success

"No matter how small you start, always dream big."

"Success needs vision to see, passion to transcend, patience to withstand and the character to overcome failures."

"I've been surrounded by a lot of people who felt that external success would result in them feeling good about themselves. But it just seems extremely unfulfilling to me."

"In the beginning man was poor, then along came Cosmic Ordering."

"A friend at school was always being laughed at because his father emptied dustbins for a living. But those who laughed worshipped famous footballers. This is an example of our topsy-turvy view of 'success.' Who would we miss most if they did not work for a month, the footballer or the garbage collector?"

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."

"Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well."

"Some say I'm an overnight success. Well, that was a very long night that lasted about 10 years. But while I do, of course, now feel the pressure having had books that have been very successful, I just know I have to concentrate on writing for myself. I can't worry about genres or markets or what might be commercial or not. That never works."

"To soar, we must leave anything that weighs us down..."

"Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny."

"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."

"The way to be nothing is to do nothing"

"The challenge for you is to decide not what is important, but what is most important and then focus your attention on that."

"You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them."

"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become."

"The optimist underestimates how difficult it is to achieve real change, believing that anything is possible and it's possible now. Only by confronting head-on the reality that all progress is going to be obstructed by vested interests and corrupted by human venality can we create realistic programmes that actually have a chance of success."

"My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels."

"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."

"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success."

"I haven’t spent my time trying to duplicate my success. But only because I haven’t had any yet."