The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we’re going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it. 684
Well, I think that there’s a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you’re likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line. 669
I am not fighting for success, just to get more beauty out of myself and share it with more people. 723
If being the biggest company was a guarantee of success, we’d all be using IBM computers and driving GM cars. 619
The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment. 694
Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirmative action is that the middle class within the black community no longer lives within ‘black community’ by and large. 626
I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn’t repeat a success. Very often you’re going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you’re trapped. 690
A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are. 670
An entrepreneur assumes the risk and is dedicated and committed to the success of whatever he or she undertakes. 855
The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success. 658
Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise… specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine. 2.67K
I always think, when there’s stuff that people don’t like, I always say that if I have another success, I’ll enjoy it more, but you don’t really. 653
I’ve learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you. 730
