Succeed Quotes

"We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects"

Alexis de Tocqueville, Historian

"I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try"

Zachary Quinto, Actor

"I used to think that driving, sleepless, ambitious labor was what you needed to succeed"

Charles Kuralt, Journalist

"I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try"

Zachary Quinto, Actor

"Fear is an interesting thing. It has a place in all of our lives. I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try"

Zachary Quinto, Actor

"Our greatest privilege and responsibility as leaders of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is to provide our veterans with a system that cares for their wounds and ensures that they have an opportunity to succeed"

Steve Buyer, Politician

"When you succeed at creating your own world, whether it's in any realm - like Tolkien was able to do - and people are able to enter that world, it's a special thing"

David Selby, Actor

"The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed"

Charles de Secondat, Philosopher

"It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public"

George Henry Lewes, Philosopher

"Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you"

William Makepeace Thackeray, Novelist

"I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise"

Charles de Secondat, Philosopher

"Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed"

William Makepeace Thackeray, Novelist

"If you put the work in, and you show that you're willing to work hard, you'll succeed"

Liam Hemsworth, Actor

"The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success"

Michael Korda, Novelist

"I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well"

Johannes Sebastian Bach, Composer

"Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self"

Samuel Alexander, Philosopher

"When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed"

Joan Chen, Actress

"Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors"

Wendell Phillips, Activist

"To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal"

Abdul Kalam, Statesman

"A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough"

Christian Nestell Bovee, Author

"The demonstrators in Ukraine will persevere and succeed, or grow tired, cold and fade"

Bob Schaffer, Politician

"The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own"

Michael Korda, Novelist

"To succeed it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it"

Michael Korda, Novelist

"You know, I start with the assumption that -or with, with the belief that this president has to succeed. We all have an enormous amount of capital invested in his success. His success is the country's success"

Michael Bloomberg, Politician

"Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand"

Robert G. Allen

"And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at how fast the world is changing"

Robert Sternberg, Educator

"I mean to make myself a man, and if I succeed in that, I shall succeed in everything else"

James A. Garfield, President

"There is no longer time for statements like "if only" or "we can't." We must and we will succeed. The only question now is how and when. I believe the time is now"

Bob Riley, Politician

"I am convinced we shall succeed. I have faith in this country, because I have faith in its people"

Horst Koehler, Statesman

"Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for democracy"

William Glasser, Psychologist

"I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for them to succeed as their parents have succeeded"

Dan Marino, Athlete

"Our enemy is motivated by hatred and will not stop planning more plots against until they are ultimately defeated. Today was an important and necessary victory in the war, but there is a long road ahead. We must remain committed if we are to succeed and protect our liberty"

Timothy Murphy, Soldier

"The worst fault of the working classes is telling their children they're not going to succeed"

John Mortimer, Novelist

"To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again"

David Viscott, Psychologist

"I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments"

Sheryl Sandberg, Businessman