I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. 2.33K
Am I coasting on some early success? Yeah. It was a good lucky break for me. But I would rather earn my way back again than simply conform to what people are expecting. 647
One goes through school, college, medical school and one’s internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success. 693
Success consists in being successful, not in having potential for success. Any wide piece of ground is the potential site of a palace, but there’s no palace till it’s built. 2.27K
The real metric of success isn’t the size of your bank account. It’s the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference. 2.48K
When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done. 1.47K
Head Start’s ability to improve the educational skills and opportunities of Latino children will be an important component of America’s future success. 658
I think the success of a talk show depends on how true it is to the personality of the person hosting it. The shows I really admire, like ‘Oprah’ and ‘Ellen,’ are distinctively like their hosts, so I think my show will be successful only if we try to stay consistent to my own sense of myself. 621
I’m not sure anybody’s ready to see me in a drama. And loving movies so much, I’ve seen a lot of comics try to make that transition too fast, and it can be detrimental. And I don’t think I’ve had as much success as I need in the comedy genre to open up those opportunities. 641
