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Who can wonder at the attractiveness... of the bar, for our ambitious young men, when the highest bribes of society are at the feet of the successful orator? ↗

— Marsilio Ficino

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It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. ↗

— Winston Churchill

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Faith is the poetry of our dreams; action is the builder of our reality. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

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Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film, and in retrospect, one can see that certain films, let's say Leaving Las Vegas, demonstrated its own success. ↗

— Mike Figgis

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We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? ↗

— Jean Cocteau

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As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing. ↗

— Jimmy Carr

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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it. ↗

— W. C. Fields

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They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America? ↗

— Fidel Castro

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Nearly all of these Chinese girls that have had success have had coaching from foreign coaches. ↗

— Michael Chang

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The secret of a successful marriage is not to be at home too much. ↗

— Colin Chapman

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