“I don't have a road map and I'm not a goal oriented person in the sense that, you know, I have nothing in front of me that says by June of 2017 I want to have accomplished X. I have an overriding goal, and that is to be successful at whatever I do 'cause I figure if that happens I'll love it and enjoy it, and then that's when opportunity presents itself.” IfsKnowsWantPersonsHappensOpportunityCausesEnjoyGoalSuccessfulFrontsFiguresAccomplishedBeing SuccessfulMapsJuneRoad MapsGoal Oriented Author:Rush Limbaugh
“It's quite interesting, looking back at the first one [film about Harry Potter], nobody knew whether or not it was going to be successful as a film. The books were of course already very successful, but that's happened before, where the books were successful and the films weren't at all. But it turned out that they were.” FirstsBookFilmCoursesInterestingSuccessfulHappenedBeing SuccessfulLooking BackHarry PotterPotters Author:John Hurt
“Being successful as a creative person is a crapshoot, but it's essential if you feel drawn to being creative that you express it.” IfsFeelsPersonsCreativeSuccessfulEssentialsBeing SuccessfulBe CreativeCreative Person Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“As we work together and pool our resources, there's room for everyone to be successful.” TogetherRoomsSuccessfulResourcesBeing SuccessfulWorking TogetherPool Author:Sallie Krawcheck
“It's a very scary time for a lot of people; they feel scared to speak up. There's so much controversy even speaking up about politics to begin with. People try to discredit you at every single corner, especially if you're a woman. So it's hard as an artist to really speak up about this kind of stuff when you're trying to be successful and have a career.” PeopleIfsFeelsTryingKindHardArtistSpeakStuffCareersSuccessfulScaredCornersScaryBeing SuccessfulControversyDiscreditSpeaking UpDiscredit You Author:Lauren Jauregui
“We don't have to go around as the Protestant reformation did, or as the socialist revolution did, and execute each other as soon as we are successful - assuming we'll ever be successful.” SuccessfulRevolutionAssumingBeing SuccessfulSocialistReformationProtestantsProtestant Reformation Author:Murray Bookchin
“One thing that I'd just remind young people of is that when John Lewis, who's a member of Congress today, defied George Wallace and led the march from Selma to Montgomery, he was 23 years old. Martin Luther King was the old man in the bunch, and he was 35, so young people need to know that they've always been an important part of our society, have always been at the forefront of pushing for a more just America, and we can't be successful without the impatience, the vigor that young people bring to the fight for social justice.” PeopleKnowsMenNeedsYearsImportantTodayAmericaYoungFightingSocialJusticeSuccessfulOne ThingKingsMembersSocial JusticeCongressBunchBeing SuccessfulOur SocietyPushingMarchOld ManLutherImpatienceVigorMontgomeryGeorge Wallace Author:Keith Ellison
“Even if we're facing bigotry or racism, we can still be successful.” IfsStillsSuccessfulRacismBeing SuccessfulBigotry Author:Ibtihaj Muhammad
“I'm a super spiritual person, so every now and then I'll say, "Everyone, get out of my room because I need 15 minutes by myself to just sit alone." I have a chapter in my book [How to Be a Bawse] called "Pause," and basically, the idea is one of the ways to be successful is to reflect back on your successes and everything you've achieved.” WayNeedsPersonsBookIdeasSpiritualRoomsSuccessfulMinutesBeing SuccessfulNow And ThenChaptersPauses Author:Lilly Singh
“When I got into the business of entertainment, I did it for a reason. I didn't do it to not be successful. I did it to be successful. And to hopefully get to the highest level that I possibly could. Thus far, I'm achieving those goals. That doesn't make you stop. That doesn't make you complacent. It makes you want to do more.” WantReasonGoalLevelsSuccessfulAchieveHighestEntertainmentHopefullyBeing SuccessfulComplacent Author:Kevin Hart
“If you think about rap and how it has become so much easier to record music and release it, and you think about everyone in the world being a 'rapper' these days, it's so much easier. But it's still as hard as ever to break through and truly be successful in this industry.” IfsThinkingWorldStillsHardBreakSuccessfulRecordsIndustryEasierRapReleaseThese DaysBeing SuccessfulRapperBreak Through Author:G-Eazy
“I respect anybody that's doin' their thing, and doin' better than I'm doin, or at least tryin'. I really don't need to hate on the next person. We're all just tryin' to get one thing at the end of the day, everybody's tryin' to get money and be successful, and just enjoy what they do.” NeedsPersonsEndsHateNextEnjoySuccessfulOne ThingBeing SuccessfulThe End Of The DayGet Money Author:Tyga
“You can not be successful without confronting rejection.” SuccessfulRejectionBeing SuccessfulCan NotConfronting Author:Michael Ealy
