Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

— Winston Churchill, British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965

For people who want to succeed in life, the following four-letter words are recommended: ‘work’, ‘risk’, ‘guts’, and ‘zest’.

— Ann Landers, U.S. advice columnist, 1918-2002

Winning a game has never been my standard of success; rather, it’s the sense of satisfaction when I’ve done the best of my capability.

— John Wooden, U.S. basketball coach who at UCLA held an unprecedented record of NCAA national championships, 1910-2010

One definition of success might be: refining our appetites, while deepening our hunger.

— Yahia Lababidi, Egyptian-American poet, aphorist and essayist, Born 1973

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome trying to succeed.

— Booker T. Washington, U.S. educator, author, orator, advisor to presidents of the United States, and the dominant leader in the African-American community, 1856-1915
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