“My ambition was to stop waiting tables. That was how I measured success: finally, I was able to stop waiting tables, and I was able to pay the rent, and that was by being a stand-up comic. Not a very good stand-up comic, but good enough to make a living.”
— Graham Norton
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“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success… such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.”
— Nikola Tesla
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“Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too.”
— Dave Matthews
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“Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.”
— Al Bernstein
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“I realize that Facebook today is a global success with more than 600 million users worldwide. But I also understand, maybe a bit sadly, that it is not for me. Perhaps it is because I am a bit too old? Or perhaps it is because I am more interested in exploring the epic text, which I have lived with for all my life.”
— Henning Mankell
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“The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.”
— Orison Swett Marden
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“I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
— Christopher Morley
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“Breast cancer deaths in America have been declining for more than a decade. Much of that success is due to early detection and better treatments for women. I strongly encourage women to get a mammogram.”
— Larry Craig
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“But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.”
— Ibrahim Babangida
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“Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
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