“I believe in goal-setting. I don't care what it is. If you want to drop 10 pounds, increase your bench press, jump higher, or win a Super Bowl, you have to set that goal for yourself before you go out and achieve it. I think you have to regulate it, and see how you're building toward it every single day. Am I getting closer to that ultimate goal? Am I doing everything I possibly can today to be successful? I'm always very cognitive of my goals.” IfsThinkingWantBelieveCareTodayWinningI BelieveGoalSuccessfulAchieveBuildingHigherUltimateIncreasePressesDon't CareI Believe InSettingSettingsI Don't CareBeing SuccessfulPoundsBowlsSetting GoalsBenchesCognitiveSuper BowlUltimate Goal Author:Larry Fitzgerald
“For a lot of filmmakers, their first goal is to be successful and make some money. But once people start doing that, the real goal is then to win an Academy Award. Because when they do, they know that their obit is going to start out, "Academy Award winner so-and-so."” PeopleKnowsFirstsRealWinningGoalSuccessfulWinnerFilmmakerBeing SuccessfulAwardsAcademyAcademy Awards Author:Robert Osborne
“Why was the United States so afraid of an independent South Vietnam? Well, I think the reason again is pretty clear from the internal government documents. Precisely what they were afraid of was that the "takeover" of South Vietnam by nationalist forces would not be brutal. They feared it would be conciliatory and that there would be successful social and economic development - and that the whole region might work.” ThinkingWellsStatesReasonWholeGovernmentMightWould BeForceSocialUnitedUnited StatesSuccessfulClearEconomicDevelopmentIndependentSouthBeing SuccessfulInternalsRegionsVietnamBrutalDocumentsEconomic DevelopmentTakeovers Author:Noam Chomsky
“I really, really do believe that the future of being successful in work is going to be about embracing all of those wonderful things women bring - empathy, collaboration, flexibility - all those wonderful feminine traits we've suppressed for too long.” BelieveLongSuccessfulWonderfulEmpathyBeing SuccessfulFeminineCollaborationTraitsFlexibilityWonderful Things Author:Mary Portas
“My advice to young women who are looking to be successful; make sure you're passionate about whatever it is that you're doing. And make sure you're fulfilled by the opportunities within your job.” JobsYoungOpportunitySuccessfulAdvicePassionateBeing SuccessfulFulfilledYoung Women Author:Soledad O'Brien
“A smart politician needs to come in and create a plan for when our students graduate college, there are opportunities in fields that interest them and a job that's a career. A president whose plans can embrace and incorporate every millennial will be successful.” NeedsJobsOpportunityPresidentInterestCareersSuccessfulPlansFieldsStudentsCollegePoliticianSmartEmbraceBeing SuccessfulGraduatesMillennials Author:Soledad O'Brien
“I'd have to say the best part of being successful is being able to take care of my mom so she never has to worry about anything again and also being able to put my friends and people I care about in positions to win.” PeopleCareAbleWinningWorrySuccessfulPositionMomMy FriendsMy MomTake CareBeing SuccessfulI Care Author:G-Eazy
“If we're not there making the argument then the cultural gulf that Republicans try to exploit saying, "Ah, these city slickers: they're all looking down on you, they don't care about you. They're just trying to help out their various special interest constituencies," that argument ends up being successful.” IfsTryingEndsHelpingCareInterestCitiesSuccessfulSpecialRepublicanArgumentVariousDon't CareBeing SuccessfulExploitsSpecial InterestsLooking Down Author:Barack Obama
“If all of the issues that I have worked on were depending on some measure of success, it would be a total failure. I don't anticipate success. We're not asked to be successful, we are only asked to be faithful. I couldn't even tell you what success is.” IfsWould BeIssuesSuccessfulFaithfulBeing SuccessfulAnticipateBeing FaithfulMeasure Of Success Author:Martin Sheen
“If you have a dream: Number one, make a plan. And then execute that plan. And there will be failures along that line. Don't let that discourage you. Because failure is part of the process ... make the necessary adjustments and you can be successful at whatever you do.” IfsDreamProcessLinesNumbersSuccessfulPlansBeing SuccessfulDiscouragingAdjustment Author:Kerry James Marshall
“I think parenting well is not so different than trying to consider how to be successful at any relationship. Like, how do you partner well? How do you collaborate well? How do we have this conversation well? You know, you're always trying to figure out what "well" means, so I think parenting is another version of that.” ThinkingKnowsTryingWellsMeanDifferentSuccessfulFiguresConversationPartnersVersionsBeing SuccessfulAlways Trying Author:Ira Sachs
“When you're working with movie stars, part of the deal is that, if they have something to say, you'd better listen. You don't have to absolutely listen and not talk, but there is another creative force at work, and to be successful working with movie stars, you have to bring that force to work for you. You have to find something that's comfortable for them, and at the same time, that's in the parameters of what you're trying to do yourself.” IfsTryingForceStarsDealsCreativeSuccessfulComfortableBeing SuccessfulMovie StarParameters Author:Ivan Reitman
