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" My wife determined that my genius should prevail, and that my final success as an ornithologist should be triumphant. "

John James Audubon

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" Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary. "

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" What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives. "

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" The ladder of success is never crowded at the top. "

" Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows. "

" Canada's extraordinary success is that we have bound together a vast country with a set of shared ideas and beliefs. "

" In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it. "

" You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman. "

" Diligence is the mother of good fortune. "

Benjamin Disraeli

" I never take credit for my movie's success. I am the face of the movie, but there are numerous unsung heroes behind the scene. From the director, cameraman and editor to the light boy, everyone knows how difficult it is to satisfy the audience. "

Vijay Sethupathi

" Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success. "

" It's our nature: Human beings like success but they hate successful people. "

" The preparation is what allows the success to happen naturally. "

" Ebay's success as a company depends on the success of the community of sellers. "

" The mercantile business did not suit me. "

John James Audubon

" I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work as if an established Partnership for Life consisting of Husband Wife and Children. "

John James Audubon

" Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I spent my day. "

John James Audubon

" If you want to continue to be good and perform at a high level and be deep in all areas, you still have to hit on some undervalued players, too. You can't just go out and sign marquee free agents or trade for players when they're at the peak of their value. That's not a formula for long-term success. "

" One man cannot practice many arts with success. "

" Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack. "

" Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything I've been through and end up in a place where I never thought that I would be. "

" I looked long and carefully at the picture of a stag painted by Landseer - the style was good, and the brush was handled with fine effect; but he fails in copying Nature, without which the best work will be a failure. "

John James Audubon

" Of all the things people have taught me regarding life lessons or anything that would benefit me, I don't think anything helped me learn more about life than football. You go through so many different things: adversity, how to handle adversity, how to handle success, how to lead, how to be a teammate, how to communicate. "

" Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight. "

Lillian Hellman

" The one thing that I know is that you win with good people. "

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

" The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name. "

William Dampier

" 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. "

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" Reader, persons who have never witnessed a hurricane, such as not unfrequently desolates the sultry climates of the south, can scarcely form an idea of their terrific grandeur. One would think that, not content with laying waste all on land, it must needs sweep the waters of the shallows quite dry to quench its thirst. "

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" Success - it's what you do with what you've got. "