Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is read more

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 his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.

'Tis not in mortals to command success,
But we'll do more, Sempronius,--
We'll deserve it.

'Tis not in mortals to command success,
But we'll do more, Sempronius,--
We'll deserve it.

The important thing to recognize is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit for the read more

The important thing to recognize is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit for the wins and the losses. Successes have many fathers, failures have none.

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

The closer one gets to the top, the more one finds there is no "top.".

The closer one gets to the top, the more one finds there is no "top.".

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by read more

The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.

Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.

Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.