#success

I live again the days and evenings of my long career. I dream at night of operas and concerts in which I have had my share of success. Now like the old Irish minstrel, I have hung up my harp because my songs are all sung. ↗

— John McCormack

#because #career #concerts #days #dream

I wouldn't think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don't really care. I'd do it for the love of blues, not for the money. I've got plenty of money. ↗

— Christine McVie

#blues #care #commercially #got #i

Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#writing #fearless

To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man. ↗

— Golda Meir

#better #her #job #man #much

Success for a woman means absolute surrender, in whatever direction. Whether she paints a picture, or loves a man, there is no division of labor possible in her economy. To the attainment of any end worth living for, a symmetrical sacrifice of her nature is compulsory upon her. ↗

— Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

#sacrifice #success #woman #love

Failure is a greater teacher than success ↗

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

#hope #inspiration #inspirational #success #inspirational

And the thing is, we can’t fail. We’ve already hit the bottom and come out of it. From here on out, if we just love and listen, we can’t go wrong, babe. ↗

— Erin McCarthy

#listen #love #success #love

Always present yourself as a woman who expects to succeed. ↗

— Barbara Taylor Bradford

#strategy

A strong man does not succumb to pressures, he knows that without pressures he will not find pleasures and so he will not be made. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#book-reading #gifts #greatnesstness #jaachynma #nobility

I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#comparison #individuality #success #buddhism