#success

With a group of bankers I always had the feeling that success was measured by the extent one gave nothing away. ↗

— Francis Aungier

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Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work. ↗

— William Feather

#fundamental #hard #hard work #lack #maintained

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. ↗

— Mark Caine

#captive #environment #find #first #first step

The successful man doesn't use others, other people use the successful man, for above all the success is of service. ↗

— Mark Caine

#man #other #others #people #service

Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure. ↗

— John Cale

#amount #beforehand #certain #certain things #even

I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation. ↗

— David Cameron

#alone #britain #contribution #could #first-hand

I was experiencing all the success the entertainment industry has to offer, but I knew there had to be something more. It was sort of through that God prepared me to hear about His great plan. ↗

— Kirk Cameron

#entertainment #entertainment industry #experiencing #god #great

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. ↗

— Bruce Feirstein

#between #distance #genius #insanity #measured

Also, it's risky to try to duplicate earlier success. Magician had a certain charm to it, mostly due to my choice of lead characters, that I would be hard put to duplicate. ↗

— Raymond E. Feist

#certain #characters #charm #choice #due

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#again #different #different way #his #man