“By hook or by crook, we're going to make sure that when I leave this office, that the country is more prosperous, more people have opportunity, kids have a better education, we're more competitive, climate change is being taken more seriously than it was.Those are going to be the measures by which I look back and say whether I've been successful as president.” PeopleLooksCountryKidsOpportunityPresidentSuccessfulTakenOfficeClimateClimate ChangeHookProsperousCrooks Author:Barack Obama
“I control my life and I have never let success run away with me - I've taken it and ran. And the only thing that could threaten my stability is me - I'm my only threat and my own worst enemy. Beyond that, I don't feel successful. I'm nowhere near where I plan to be as far as my goals.” FeelsRunningGoalMy OwnEnemySuccessfulTakenPlansWorstThreatRanStabilityRunning AwayWorst EnemyMy Own Worst Enemy Author:Chaka Khan
“The raw fact is that every successful example of economic development this past century every case of a poor nation that worked its way up to a more or less decent, or at least dramatically better, standard of living has taken place via globalization, that is, by producing for the world market rather than trying for self-sufficiency.” WorldWayTryingSelfFactsPastNationsPoorCasesSuccessfulTakenEconomicCenturyExampleDevelopmentStandardsDecentGlobalizationStandards Of LivingEconomic DevelopmentSelf SufficiencySufficiencyEconomic GlobalizationPoor Nations Author:Paul Krugman
“Im always taken aback by things that are successful that I think are just crap, and then Im completely surprised when things I do end up being successful because you walk into things and you never know Its just really remarkable.” ThinkingKnowsEndsWalksSuccessfulTakenBeing SuccessfulRemarkableCrap Author:Kevin Spacey
“Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Don't ever underestimate the power of planning. You can't make your vision come to life unless you outline each goal-driven step at a time. And you can't reach your full potential unless you plan how to make the most of your purpose and passion. When you look around and see people who are the captains of their ship, invariably they have taken pains to chart their successful course through life.” PeopleLooksPainPurposePassionCoursesGoalLeaderVisionStepsSuccessfulTakenPlansDrivenPlanningShipsCaptainsUnderestimateOutlinesSteersFull PotentialPurpose And Passion Author:John C. Maxwell
“No matter how successful, beloved, influential her work was, when a woman author dies, nine times out of ten, she gets dropped from the lists, the courses, the anthologies, while the men get kept. ... If she had the nerve to have children, her chances of getting dropped are higher still. ... So if you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.” IfsMenWantWritingChildrenStillsMatterKidsDiesCoursesChanceSuccessfulTakenHe ManHigherTenSuicideListsNineCommitBelovedNervesInfluentialAnthology Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“The most popular American fiction seems to be about successful people who win, and good crime fiction typically does not explore that world. But honestly, if all crime fiction was quality fiction, it would be taken more seriously.” PeopleIfsWorldDoeSeemsWould BeWinningFictionQualitySuccessfulTakenCrimeHonestlySuccessful PeopleCrime Fiction Author:George Pelecanos
“The promotion of "self-esteem" in our schools has been so successful that people feel free to spout off about all sorts of things - and see no reason why their opinions should not be taken as seriously as the views of people who actually know what they are talking about.” PeopleKnowsFeelsShouldHas BeensSelfReasonSchoolViewsTalkingOpinionSuccessfulTakenSelf EsteemEsteemReason WhyNo ReasonPromotion Book:Controversial Essays Source: Controversial Essays
“... looked at from the standpoint of the ultimate result, there was little real difference to the Indian whether the land was taken by treaty or by war. ... No treaty could be satisfactory to the whites, no treaty served the needs of humanity and civilization, unless it gave the land to the Americans as unreservedly as any successful war.” NeedsLittlesWarRealHumanityDifferencesResultsSuccessfulTakenLandCivilizationUltimateIndianStandpointTreaties Book:The war in the Northwest (cont'd). The Indian wars, 1784-1787. St. Clair and Wayne Source: The war in the Northwest (cont'd). The Indian wars, 1784-1787. St. Clair and Wayne
“My idea of that[idea of career] is constantly changing. I mostly just throw it out to the universe and I can't really do much after that. I've never taken the steps to be "successful": I've never had a manager or signed to a publishing house. I've talked to people about it but I've never followed through because it gives me the creeps.” PeopleGivingI CanIdeasUniverseHouseStepsCareersSuccessfulTakenGive MeManagersBeing SuccessfulPublishingCreepsPublishing House Author:J Tillman