“If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go to see them - they speak of me, then I consider them incredibly successful. I don't need to be Steven Spielberg.” PeopleIfsNeedsTwoSpeakSuccessfulLots Of Money Author:Jodie Foster
“Every successful piece of nonfiction should leave the reader with one provocative thought that he or she didn't have before. Not two thoughts, or five - just one. So decide what single point you want to leave in the reader's mind.” WantShouldMindTwoSuccessfulFivePiecesReaderJust OneNonfictionProvocative Author:William Zinsser
“Frankly, to be honest, I hadn't worked for two years before 'Murphy Brown.' It's a nice illusion now to think of all of us as terribly successful and talented people at the top of our profession, but that's hindsight. I had to pray for a job like this.” PeopleThinkingYearsTwoJobsSuccessfulNiceHonestPrayingIllusionProfessionBeing HonestBrownTwo YearsHindsightMurphyMurphy Brown Author:Charles Kimbrough
“Back in Australia, I did foster care for sick cats for years, and I was always most successful with the animals when I was given two - a brother and sister.” YearsTwoCareGivenAnimalSuccessfulBrotherCatSickAustraliaBrothers And SistersFoster Care Author:Jason Gann
“Remember that the successful marriage depends on two things: (1) finding the right person and (2) being the right person.” PersonsTwoRememberSuccessfulDependsFindingsTwo ThingsRight PersonMarriage EqualitySuccessful MarriageFinding The Right Person Author:Carrie Snow
“The Lord gave us two ends - one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends on which one we use the most.” ThinkingTwoEndsUseRealityMotivationalSuccessLordSuccessfulDependsCongratulationsLoose Ends Author:Ann Landers
“There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind ... the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it's successful; if it doesn't it has failed.” IfsShouldKindTwoSoundResultsSuccessfulJudgedYardsticks Book:The Duke Ellington Reader Source: The Duke Ellington Reader
“The wide difference between the two characters, the slowness and want of energy of the Spartans as contrasted with the dash and enterprise of their opponents, proved of the greatest service, especially to a maritime empire like Athens. Indeed this was shown by the Syracusans, who were most like the Athenians in character, and also most successful in combating them.” WantTwoCharacterEnergyDifferencesSuccessfulWideOpponentsEnterpriseEmpiresAthensSlownessAtheniansMaritime Book:The history of the Peloponnesian War: illustrated with maps from the 1820 Oxford edition Source: The history of the Peloponnesian War: illustrated with maps from the 1820 Oxford edition
“All of women's stories in the 19th century had either one of two endings: you either had the good Jane Austen marriage at the end and you were happy; or you had the terrible Henry James savage downfall because of your own hubris as a woman, or you've made some great error leading you down a path to ruin. One is the story of love that's successful and the other is the story usually of reckless love that goes terribly wrong that destroys the woman.” MadeTwoEndsStoriesPathSuccessfulCenturyTerribleErrorsRuinsSavagesJaneReckless19th CenturyDownfallHubrisAusten Author:Elizabeth Gilbert