Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.
While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. I'd say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses.
Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.
Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.
When I finish a picture I don't show it to anyone if I feel it's not good enough yet. I've learnt to listen to my partners and my friends. For me it's the biggest success if they like it.
The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.
I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.
The concept of the 'good ol' days' must be one of our society's biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as most often used excuse for lack of success.
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.