“When fortune wishes to bring mighty events to a successful conclusion, she selects some man of spirit and ability who knows how to seize the opportunity she offers.” KnowsMenSpiritOpportunityWishAbilityKnow HowSuccessfulEventsOffersFortuneConclusionSeize The Opportunity Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“Writing offers fairly large rewards to a few successful people, but the rewards come late, and most writers are failures.” PeopleWritingSuccessfulOffersLateRewardsSuccessful People Author:Malcolm Cowley
“When New Kids became really successful, I got a lot of offers to do parts in movies and TV shows, but I was really busy, so I pretty much turned everything down. But I always knew it was something that I would eventually put some energy into.” ShowsKidsEnergySuccessfulTvsOffersBusyTv Shows Author:Donnie Wahlberg
“Seize the opportunities life has to offer you. Embrace the changes, and have the courage to travel on roads less travelled, even though what is in front of you could be tough, make it successful. Have determination and courage to kick down the brick walls in front of you, and to go on and achieve bigger success than you ever thought possible.” OpportunitySuccessfulAchieveFrontsWallGoes OnOffersToughDeterminationBiggerEmbraceKicksBricksBrick WallRoad Less Travelled Author:Li Cunxin
“The advice you give to young directors for sure is to go out and become some version of a successful movie actor. Do that first and say yes to people like Terrence Malick and Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen when they come and offer you movies. It's a great front row seat to filmmaking.” PeopleGivingFirstsYoungActorsSuccessfulAdviceFrontsOffersDirectorsVersionsSeatsFilmmakingWoodyMovie Actors Author:Sean Penn
“Chief among the forces affecting political folly is lust for power, named by Tacitus as "the most flagrant of all the passions." Because it can only be satisfied by power over others, government is its favorite field of exercise. Business offers a kind of power, but only to the very successful at the top, and without the dominion and titles and red carpets and motorcycle escorts of public office.” KindGovernmentPoliticalPassionForceSuccessfulFieldsExerciseOffersOfficeRedLustSatisfiedChiefsTitlesFollyCarpetDominionMotorcycleRed CarpetPublic OfficeLust For PowerPower Over Others Book:The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
“Well, at the time, you have to remember that we were not successful. The Showtime offer, as it was presented to me, was half the money for half the show. I was not interested, at that point, in doing a smaller cast and a more simplified Arrested Development.” WellsShowsRememberHalfSuccessfulDevelopmentOffersCastsNot InterestedArrestedShowtime Author:Mitchell Hurwitz
“Question the images. Take them by the hand and don't let the sweet distancing they offer you vanquish you; do away with the distance's comfort or the soft indifference you derive from concentrating on the quality of the framing, the use of light and shadows, the successful composition. Force these images to bring you to the Mexican Southeast, to history, to the struggle, to this taking sides, to choose a faction.” UseHandsLightForceSidesQualityStruggleSuccessfulSweetComfortOffersShadowDistanceIndifferenceCompositionMexicanConcentratingFactionsFramingLight And ShadowVanquish Author:Subcomandante Marcos
“You have to have a product or service that offers customers a unique advantage over the competition. Some people think it has to be price, but only one person can have the lowest price, and the person with the lowest price isn't necessarily the most successful.” PeopleThinkingPersonsSuccessfulProductsOffersUniqueAdvantageCompetitionCustomersLowest Author:Cameron Johnson