#success

It is better to be young in your failures than old in your successes. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#failures #old #successes #than #young

The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#constitution #critical #elsewhere #federalist #felt

It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#constitution #control #democratic #democratic society #each

You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother may hate you. None of those things matter. What matters is that you achieve success and become free. Then you can do whatever you like. ↗

— Kevin O'Leary

#become #dog #free #hate #like

I can't say I was a very successful sorority girl. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#i #say #successful #very

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. ↗

— Barack Obama

#america #barack #barrier #believing #blessed

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. ↗

— Barack Obama

#along #american #bridges #build #business

We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#count #earn #fair #honesty #integrity

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#clean #contribution #everyone #gratitude #had

Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#confidence #council #country #determined #estate