Daily Quote's to Ponder

Our safety at home and the cause of freedom abroad is largely contingent upon our success in Iraq.

The foundation of success in life is good health: that is the substratum fortune; it is also the basis of happiness. A person cannot accumulate a fortune very well when he is sick.

Passion is what gives meaning to our lives. It''s what allows us to achieve success beyond our wildest imagination. Try to find a career path that you have a passion for.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I''m concerned, that''s success.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who''s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can''t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve.

There is no substitute for victory.

We''re born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.

I didn''t know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me.

If you''ve got a talent, protect it.

The success of our economy shouldn''t determine the success of our schools.

Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you''re going to be a success, whether you''re in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don''t play together, the club won''t be worth a dime.

There''s no abiding success without commitment.

The secret of success is sincerity.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

Happy Days was about a family... although the show was shot in the 70s, it was about a family in the 50s. I realized that kids were watching their parents grow up and the parents were watching themselves grow up. That was the key to the success of our show.

I''ve never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it''s a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor.

Life is a series of punches. It presents a lot of challenges. It presents a lot of hardship, but the people that are able to take those punches and able to move forward are the ones that really do have a lot of success and have a lot of joy in their life and have a lot of stories to tell, too.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Success to me is only two things: happiness and stability.

He conquers who endures.

I had the good fortune of speaking with Orson Wells many decades ago and he said ''Success is primarily luck anyway.'' And I have been very lucky. Of course, Orson Wells was enormously talented and brilliant - so who am I to argue with him!

Awards are not the only markers of success; I don''t judge myself just based on them. I believe that each cinema-goer has his own mental trophies.

Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Every decade of my life I attempted to write a novel. But I had nothing to say. I was far too self-absorbed, and now I realize I was writing for others, so that they''d applaud me, see my genius, tell me how wonderful I am, or be jealous of my success.

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

Deserve your dream.

The worst part of success is, to me, adapting to it. It''s scary.

I was trying to uphold what I thought feminism was as best I could by supporting women, by trying to create an opportunity to get women to get together, play music together and celebrate the fact that we are having great success making music on our own and together.

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.

The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself.

Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.

When I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

If we get our self-esteem from superficial places, from our popularity, appearance, business success, financial situation, health, any of these, we will be disappointed, because no one can guarantee that we''ll have them tomorrow.

Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.

Do not wait; the time will never be ''just right.'' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can''t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

Years of imprisoning and beheading writers never succeeded in shutting them out. However, placing them in the heart of a market and rewarding them with a lot of commercial success, has.

Success in management and success in sport are derived from the same basic principles.

I''ve known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn''t know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don''t know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.

A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man''s success.

The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially, the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate.

Our subliminal mental processes operate outside awareness because they arise in these portions of our mind that are inaccessible to our conscious self; their inaccessibility is due to the architecture of the brain rather than because they have been subject to Freudian motivational forces like repression.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed, but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us, thanks to the grace of God. The best advice I know is to give is to give those worldly things your best but never your all - reserve the ultimate hope for the only one who can grant it.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

I think success right now is not about how famous you are or how much you''re getting paid, but it''s more about if you''re steadily working and you''re happy with what you''re doing.

Many of the familiar little things that we use every day have typically evolved over a period of time to a state of familiarity. They balance form and function, elegance and economy, success and failure in ways that are not only acceptable, but also admirable.

There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.

Refuse to accept the belief that your professional relevance, career success or financial security turns on the next update on the latest technology. Sometimes it''s good to put the paddle down and just let the canoe glide.

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.

I feel true success comes from being able to work and the love for it.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

So nevertheless, what I''m saying is that what one is - one''s parameters are constantly narrowed by one''s success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure.

I want to let you in on a little secret: I don''t always feel like I''m a success. That''s right. There are plenty of times when I feel like I''ve just totally messed up and failed to connect with the people I''m trying to communicate with.

My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.

Her success is my success.

I don''t understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion by CEOs who cannot talk their way out of a paper bag and don''t care to.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.

Don''t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

The success that Americans are said to worship is success of a specific sort: accomplished not through hard work, primarily, but through the ingenious angle, the big break. Sit down at a lunch counter, stand back up a star. Invest in a new issue and watch it soar. Split a single atom, win a war.

I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

A will finds a way.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.

He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.

My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed.

I think true success is intrinsic... It''s love. It''s kindness. It''s community.

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

A lot of people don''t have near the amount of success as I''ve been blessed to have, and it''s all about working hard and hoping that continues.

Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you aren''t sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.

I have had all of the disadvantages required for success.

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.

Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.

It really is impossible not to like him. His success was his failure.

Success tempts many to their ruin.

More than half of people who leave their jobs do so because of their relationship with their boss. Smart companies make certain their managers know how to balance being professional with being human. These are the bosses who celebrate an employee''s success, empathize with those going through hard times, and challenge people, even when it hurts.

The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say.

Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.

I don''t really measure success by anything other than if I am happy. That is success to me. Am I happy waking up every morning? And despite the challenges of running my own business, do I look forward to going to work? Absolutely.

Success is more difficult to handle than failure.

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

I was perceived to be a first- to third-rounder. I kind of had a tough junior year and fell to the fifth round. At that time, it was motivational.

When I look in the mirror, I see someone who''s happy with how he looks, because I was never one of the handsome Hollywood people. And I''ve had success as I''ve gotten older, because I''m able to play characters. I no longer get the girl, but I get the part.

I believe success is preparation, because opportunity is going to knock on your door sooner or later but are you prepared to answer that?

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.