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" Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late - and strike oil.' "

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" I had to overcome bullies and other people who didn't like me and tormented me. I overcame those things with positive affirmations and setting goals. When I would set goals, I wouldn't let anything get in the way of me breaking them. As I found success, a lot of those things subsided and became less important. "

" My father had to flee from what is today Pakistan when he was a child, and he became a manager at IBM, and any item of consumption he would acquire was a direct measurement of his success in life. But that same equation wasn't going to work for me - I was quite clear about that in my early teens. "

" Though I had success in my research both when I was mad and when I was not, eventually I felt that my work would be better respected if I thought and acted like a 'normal' person. "

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

" People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to. "

George Allen, Sr.

" Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon. "

Booker T. Washington

" A friend of mine said something powerful at his grandfather's funeral. He said that the greatest lesson from his grandfather's life was that he died empty, because he accomplished everything he wanted, with no regrets. I think that, along with leaving a legacy, would be the greatest sign of success. "

" If you have no critics you'll likely have no success. "

" The feminist movement is not about success for women. It is about treating women as victims and about telling women that you can't succeed because society is unfair to you, and I think that's a very unfortunate idea to put in the minds of young women because I believe women can do whatever they want. "

Phyllis Schlafly

" Adjusting to the passage of time, I think, is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches. "

" Because after my first year I had a lot of success, took everybody by storm, came back the next year thought it was easy and didn't have near the season I had the previous year. It was kind of a wake-up call. And so, life goes on. "

" To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me - not success. "

" There is never just one thing that leads to success for anyone. I feel it always a combination of passion, dedication, hard work, and being in the right place at the right time. "

" I came to America with a dream and I made it. The dream became reality. America is built for success. "

Jean-Claude Van Damme

" Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets. "

Arnold Schwarzenegger

" Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. "

Edward Everett Hale

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" The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. "

" Success is not a destination, but the road that you're on. Being successful means that you're working hard and walking your walk every day. You can only live your dream by working hard towards it. That's living your dream. "

" Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. "

Alexander Graham Bell

" The road to success runs uphill. "

" Success is not a function of the size of your title but the richness of your contribution. "

Robin S. Sharma

" I think the success of a talk show depends on how true it is to the personality of the person hosting it. The shows I really admire, like 'Oprah' and 'Ellen,' are distinctively like their hosts, so I think my show will be successful only if we try to stay consistent to my own sense of myself. "

" I'm not looking for career attention, for more success, more money. I'm just singing songs I chose because I love them. "

" I'm excited about it, thrilled with the success thus far. "

" To this day, just always treat people the way you want to be treated. Whether it's family or friends or co-workers, I think it's the most important thing. Whether you have success or don't have it, whether you're a good person is all that matters. "

" 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. "

" If you are not moving closer to what you want, you probably aren't doing enough asking. And you're probably not asking the single most important question that can help you achieve a higher level of success and personal fulfillment: How am I doing? "

" I'm an addict, I'm addicted to success. Thankfully, there's no rehab for success. "

" Popular struggles to bring about a freer and more just society have been resisted by violence and repression, and massive efforts to control opinion and attitudes. Over time, however, they have met with considerable success, even though there is a long way to go, and there is often regression. "

" I've given a lot of talks over the years on the subject of entrepreneurship. The first thing I find I have to do is to dispel the persistent myth that entrepreneurial success is all about innovative thinking and breakthrough ideas. "

" One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. "

Benjamin Disraeli