For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros. 605
There are so few women in general who aren’t completely threatened and confused by other women’s success. It’s very disappointing. 757
Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets. 648
There’s not an instruction manual on how to deal with success, so you just have to rely on having great friends and a good team. 785
You can never be comfortable with your success, you’ve got to be paranoid you’re going to lose it. 641
It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you’re happy when you wake up. 2.55K
In New York, everyone’s desperate for success, desperate for money and desperate to be accepted, but in London they’re more laid back about things like that. 684
Obama is capable – as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily associated with him 628
We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records. 670
With everything that is complex, we learn. If you don’t learn, then it’s an utter and abject failure. If you do learn, and you’re able to apply that to the next situation, then you take away a measure of success. 1.75K
Real success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead. 2.59K