Carl Icahn Quotes

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.

Winning is an amazing feeling. You don't get that in business; you don't get that in many things.

There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.

The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.

I have had such a unique experience in the game. I got to experience the best of my craft, and I did that multiple times. There is nothing more I wish I could experience.

It is always thrilling to attempt something new and it feels great when your efforts are awarded positively.

Winning tastes good.

Just thinking of all the things I'd done getting there and everything I've sacrificed to do so. But what's happening now makes it worth it.

The tougher the job, the greater the reward.

I want to be happy. I realized that being happy isn't necessarily about getting there, it's how you get there. It almost sounds like a cliche, but every entrepreneur I've talked to - every good entrepreneur - really enjoys the 'how you get here.'

Whenever you get to win, you feel the satisfaction of all of your hard work, all the sacrifices, all the blood, sweat and tears. It feels right and makes you realise that you are really doing the right thing.

I think anybody that's worked hard and has built something and has been successful can testify to how, you know, how wonderful that was, how wonderful it still is.

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.

If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.

It's been quite a ride. I loved every minute of it.

It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes.

I'm happy for the success that I've had, but I've worked so hard at it.

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

Well, I realized finally that all of the hard work paid off.

The ability to be successful should be a good thing.

The idea of dealing with success is always interesting to us: You spend so long struggling to make good, and then what happens when you finally do?

Winning's always fun.

It's nice when the hard work pays off.