“I once threw myself a surprise party on Twitter because I was lonely. It was awesome. Thousands of people showed up and then Wil Wheaton and I made a bunch of monkey-ponies. It was the most successful surprise party I've ever thrown in my life. It was also the only surprise party I've ever thrown in my whole life.” PeopleMadeWholePartySuccessfulLonelySurpriseWhole LifeBunchThrownMonkeysPoniesSurprise Party Author:Jenny Lawson
“I think an education is beneficial, but whether it takes an education to be successful in the arts is a whole other question.” ThinkingArtWholeSuccessfulArt IsBeing SuccessfulBeneficial Author:Isaiah Mustafa
“I had a whole bunch of very successful movies. I have worked with some incredible people - incredible.” PeopleWholeSuccessfulIncrediblesBunch Author:Andie MacDowell
“A lot of us have all sorts of ideas, and we select some rather than others and give expression to those... and some works of art are more successful than others. Some languish in obscurity and are never heard of again, while others form the foundation of a whole school of art.” GivingArtIdeasWholeSchoolFormSuccessfulHeardExpressionFoundationWorks Of ArtSelectObscurityLanguish Author:Rupert Sheldrake
“A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.” MenWholeDreamSuccessImaginationBusinessVisionSuccessfulSuccessful BusinessCreative ImaginationBrainstormingGreat VisionVisions And DreamsLateral ThinkingGreat ImaginationCreative Vision Author:Charles M. Schwab
“If Macintosh hadn't been successful, then I should have just thrown in the towel, because my vision of the whole industry would have been totally wrong.” IfsShouldHas BeensWholeVisionSuccessfulIndustryShould HaveThrownTowelsMacintosh Author:Steve Jobs
“In the 'west' success is defined in purely material terms. He with the most money wins... We should question, speak out and work for a better society with a whole different definition of what is deemed a successful artistic life.” ShouldDifferentWholeSuccessWinningSpeakTermSuccessfulMaterialsWestDefinitionsDefinedArtisticSuccess In LifeSpeaks OutArtistic Life Author:Mark A. Brennan
“If, however, one factor is too successful, it will continue to be the winning factor regardless of the variation in the other factors over the range of variation in the conditions, and therefore will stifle the development of other advantageous factors until the conditions change sufficiently that it no longer is the winning factor. At this point, the whole population is ill prepared for the change, and may well perish entirely if the winning factor accidentally becomes the matching factor for a disease or a predator.” IfsWellsMayWholeWinningSuccessfulConditionsDevelopmentDiseasePreparedIllPopulationFactorsRangeVariationPredatorMatching Author:Erik Naggum
“I am in control of my career, and that's what so many actors don't take advantage of. You get to these successful points, and you continue to just work for other people. But, when you're your own brand and you're your own boss, the whole line of work changes. That's my biggest turn on.” PeopleWholeTurnsActorsLinesCareersSuccessfulAdvantageBrandsBossTurn-on Author:Kevin Hart
“Both as to high and low indifferently, men are prepossessed, charmed, fascinated by success; successful crimes are praised very much like virtue itself, and good fortune is not far from occupying the place of the whole cycle of virtues. It must be an atrocious act, a base and hateful deed, which success would not be able to justify.” MenWholeAbleSuccessVirtueSuccessfulCrimeLowsFortuneDeedsJustifyCyclesFascinatedGood FortuneHatefulCharmedHighs And Lows Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“I think that in a country as successful as ours, we still have a long way to go in terms of parity for women, whether it’s equal pay in the workforce or a whole host of other issues.” ThinkingWayLongStillsCountryWholeTermPayIssuesSuccessfulEqualHostLong WayWorkforceEqual PayLong Way To GoParity Author:Valerie Jarrett
“Music critics are, for the most part, bitter people who are intent at dragging people down for being successful at what they want to do, which is probably music. The oddity of being a critic is: You don't get a diploma, you just decide you're a critic. If someone listens to your opinion rather than their own, it's their mistake. Any critic's top 10, any year, it's something controversial or something that will make them look hipper-than-thou. The whole critic game, we've never played.” PeopleIfsWantYearsLooksWholeGamesMistakeOpinionSuccessfulCriticsBitterBeing SuccessfulControversialDiplomaOdditiesTop 10Bitter People Author:Paul Stanley
“If you really want to be successful and you really want to be happy, don't have a job, have a purpose. ...When you've got a purpose, the whole world is your office.” IfsWorldWantWholeJobsPurposeSuccessfulOfficeWhole WorldBeing SuccessfulPurpose Of LifeWant To Be Happy Author:Robert Holden
