Success Indicators Quotes

I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing, because from all the compliments I've received so far, it sounds like I'm on the right track.

That's how I judge a winner - how somebody manages their family and raises their family.

If the awards buzz is happening, and it's coming from critics and people in the business and all of that, that's only more good news.

It was an amazing childhood, despite what you might think about black struggle and poor neighbourhoods and the ghetto. My mother was an educated, budding linguist who really inspired us. Some of the leading indicators of success in the world have to do with how many books are in the house when you're a kid.

Timing is everything. Tell me how a young man spends his evenings and I will tell you how far he is likely to go in the world. The popular notion is that a youth's progress depends upon how he acts during his working hours. It doesn't. It depends far more upon how he utilizes his leisure...If he spends it in harmless idleness, he is likely to be kept on the payroll, but that will be about all. If he diligently utilizes his own time...to fit himself for more responsible duties, then the greater responsibilities - and greater rewards - are almost certain to come to him.

One of the most successful men I have known never carried a watch until he began to earn ten thousand dollars a year.

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

It's very difficult to tell when you're successful, because it's so hard to make measurements.

I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up.

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts.

The businessman gets his name on a door. The star gets his name in lights. They both get their names on a parking space.

I noticed the people who drove the nicest cars were all in the garment business.

Unfortunately, as far as the music is concerned, what defines relevance is whether you are on the radio or whether you are on the cover of a magazine or whether you're winning MTV awards, and so on and so forth.

The bestseller list is the tip of the iceberg.