“Pay attention to the work you want to do and everything'll work out fine. If you're in it for the ego, you might be successful but at a limited level.” AttentionSuccessfulEgoWork OutPay AttentionBeing Successful Author:Clint Eastwood
“Just like everything, even the most fun and creative endeavor requires work to be successful, and I'm so sick of working. I'm a lazy person at heart. I never meant to be a go-getter.” HeartFunCreativeSuccessfulSickBeing SuccessfulLazyMeant To BeSo Sick Author:Nellie McKay
“There's no secrets or magic tricks to being successful in life. It's plain and simple. Work harder than everyone else and the only way to do that is to do it. It may sound silly but it's the truth and there aint nothing to it but to do it!” SimpleSecretSuccessfulMagicHard WorkSillyBeing SuccessfulWork Harder Author:Ronnie Coleman
“It's a very painful, eye-opening experience to realize, "Wait a minute, my dad actually doesn't want me to be successful because he's not happy." Whether you call it misery loves company, it's not like parents are bad people. It's a human trait. It's just a thing.” PeopleWaitingParentRealizingSuccessfulDadMiseryMy DadPainfulBeing SuccessfulWant MeTraitsBad PeopleNot Happy Author:Gary Vaynerchuk
“I think the opposite version of me is the one we don't see, which is there are tens of thousands of outrageously successful businesses of very quiet, very calculated, calm executors who are confident. You can't be successful without being confident. They believe in themselves. They have their own version of assertiveness ... I think confidence matters and I think other things matter, like I would tell you empathy is probably why I'm more successful than confidence. I'm empathic to the customer, to my business partners, to my employees.” ThinkingBelieveSuccessfulQuietEmpathyCalmEmployeeBeing SuccessfulSuccessful BusinessBe ConfidentAssertiveness Author:Gary Vaynerchuk
“If you expect to be successful and you expect to raise a family while having a career then you will strive for that; if you strive for it then hopefully you will achieve it. So I think for my own daughter, she's going to grow up with a working mom. One that has had to make some painful choices and face some painful realities.” ThinkingRealityChoicesGrowing UpSuccessfulAchieveMomDaughterStrivePainfulHopefullyBeing SuccessfulWorking Mom Author:Sarah Treem
“I remember running into Aaron's Sorkin office and going "The show's West Wing going to work! I know it's going to work!" And it was literally that moment: the energy, the place, the feel. I didn't know the show would be successful but I thought it was going to be good and I don't have that feeling very often. And we were rehearsing all of that not knowing who the President of the United States was!” MomentsFeelingsRunningRememberEnergyPresidentSuccessfulOfficeBe GoodBeing SuccessfulGoing To Work Author:Thomas Schlamme
“What I know now is that everybody in life, no matter where you are or what you do, must be able to sell in order to be successful. I used to believe that I could be successful on talent alone. What I realize now is that I can only be successful if I can have people buy my talent.” PeopleBelieveRealizingSuccessfulTalentBeing Successful Author:Don Yaeger
“Our political system encourages that. We don't have proportional representation. There's little renewal in our political class and it's always the same faces. There's also a lack of morals - it's one affair after the other. A system like that cannot be successful.” PoliticalMoralSuccessfulAffairBeing SuccessfulRepresentationRenewal Author:Emmanuel Macron
“I believe we find ourselves in a period of radical transformation. Regardless of whether it is digitalization, the environment or terrorism. We can be successful in this new world. We have the necessary willingness. The French are inventive and innovative. But we need to finally pick ourselves up.” WorldBelieveI BelieveSuccessfulEnvironmentTransformationTerrorismRadicalBeing SuccessfulWillingnessInnovative Author:Emmanuel Macron
“One of the great strengths of American culture is this empowerment of individual, is the individual being able to be entrepreneurial, create new things. But you create a whole group of people to make great companies. It's employees and investors and customers and partners. The fabric of society, of a network of relations, is key to being successful.” PeopleCultureIndividualSuccessfulEmpowermentRelationEmployeeBeing SuccessfulInvestorsAmerican CultureEntrepreneurialGreat Company Author:Reid Hoffman
“We Germans are particularly aware that you can only be successful on the global market over the long term if you offer energy-efficient products that are, by nature, climate-friendly.” LongTermSuccessfulLong TermBeing Successful Author:Martin Schulz
“When you raise the budget, you make creative compromises. The higher the budget goes, the more cuts in your movie happen. When people talk about how movies are watered down, that's a direct reflection of money and budget. The less money you spend; the more risks you can take. That doesn't mean it will be successful, but at least you can try different stuff. The higher your budget is, the less you can do that.” PeopleTryingMeanDifferentCreativeSuccessfulCuttingRiskReflectionDirectCompromiseBeing Successful Author:Jason Blum
