Quotes about success
successful opportunity special
It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. Malcolm Gladwell
successful men self
We have the kind of self-made-man myth, which says that super-successful people did it themselves. Malcolm Gladwell
success blink loses
In the act of tearing something apart, you lose its meaning. Malcolm Gladwell
successful epidemics people
What must underlie successful epidemics, in the end, is a bedrock belief that change is possible, that people can radically transform their behavior or beliefs in the face of the right kind of impetus. Malcolm Gladwell
success caring emotional
To be someone's best friend requires a minimum investment of time. More than that, though, it takes emotional energy. Caring about someone deeply is exhausting. Malcolm Gladwell
successful opportunity presence-of-mind
The successful are those who have been given opportunities, Malcolm Gladwell
success intuition blink
Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out. Malcolm Gladwell
success spring teenager
The lesson here is very simple. But it is striking how often it is overlooked. We are so caught in the myths of the best and the brightest and the self-made that we think outliers spring naturally from the earth. We look at the young Bill Gates and marvel that our world allowed that thirteen-year-old to become a fabulously successful entrepreneur. But that's the wrong lesson. Our world only allowed one thirteen-year-old unlimited access to a time sharing terminal in 1968. If a million teenagers had been given the same opportunity, how many more Microsofts would we have today? Malcolm Gladwell
success believe numbers
In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours. Malcolm Gladwell
success winning chess
Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes impossible. But up to that point, not winning is just not an option. Magnus Carlsen
successful use want
If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got. Magic Johnson
success congratulations believe
I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life. Major Taylor
success track world
To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world. Major Taylor
success confidence men
For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success encouragement character
Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success three building
Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it is securely founded; that it be successfully executed. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success motivation giving
We are the slaves of objects around us, and appear little or important according as these contract or give us room to expand. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success men long
On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
successful men envy
Men are so constituted that every one undertakes what he sees another successful in, whether he has aptitude for it or not. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success war suffering
You must either conquer and rule or serve and lose, suffer or triumph, be the anvil or the hammer. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success errors long
The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long range. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success mistake errors
The day is for mistake and error, sequence of time for success and carrying out. The one who anticipates is master of the day. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success
Live dangerously and you live right. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success goal achievement
It is not enough to take steps which may someday lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success winning loses
Yes, my love, who soever lives, loses, . . . but he also wins. [Ger., Ja, meine Liebe, wer lebt, verliebt . . . aber er gewinnt auch.] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
success wall giving
You build walls & boundaries when you give into your mind. Fear nothing & take control of who you are & who you are meant to be
successful thinking people
Too many people, right now are playing it small. If you want to be SUCCESSFUL, Live BIG, Think BIG, & make every day of your life COUNT!
success dream scary
Success goes to those who dare to dream. And sometimes you have to take a little "scary action," as well. Joe Vitale
successful unique los-angeles
I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability to lead a successful bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joe Torre
successful good-friend alaska
As President, I was able to save with the stroke of the pen a hundred million acres of wilderness area in Alaska. This is the kind of thing that is is gratifying to a President, but to be on a solitary stream with good friends, with a fly rod in your hand, and to have a successfull or even an unsuccessful day-they're all successful-is an even greater delight. Jimmy Carter
success college rewards
You don't become a success when you get your diploma, you became a success when you decided to go to college when you get your diploma you get the rewards of success. John C. Maxwell
success people willing
Successful people are willing to do things unsuccessful people will not do. John C. Maxwell
successful people decision
Successful people don't make a daily decision to grow. The decision has already been made and just needs to be fed. To feed success you must ... know your purpose in life, grow daily to reach your maximum potential, and sow seeds that benefit others. Remember, success is not a destination; it's a daily thing. John C. Maxwell