Subject: Success (Page 8)

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z; work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist
Life Success

It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla; you don’t quit when you’re tired—you quit when the gorilla is tired.

(1913 – 1975) American actor
Success

If at first you don't succeed, transform your data set.

Murphy’s Laws Success

Performance is directly affected by the perversity of inanimate objects.

Murphy’s Laws Success Things

I don’t think we have failed, we have just found another way that doesn’t work. – After an unsuccessful around-the-world balloon flight

American engineer, businessman & adventurer
Success

The success of any venture will be helped by prayer, even in the wrong denomination.

Beliefs Murphy’s Laws Success

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

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

Murphy’s Laws Success

I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible… and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.

(1909 – 2000) Danish-born comedian & pianist
Children Family Parents Success

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

(1943 – ) U.S. agriculture commissioner, columnist, activist & author
Characteristics Success

If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success?

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor
Communication Failure Success Wordplay

The only thing that keeps this organization from being recognized as one of the finest in baseball is wins and losses at the major league level.

professional baseball player & executive
Misspokements Sports Success

[Fame] makes you feel permanently like a girl walking past construction workers.

(1963 – ) American actor & film producer
Success

If at first you don't succeed, try try again… then quit; there's no use being a damn fool about it.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer
Failure Situations Success

Brute force, clumsiness, ignorance, and superstition will always triumph over science, skill, knowledge, and logic.

Murphy’s Laws Success

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

I want to be a diva… like people-totally-respect-my-music diva, not diva like carry-my-Diet-Coke-around.

(1980 – ) American singer
Music Success

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

(1923 – ) American quote & quip writer
People Speech Success

If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Success

If anything goes bad, I did it… if anything goes semi-good, we did it… if anything goes really good, then you did it; that's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach
People Situations Success Work

One day you are a signature, next day you’re an autograph.

(1906 – 2002) Austrian journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter & producer
Success