Nick Saban Quotes

A program can be considered a success even if it is low-rated.

We're thinking of creating a board of experts across the sectors of industry, to identify successful programs and to make recommendations about programs that are working and aren't working.

Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.

We can't keep measuring success by how much money are we throw at programs. We have to measure success as, 'Is it working?'

Just because your ratings are bigger doesn't mean you're better.

Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms.

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.

We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as well as B, when the only question is whether A has done as well as he could.

How does one measure the success of a museum?

But the other notion is, we also believe that those folks closest on the ground that we're holding accountable for the results can decide, and ought to evaluate which programs get results.

I think we need to care about the metrics of success in life, and I'm a pretty competitive person.

You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at.

Spending a few hundred million dollars more a year on evaluations could save tens of billions of dollars by teaching us which programs work and generating lessons to improve programs that don’t

There has never been a major program in this country that when it was first passed, didn’t have glitches in it.

When government programs aren't working, those on the Left tend to support more funding, while those on the Right want to scrap them altogether. It is better to ask whether the problem is complexity and poor design. We can solve those problems - sometimes without spending a penny.

My measure of success is whether I'm fulfilling my mission.

I think the most important thing is to achieve what you set out to achieve. Just being a CEO in itself is not success. I would not relate success to a title or a position.

The industry has a standard way of judging actors: they do ten films, they get X price, and they get this number of awards, seen at page three parties and all that - that is how they measure success. I don't do it like that.

You define the success of a player by his loyalty or his titles. Or both.

I count something as successful if it pleases the audience.

In my opinion, to be No. 1 in the world and to be the best player in the world, it's a little bit different.

I don't think being undefeated is going to determine my greatness.

When the standard of success becomes merely acting - when any result is regarded as progress and important, when inspiration is seen as a reward rather than a prerequisite - we propel ourselves ahead.

If you win one fight in the UFC, you're good. If you win two in a row, you're great.

The principle that needs to be used to guide the spending is, 'How successful is the program?'