“Those books of mine that are remunerative - I'm not talking about poetry here - take years to write, and I am never sure they'll be successful. So writing is a risk in more senses than one.” WritingYearsBookTalkingSuccessfulRiskMinesSensesBeing SuccessfulNot Talking Author:Vikram Seth
“I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.” MenWantUseCausesSuccessfulFailingMinesFailureAssociatesSuccessful Man Author:John D. Rockefeller
“I think women of a certain generation, mine in particular, feel like we can have it all because that's what we were fed. It's like, we reap the benefits of the feminist movement - they did all the legwork and now we're going to try to be parents and successful business people and great wives and good friends and take a cooking class and blah, blah, blah.” PeopleThinkingFeelsTryingCertainParentWomenClassSuccessfulWifeGenerationsMovementMinesParticularBenefitsCookingFeministFedsGood FriendReapSuccessful BusinessBlahFeminist MovementGreat WifeCooking Classes Author:Sarah Jessica Parker
“When someone tells me what he or she was doing the first time they heard a song of mine, then I've done a good job. If my song becomes about your life, then I'm successful.” IfsFirstsDoneJobsSongSuccessfulHeardMinesFirst TimeGood Job Author:Lyle Lovett
“Im a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in 96. He was on a record with Shabban Siddiq. I was like, Who is this guy? Hes dope! First album came out: awesome. Second album came out: awesome. Third album, I was like, Eh. He started to get really successful. He wasnt mine anymore.” FirstsGuySuccessfulRecordsHeardMinesFirst TimeThirdsHip HopAlbumsHipsHopsThis GuyGet RealDope Author:Russell Peters
“Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.” SuccessfulMinesHugePetBeing SuccessfulProfessionalismGumChewingChewing GumPeevesPet Peeve Author:Tabatha Coffey
“I'm very successful, but there are 50,000 general interest books published every year. If you don't want to read mine, there are others.” IfsWantYearsBookInterestSuccessfulMines Author:Anne Lamott