Dealing with criticism
Critics will see you walk on water and say it is because you cannot swim. Jan-David Golze - German business development expert, booking.com, Quotations book 2020
Critics will see you walk on water and say it is because you cannot swim. Jan-David Golze - German business development expert, booking.com, Quotations book 2020
Games are won by players who focus on the playing field - not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard. If you can enjoy Saturdays and Sundays without looking at stock prices, give it a try on weekdays. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), in his letter to Berkshire Shareholders (2013), Quotations book 2020
The difference between a successful person and a failure often lies in the fact that the successful man will profit by his mistakes and try again in a different way. Dale Carnegie - born Dale Carnagey, American author and personality coach (1888-1955), Quotations book 2020
Winners never quit, and quitters never win Vince Lombardi - legendary American football coach (1913-1970), Quotations book 2020
You don"t have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream. Michael S. Dell - American investor and company founder (b. 1965), quoted in "The Entrepreneur" (October 13th, 2012), Quotations book 2020
1. Work hard. Life is 80 percent chance, 10 percent brain and 10 percent hard work. 2. Be and stay honest. 3. Be loyal to others. motto by John H. Slade - born Hans Schlesinger, German born American hockey player and Wallstreet broker (1908-2005), Quotations book 2020
I would rather be certain of a good result than hopeful of a great one. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), in his letter to Berkshire Shareholders (1996)
Figure out what you"re good at and play that game. You don"t have to be good at everything. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930)
Life always gets harder toward the summit - the cold increases, the responsibility increases. Friedrich Nietzsche - German philosopher (1844-1900), from "The Antichrist" (1895)
Self-trust is the first secret of success. Ralph Waldo Emerson - American writer (1803-1882), from the essay "Success", in "Society and Solitude and other Essays" (1870)
Whatever you write: Write short - and they will read it. Write clearly - and they will understand it. Write graphically - and they will keep it in mind. Joseph Pulitzer - American publisher and benefactor (1847-1911), Quotations books 2003 + 2024
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get. Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc - American company founder, who was brave enough to switch from a milk shake-machine-agent to a fast food-entreprenaur at the age of 52: McDonald"s Corp. (1902-1984), quoted by Penny Moser in "The McDonald"s Mystique" (Fortune, 4.7.1988), Quotations book 2019
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell – American general and politician, 2001-05 Secretary of state (1937-2021)
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. wisdom, often attributed to Sir Winston L. Churchill - British politician, 1940-45 and 1951-55 Prime Minister, Nobel Prize in literature 1953 (1874-1965)
For success, attitude is as important as ability. Sir Walter Scott - Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian (1771-1832), Quotations book 2019
I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took an excuse. Florence Nightingale - English nurse, founder of modern nursing (1820-1910), from a letter to Miss H. Bonham Carter (1861), Quotations book 2019
The secret of our success is that we never, never give up. Wilma Mankiller – American writer, First Woman Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation (1945-2010), Quotations book 2019
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. proverb, often attributed to Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. - American tennis player (1943-1993)
Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen. attributed to H. Wayne Huizenga Sr. - American businessman and entrepreneur, founder of several companies e.g. Blockbuster Video (1937-2018)