I can give you a six-word formula for success: “Think things through – then follow through.” Rickenbacker, Edward
I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure which is: Try to please everybody. Swope, Herbert Bayard
I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one’s business on earth, like the male spider who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind. Shaw, George Bernard
I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Thoreau, Henry David
I’ll never be considered one of the all-time greats; maybe not even one of the all-time goods. But I’m one of the all-time survivors. Kaat, Jim
I’m not a good shot, but I shoot often. Roosevelt, Theodore
If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut. Einstein, Albert
If a man is happy in his work exerting himself to the full extent of his capabilities, and enjoying it I’d say he’s a success. Romain, William
If at first you don’t succeed you’re running about average. Alderson, M.H.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about things. Fields, W.C.
If at first you don’t succeed, blame it on the teach Bass, Stacey
If at first you don’t succeed, you must be doing something wrong. Smith, Charles Merrill
