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I don't have a problem with fame. I got into this business intending to be very successful, but I wanted it to be at my price.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Our success was mainly due to the fact that we stimulated the nerves of animals that easily stood on their own feet and were not subjected to any painful stimulus either during or immediately before stimulation of their nerves.

To follow, without halt, one aim: that's the secret of success.

When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

The film's success so far involves winning a couple of prizes at Cannes and Sundance, and getting some very nice reviews in newspapers and magazines. That hasn't had a big impact on my life yet.

After all, you're not exactly a nation like all the other nations. You are unique, if only because you are such an ancient people, and because of the way you are spread all over the world and your obvious success in many fields.

The Patriot Act is essential to our continued success in the war on terror here at home.

I am not successful, in terms of Hollywood.

I think that I've still not been successful at playing the role of the retired actor, and I'd like to work on that.

The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.

The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.