“I've made clothes my whole life, but I was just naive about the fashion world. But I think it's successful because I've been really involved. Picking the samples, inspirations, color palette.” ThinkingWorldMadeWholeInspirationSuccessfulFashionColorInvolvedClothesWhole LifeNaiveSamplePaletteFashion World Author:Gwen Stefani
“I think that's an obligation you have, to give back no matter what happens. It actually ends up being easier when you're young than when you become successful. Suddenly you realize you've gone into a whole other realm of philanthropy, from just being a volunteer to being this person that dedicates buildings and saves lots of children in some faraway place.” ThinkingGivingChildrenPersonsEndsMatterWholeHappensYoungRealizingGoneSuccessfulBuildingEasierNo Matter WhatObligationRealmsJust BeingPhilanthropyVolunteerGiving BackBecoming SuccessfulFaraway Places Author:George Lucas
“When you're working and you're busy and you're successful, no matter what, something suffers, whether it's your relationship with your mother, your relationship with your whole family. Certain things suffer and take the back burner, not because they're on the back burner in your heart but because the world just moves so quickly. A lot of people, when they're chasing their dreams, they have to leave people they love.” PeopleWorldHeartMatterWholeDreamMovingMotherCertainSufferingSuccessfulNo Matter WhatBusyOur RelationshipChasingWhole FamilyBack Burner Author:Nicki Minaj
“Anslinger's reefer madness did not caution even the seeds of efficient, intelligent, ruthless action ... The same goes for Hoover, sniveling Nixon, the whole miserable, wretchedly evil lot of them ... not a man among them who could have pulled off a successful coup in a banana republic.” MenWholeActionEvilSuccessfulMadnessIntelligentSeedsMiserableRepublicEfficientCautionRuthlessBananasCoupsHoover Author:William S. Burroughs
“I don't make rules myself. I didn't study enough to be able to make them. I'm too stupid. I spend my whole life making movies, so I have to enjoy it. Even at times when we had a very tight and difficult schedule, it was always enjoyable. Of course I wonder if the film will be successful afterwards. It's wonderful if a film becomes successful as a result of the enjoyment that we had” IfsEnoughWholeAbleFilmCoursesEnjoyDifficultResultsWonderStudySuccessfulWonderfulStupidWhole LifeEnjoymentBeing SuccessfulSchedulesEnjoyableBecoming Successful Author:Takashi Miike
“We created a whole lot of millionaires to boot. Businesses did just fine. And you know there are plenty of patriotic, successful Americans all across the country -- I meet them every day -- who'd be willing to make this contribution again because they understand there is such a thing as the common good. They understand that we're in this thing together.” KnowsCountryWholeTogetherCommonSuccessfulWillingFinePlentyContributionPatrioticBootsMillionaireCommon Good Author:Barack Obama
“There are multiple ways to be externally focused that are very successful. You can be customer-focused or competitor-focused. Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.” PeopleIfsWayWholeCompanySuccessfulMassCriticalCustomersFocusedMultipleCompetitorsCritical Mass Author:Jeff Bezos
“When I was lucky enough to be successful, I distanced myself completely from the whole thing of units and selling copies. I just wanted to keep everyone who comes to see me happy. I spend so much time after my shows talking to people who come from all over the world to see me. I'll go out and sign a picture and have a chat.” PeopleWorldEnoughWholeShowsWantedTalkingSuccessfulLuckySellingBeing SuccessfulCopiesUnits Author:Gavin Rossdale
“I sometimes think that the very essence of the whole Christian position and the secret of a successful spiritual life is just to realize two things... I must have complete, absolute confidence in God and no confidence in myself."” ThinkingTwoSometimesWholeChristianSpiritualLife IsRealizingSecretSuccessfulPositionEssenceAbsolutesTwo ThingsSpiritual LifeConfidence In GodNo Confidence Book:Reflections: A Treasury of Daily Readings Source: Reflections: A Treasury of Daily Readings
“I don't think it's a bad thing to play a character that's not necessarily a super-woman. Even if the character is a little bit stereotypical, as long as the whole story is good and positive, or makes some sort of important statement, I think it's okay. But, on the whole, you can't just do that, especially as a black woman. It's more of a responsibility. You've gotta let the world see black women being successful, strong, smart, with power and who are self-possessed.” IfsThinkingWorldLittlesLongImportantSelfPlayWholeCharacterStoriesStrongBitsBlackResponsibilitySuccessfulLittle BitSmartOkayStatementsBeing SuccessfulBad ThingsPossessedBlack WomenSuper Woman Author:Megalyn Echikunwoke