#successful

I lost court cases and misdemeanor juries, but of felony jury trials I was successful 105 of 106 times. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#court #court cases #felony #i #juries

For although Claudius had been accused of gambling and drunkenness, not only were no worse sins laid to his charge, but he had successfully established some claim to being considered a learned man. ↗

— Frederic William Farrar

#although #been #being #charge #claim

I may be a successful football player, but I feel like such a failure. ↗

— Brett Favre

#failure #feel #football #football player #i

The only time I think about life beyond F1 is when I contemplate becoming a dad. But there's no way that's going to happen while I'm still racing. To be successful in F1 you need to be very selfish in lots of ways and you're away from home for long periods. That's not the kind of father I want to be. ↗

— Jenson Button

#away #becoming #beyond #contemplate #dad

I don't think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles. ↗

— Farrah Fawcett

#actor #also #certainly #challenging #establish

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

My wife - to-be and I went to see my father. Only he could answer the two questions before us: Shall we get married now? Shall I begin the practice of law, or continue being the successful wine salesman I had become, working my way through law school? ↗

— Emanuel Celler

#become #before #begin #being #continue

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

— Colin Chapman

#marriage #much #secret #successful #too

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

#cannot #fooled #must #nature #over