Pastoral Resources

The success of any stand-up act comes out of life experience.

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Failure is... the highway to success.

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.

In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and given the Republicans a national advantage of at least a dozen seats.

Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.

The Doors were successful. It was Jim Morrison as the centre and the figure and the spokesman, the figurehead, but we were all into the same thing. That's why we were a band.

I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.

The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.

No man can be ideally successful until he has found his place. Like a locomotive he is strong on the track, but weak anywhere else.

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.

A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.