Quotable Quotes: Success
by Miki Saxon
Have you noticed how often people mention ‘success’, whether talking about careers, companies, kids, politics, religion, pets and on and on.
The search results for quotes about success are pretty trite; but some to share and a few are from unexpected sources, so let’s start with the traditional and move out from there.
Winston Churchill is often quoted on a variety of subjects and I think his take of success is worth remembering, especially during those periods when nothing goes right, “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”
Donald Kendall offers a great insight for those who get a kick out of odd bits, “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
I really like David Brinkley’s definition of success, “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”
Jon Bon Jovi’s definition (bet you didn’t expect him to be here) is another facet of the same gem, Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.”
And Warren Beatty sees it this way, “You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play”
Finally, there is the age old question: what is the nature of the link between success and happiness? I really like Ingrid Bergman’s take on it, “Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get”
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