Quotes & Jokes about Success / page 3

For me, this was all or nothing. I left no room for anything else. That goal was just for my own push, my own self-esteem. The fear of not being a success in my life made me push even harder.

When you’re learning, sometimes you make mistakes that help you be successful. It can be, realizing, “Oh, I did this wrong” or “I wasn’t affiliated with the right people.” Those things make you better.

Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.

There are so few women in general who aren't completely threatened and confused by other women's success. It's very disappointing.

I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.

Look, anybody can tell a joke, so a lot of a comedian’s success is about energy and engagement. A real comic sells himself first and his joke second. So how do you do that? Get your swagger. Know what you’re doing. Be prepared. Be fresh. Be “on.”

I'd like to expand the definition of the word 'success' to include 'failure' as the one seems inseparable from the other.

Entrepreneurs with disabilities are overwhelmingly successful.

I would imagine that most of the people who consider themselves successful aren't, at least in the ways that really matter-myself included.

Success? You can't get a big head about it. When people stare at me, they could be whispering to their friend, 'That guy sucks! Have you seen him before? He's horrible.'

I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started.

What I have in common with the character in "Truman" is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started.

If you wish to achieve any success in this life, do your best to surround yourself with an orgy of good choices.

I’ve made 30 movies and for the most part my movies work. In a business where success is an exception and not the rule, I’ve mostly been successful.

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.