not a success. You have to celebrate the good. Reese Witherspoon Success
Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups. Anne Rice Success
It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done. Samuel Smiles Success
Young people need the hands-on training that comes with a summer job. They need to know how to dress for success and nail job interviews. But most of all, they need mentorship, guidance, and inspiration. Hilda Solis Success
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. George Edward Woodberry Success
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. Mary Kay Ash Success
After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. Shirley Jones Success
To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field. Edward de Bono Success
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. Bessie Anderson Stanley Success
Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline. Graham Greene Success
In the United States there's 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 Success