“I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada. I was also acting in a wonderfully supportive theatre community in Edmonton. There's a lot of support for theatre there. So, I was having a great time, but I didn't consider acting as a serious career initially, because even the most successful actors that I know in Edmonton are not super successful. Acting over there is just not a success-oriented career.” KnowsSchoolActorsCommunityActingCareersSupportStudySuccessfulTeacherSeriousHigh SchoolUniversityTheatreCanadaSupportiveGreat TimesSchool TeachersAlbertaHigh School TeachersEdmonton Author:Nathan Fillion
“You have to be serious about what you do but you mustn't take yourself seriously. That way you'll be happier and ultimately you'll be more successful. You'll be better at what you do.” WaySuccessfulSerious Author:Stanley Tucci
“Remember that failure is part of the process of successful running. Performance is a roller coaster; to think otherwise is irrational and will cause you much stress and discouragement. Lighten up on yourself. Ups and downs can be expected. The performance of most serious runners fluctuates by the week. You win some, you lose some; some days you're hot, some days you're not. Don't fight with yourself when failure, the teacher, pays an unexpected visit. Open up to learning from it.” ThinkingRunningRememberFightingWinningCausesProcessLosesPaySuccessfulTeacherWeekSeriousPerformancesStressHotExpectedUnexpectedIrrationalRunnersUps & DownsDiscouragementRoller CoasterCoasters Author:Jerry Lynch
“I believe that anyone who is serious and committed to pay the price of learning, discipline and taking the right actions in the right order and at the right times can achieve and become financially successful. In addition, having perseverance and relentless pursuit are great qualities ... that will help.” BelieveHelpingActionOrderI BelievePayQualitySuccessfulAchieveSeriousDisciplinePerseveranceCommittedPursuitRight TimeRelentlessPay The PriceRight ActionGreat QualitiesRelentless Pursuit Author:John Assaraf
“suicide is a crime - the only crime that, if successful, guarantees that the perpetrator will not be punished for it. This makes it the most serious crime of all.” IfsSuccessfulCrimeSeriousSuicideGuaranteesGuarantees ThatPerpetrators Author:Joanne Greenberg
“If a man successful in business expends a part of his income in things of no real use, while the poor employed by him pass through difficulties in getting the necessaries of life, this requires his serious attention.” IfsMenRealUseWealthPoorAttentionSuccessfulSeriousDifficultyIncomeEmployed Book:A Journal of the Life and Travels of John Woolman: In the Service of the Gospel Source: A Journal of the Life and Travels of John Woolman: In the Service of the Gospel
“Reasonably accurate appraisal of one's own capabilities is, therefore, of considerable value in successful functioning. Large misjudgments of personal efficacy in either direction have consequences. People who grossly overestimate their capabilities undertake activities that are clearly beyond their reach. As a result, they get themselves into considerable difficulties, undermine their credibility, and suffer needless failures. Some of the missteps, of course, can produce serious, irreparable harm” PeopleSufferingValuesCoursesResultsSuccessfulProduceSeriousActivityConsequenceDifficultyHarmCapabilityAccurateCredibilityEfficacySelf EfficacyOverestimateIrreparableAppraisalIrreparable Harm Author:Albert Bandura
“Years later, I figured out why he (Ivan Karp) was such a successful art dealer-this may sound strange, but I believe it was because art was his second love. He seemed to love literature more, and he put the serious side of his nature into that...Some people are even better at their second love than their first, maybe because when they care too much, it freezes them, but knowing there's something they'd rather be doing gives them a certain freedom.” PeopleGivingYearsFirstsBelieveMayArtCareCertainLiteratureI BelieveSoundSidesKnowingSuccessfulToo MuchStrangeSeriousFreezeDealerCaring Too MuchLove Literature Author:Andy Warhol
“Investing is not nearly as difficult as it looks. Successful investing involves doing a few things right and avoiding serious mistakes.” LooksDifficultMistakeSuccessfulSeriousInvestingAvoidingSuccessful InvestingSerious Mistakes Author:John C. Bogle
“I'm not as serious of a person as people make me out to be. Most people would think that I would be less successful in comedy, but I can crack a joke as well as anyone else.” PeopleThinkingWellsPersonsI CanWould BeSuccessfulComedySeriousJokesCracks Author:T.I.
“I want to compliment the fraternity and sorority organizations for taking the time to meet with us and then removing their support from the legislation that would have been so counterproductive for a goal that I think we all share - and that is making campuses safer and the successful prosecution of people who commit serious crimes. So, good on them that they backed off, and we don't have to fight them.” PeopleThinkingWantHas BeensFightingGoalSupportSuccessfulShareCrimeSeriousOrganizationCommitComplimentLegislationCampusFraternityProsecutionCounterproductiveSorority Author:Claire McCaskill
“I don't have any problem with the United States acting on behalf of its own interests. That's what big powers do; that's what all countries do. I would just like to see us analyze in a serious way what really is in our interest. Sometimes we intervene in foreign countries in ways that seem successful at first. In the end, however, we wind up with unpredicted consequences that make us regret those operations.” WayFirstsEndsCountrySometimesStatesProblemBigsSeemsInterestUnitedActingUnited StatesSuccessfulSeriousWindRegretConsequenceOperationsBehalfForeign Countries Author:Stephen Kinzer
“We are at this moment where what concerns me is that we're all so caught up in Donald Trump, James Comey, and David Kushner, and Mike Flynn, that it's in danger of overwhelming the real story, which is what the Russians did and tried to do. I contend that it was the most serious attack on our country since September 11, 2001. It was deliberate, it was sophisticated, it was conscious, and it was in some ways successful.” RealCountryMomentsSuccessfulDangerSeriousConsciousConcernOverwhelmingSophisticatedSeptemberCaught UpSeptember 11September 11 2001 Author:Angus King
“Cooperating in something as visible as space exploration and space flight can only improve relations between the two countries because what happens is, you're working on a common project in a very visible light and so, you're motivated to not have conflicts with each other in other areas. And bringing up China is a good example. In the early '90's, China got serious about wanting to launch astronauts into space and they were actually quite successful in launching many communication satellites. They went ahead and in 2003 they launched their first astronaut into space.” CountryCommonSuccessfulSeriousCommunicationConflictRelationFlightExplorationMotivatedAstronautSpace Exploration Author:Leroy Chiao