“We want everybody to think about what's in their interests. And I believe that our Democratic party platform has a better vision and better actually pathway for white Americans, as well black Americans, Latino Americans, women, and so forth, to be successful.” ThinkingBelieveI BelieveBlackInterestPartyVisionSuccessfulDemocraticBeing SuccessfulDemocratic PartyLatino Author:Cory Booker
“Aristotle turns out to be an extremely practical guide for those asking such personally profound questions, like: What should I do next to find meaning and fulfillment in the next stage of my life?. He offers timeless advice to business people who want to be successful both at work and in their private lives. For example, he shows how business leaders can create successful organizations and, at the same time, behave ethically. Come to think of it, the CEO of Wal-Mart should study Aristotle!” PeopleThinkingLeaderStudySuccessfulAdviceProfoundFulfillmentBehaveBeing SuccessfulTimelessCeoFind Me Author:James O'Toole
“If you're running around with a negative attitude all the time, you're going to feel down, you're going to have negative results. But if you feel like you're going to make it through and you have positive thoughts, you have a much better chance to survive and be successful and happy.” RunningChanceAttitudeSuccessfulLike YouNegativeBeing Successful Author:Craig Sager
“When you raise kids, you want them to grow up and be successful. If they can grow up and be like you, it's quite flattering.” KidsGrowing UpSuccessfulLike YouBeing SuccessfulFlattering Author:Craig Sager
“If you increase the number of rockets you build and you buy, then it's the scale of the economy, the price is going to come down. It may not come down in order of magnitude, but if several commercial ventures start being successful and there becomes a bigger market for these rockets, the price will naturally come down a bit. That's why I think Excalibur Almaz, we're a little bit unique in that we don't look at our so-called competition with disdain, we want them to succeed and it needs to have more than one player. Even if we are successful, we couldn't handle the entire market ourselves.” ThinkingEconomySuccessfulPlayerSucceedUniqueCompetitionBeing SuccessfulDisdain Author:Leroy Chiao
“I believe there's a strong difference between something being good and something being successful. The successful thing is something we have no control over.” BelieveStrongI BelieveSuccessfulBe GoodBeing Successful Author:Matthew Warchus
“My favorite leader is George Washington. Because he came from very modest circumstances. He wasn't the son of a plantation owner. He was the son of a farmer. He had no formal education, very frustrated. He started writing a diary when he was in his teens, and he wrote things like, "When I grow up, I want to be respected. When I grow up, I want to be successful. When I grow up, I want to know things." What I find fascinating about Washington is he wanted to make something of himself.” WritingLeaderGrowing UpSuccessfulSonCircumstancesMy FavoriteBeing SuccessfulFarmersFrustratedModest Author:Les Wexner
“At that time when I was struggling with being successful in a financial way, people would say, "You should be very happy. Look how well you're doing financially," and I was struggling to find purpose, if you would. There's quote from Einstein that said, "Happiness and well-being are the ambitions of a pig." And I thought, "Boy, that's exactly how I feel."” PeoplePurposeBoysStruggleSuccessfulAmbitionFinancialBeing SuccessfulVery Happy Author:Les Wexner
“I just like good stories. I like really interesting scripts, I love really great filmmakers. And I'm open to all genres and all stories. But, there's certain ones that attract me, and I don't really sort of look at what I think is going to be successful, I look at more so, you know, is this what I want to do regardless of what everybody else thinks?” ThinkingInterestingSuccessfulFilmmakerBeing SuccessfulReally GreatReally InterestingGreat Film Author:Scoot McNairy
“I'm also a big believer of being a scrappy entrepreneur. To be successful you don't have to have all this crazy start-up capital or a ton of knowledge. I think it's actually helpful sometimes to not know all the rules because that way it's easier to break them. And that's why it's so much easier for younger people, I think, to start companies that are challenging more traditional business models than older people. Especially if you're trying to do something good.” PeopleThinkingTryingSometimesChallengesBreakSuccessfulCrazyEntrepreneurBelieverBeing SuccessfulHelpful Author:Lauren Bush
“I don't need to be successful. I love theater and I love acting so as long as I'm doing that I'm happy and I'm learning. If I end up going back to the U.K. to do some theater, great! Sounds fantastic.” LongActingSuccessfulFantasticBeing Successful Author:Sam Heughan
“I only do what I do. For me, it is a craft. It's got to be my own thing - otherwise, I would never be successful. I could easily go to the archives and pull 1987 or 1991 collection by Calvin Klein. But when you look in there, you realize that it was never about one piece. It was about the collections as bodies of work.” RealizingSuccessfulBeing SuccessfulOne Piece Author:Francisco Costa