Long-Term Success Quotes

I've learned over the years that when it comes to success, consistency is key. Consistent hard work that we may not like doing today, but for a payoff we'll love tomorrow. Earn it. Enjoy it.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

It’s not the man; it’s the plan.

To win victory is easy; to preserve its fruits, difficult.

Slow but steady wins the race.

Excellence is a high performance over a long period of time. That's what I've tried to focus on.

It's remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.

When I first got started I had no idea my career would last as long as it did.

What makes small business develop into big business is not spending, but saving and capital accumulation.

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

The best way to make money is not to have money as your primary goal. I've seen great people come into the business world primarily motivated to make money. Almost without exception they failed.

Sometimes durability's better than ability, especially in this crazy sport.

I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV.

I am confident in my ability, as I always have been, and that I will be capable of maintaining my form, if not improving, year in, year out.

I have always believed that process is more important than results.

I come back to the same thing: We've got the greatest pipeline in the company's history in the next 12 months, and we've had the most amazing financial results possible over the last five years, and we're predicting being back at double-digit revenue growth in fiscal year '06.

Patience and perserverance will accomplish more in this world than a brilliant dash. Remember that when something goes wrong.

One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.

How you start is important, but it is how you finish that counts. In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina. The sticker outlasts the sprinter.

Over the very long term, history shows that the chances of any business surviving in a manner agreeable to a company's owners are slim at best.

The biggest winners are surprises to me, and takeovers are even more surprising. It takes years, not months, to produce big results.

I didn't make the Pro Bowl until my seventh year I think in the NFL. We continually got better.