S Quotes
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“Success, Bill Gates said, is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
Same goes for good looking people. Beauty reduces the consciousness that it takes more to catch the heart of the right partner.
We often think being good at one thing is all we need to succeed, but hey, success is less of what you are good at, but more of what you are good for.
Of what use is beauty with no brains, culture without character, knowledge that does not impact, or skill that does not add value?
For any seemingly "good" thing to last, great attention we must pay to the unseen intrinsic component that sustains it.”
Source: The Soldier Within
“Success breeds a disregard of the possibility of failure.”
Source: Stabilizing an Unstable Economy
“Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.”
“Success breeds confidence.”
Source: The Illustrated West with the Night
“Success breeds conservatism, and that means a love affair with the status quo and an aversion to change.”
“Success breeds success"
1637: The Transylvanian Decision”
“Success breeds success remember that”
“Success breeds success while broke breeds broke”
“Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period.”
“Success breeds success.”
Source: Go For The Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
“Success breeds the excitement to continue going.”
“Success breeds volume, and it's just amazing how many young writers, artists, and musicians there are in town.”
“Success brings a measure of credibility.
The fastest way to turn credibility into authority is to deliver results.
The best way to deliver results is to help others succeed.
You can help others succeed by being helpful.
Always look for ways to be helpful. Helpful people are always in demand.”
“Success brings poise, especially avoirdupois. Success comes before work only in the dictionary.”
“Success brings with it the fear of blowing it. With more to lose, there's more pressure not to lose it.”
“Success builds character, failure reveals it.”
“Success by its very nature demands a period of overcoming, a process by which we become strong in broken places.”
Source: Daily Motivations for African-American Success: Including Inspirations from Famous African-American Achievers
“Success by the laws of competition signifies a victory over others by obtaining the direction and profits of their work. This is the real source of all great riches.”
“Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn't bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would.”
“Success can be a seductive lie—it promises freedom, but sometimes it only builds gilded cages.”
“Success can be a storm that drowns the whispers of your soul. Listen closely, or you'll be carried away by the winds of others' expectations.”
“Success can be attained in any branch of labor. There’s always room at the top in every pursuit.”
“Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker.”
“Success can be compared to a camera. Always focus closely on your objective. Ignore distractions. Develop your pictures. If they don't turn out, take more shots for success. Visualize clearly what you want. Make success happen by being persistent.”
“Success can be defined as how hard you continue to fight when they tell you that the battle is over.”
“Success can be defined in many ways but failure in only one ... quitting!”
Source: The Watchman of Ephraim
“Success can be obviously a two way street.”
“Success can be wracking and reproachful, to you and those close to you. It can entangle you with legends that are consuming and all but impossible to live up to.”
“Success can breed contempt, and a casual attitude toward danger.”
Source: Kiss Or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
“Success can cause people to unlearn the habits that made them successful in the first place”
Source: Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
“Success can come to a person who has failed, but it will never come to a person who quits”
“Success can corrupt; usefulness can only exalt.”
“Success can create amazing opportunities but it can also bring a set of confines which make your decisions a little murkier.”
“Success can create more madness than happiness.”
“Success can eliminate as many options as failure.”
Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
“Success can fill a résumé; significance fills lives.”
“Success can lead to complacency, and complacency is the greatest enemy of success.”
Source: Effective Leadership
“Success can locate and visit you even if you are static wherever you are... But you are responsible for constructing the roads... Go, make the roads!”
Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna - or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.”
“Success can never identify who you are. You must always identify it. You cannot allow the failures to identify who you are.”
“Success can not be administrated.”
“Success can occur even after numerous storms and setbacks, as long as one remains dedicated to the process.”
Source: The Kind of Substance You Need For Your Success
“Success can only be measured in terms of distance traveled.”
Source: The Cost of Living: Early and Uncollected Stories
“Success can't pursue you, you have to pursue success”
“Success can't be forced.”
“Success cannot be measured in wealth, fame or power, but by whether you have made a positive difference for others.”
“Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.”
“Success causes others to be jealous and hate.”
“Success causes us to be more praised than known.”
“Success certainly isn’t achievement of popularity. Success in God’s kingdom is loving God, loving one another, and being faithful to what He’s called us to do.”