Success

The harder you practice, the luckier you get. Gary Player – South African retired professional golfer (b. 1935)

That’s been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. Steve Jobs - American company founder: Apple (1955-2011), in the interview "There's Sanity Returning" with Andy Reinhardt from "BusinessWeek" (May 25, 1998), Quotations book 2022

Our competitors copied us and tried to kill us, but that was good: we had to keep inventing new things. Gérard Mulliez – French family entrepreneur, o.a. Auchan, Boulanger, Decathlon, Leroy Merlin, Orsay (b. 1931), Quotations Book 2022

What hurts more, the pain of hard work or the pain of regret? slogan of the Boston Celtics - American basketball team

Our failures are often more successful than our successes. attributed to Henry Ford - American engineer and industrialist (1863-1947), Quotations book 2022

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn"t work hard. sports-wisdom, attributed to Tim Notke - American High School basketball coach, quoted by Kevin Durant (American basket ball player: "Brooklyn Nets", born 1988) and Timothy "Tim" Tebow (American baseball and football player, born 1987), Quotations book 2022

Large innovative global businesses like Facebook, Google, Apple, Oracle and Microsoft all have one thing in common in their most successful periods. The founder and the visionary leader is still the CEO and remains an innovative force. Steven G. Blank – American entrepreneur (b. 1953), from "Start with a Blank page", an interview with Stein Arne Nistad in "Reflections" ("PGS magazine" 2011),...

You must make your mark on this earth, and, if you have never done so, it is simply because you neglected to use the powers you have, or you have neglected to develop them. John Henry Patterson - American industrialist and company founder: National Cash Register Company, NCR (1844-1922)

Be kind to everyone on the way up; you’ll meet the same people on the way down. Wilson Mizner - American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur (1876-1933), from "San Francisco Chronicle" (5.7.1932), Quotations book 2022

Encourage creative disruption: Random hostilities are not what the organization needs, but if nobody’s pissed off, maybe you’re not pushing hard enough. Dr. Oren Harari - American business professor at the University of San Francisco and author of several management books (1949-2010), from "The Powell Principles. 24 Lessons from Colin Powell, a Legendary Leader" (2002), Quotations book...

The best way to think about investments is to be in a room with no one else and to just think. If that doesn’t work, nothing else is going to work. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), from a Colloquium at the University of Florida (October 15, 1998), Quotations book 2022

Don’t pass up something that’s attractive today because you think you will find something better tomorrow. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), from an interview with Becky Quick together with Bill Gates at Columbia University (November 12, 2009), Quotations book 2022

Success leaves traces. Sir John Marks Templeton - value investor and philanthropist (1912-2008)

1. It ain"t as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. This rule reflects an attitude and not a prediction. I have always tried to keep my confidence and optimism up, no matter how difficult the situation. Things will get better. You will make them better. 2. Get mad, then get over it. I’ve worked hard over the years to make sure that when I get mad, I get over it quickly and...

It"s a big difference whether you play to not lose or whether you play to win. Daniel S. "Dan" Peña, Sr.– American businessman (b. 1945), Quotations book 2021

Fold early when the odds are against you, or if you have a big edge, back it heavily because you don’t get a big edge often. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), from "Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger" (2000), Quotations book 2021

Your brand is what other people say about you when you"re not in the room! Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964), in a talk from TEDGlobal 2012 University (May 2012), Quotations book 2021

What you've got to do in politics is be sure that what you say can be justified by principle, by argument, and to put it across. As I always say, never follow the crowd. Make up your own mind and get the crowd to follow you. Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven - British politician, 1979-90 Prime Minister (1925-2013), Quotations book 2021

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success. Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone – American entrepreneur, co-founder of "Twitter", since 2023 "X" (b.1974), Quotations book 2021