Subject: Success (Page 7)

In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.

(1900 – 1965) diplomat & Democratic politician
America People President Success

My career must be slipping… this is the first time I’ve been available to pick up an award.

(1933 – ) English actor
Success Work

Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.

(1901 – 1989) wife of Lester Bowles Pearson, Canadian prime minister
Men People Success Women

Success can be insured only by devising a defense against failure of the contingency plan.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Success

The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you.

(1879 – 1964) British politician
Situations Success

First year, a .500 season – second year, a conference championship – third year, undefeated – fourth year, a national championship – and in the fifth year, we’ll be on probation, of course.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
Football Sports Success

Authorization for a project will be granted only when none of the authorizers can be blamed if the project fails but when all of the authorizers can claim credit if it succeeds.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Success

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.

(1913 – 1989) American radio, television, film & voice actor
Marriage Success Wives

No matter how great your triumphs or how tragic your defeats – approximately one billion Chinese couldn’t give a shit.

Life Murphy’s Laws Success

Success can be insured only by devising a defense against failure of the contingency plan.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

Fame loses a little of its cache when you have to tell people that you have it.

(1975 – ) English comedian, actor & writer
Communication Speech Success

Whenever a superstar is traded to your favorite team, he fades. Whenever your team trades away a useless no-name, he immediately rises to stardom.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Sports Success

I have enemies I’ve never met – that’s fame.

(1903 – 1968) movie actress
Success

Being frustrated is disagreeable, but the real disasters in life begin when you get what you want.

Murphy’s Laws Success

Nobody loves a winner who wins all the time.

Success

Fame means absolutely nothing except a good table at a restaurant.

(1934 – ) English actress & occasional screenwriter
Success

At some time in the life cycle of virtually every organization, its ability to succeed in spite of itself runs out.

Murphy’s Laws Success

I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
People Self Success

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Failure Friends Old People Success

The usual drawback to success is that it annoys one’s friends so.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist
Success

I’m throwing as hard as I ever did, but the ball is just not getting there as fast.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player
Age Baseball Sports Success