Subject: Success

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

(1914 – ) historian

If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you.

(1880 – ?) American author

Success can be insured only by devising a defense against failure of the contingency plan.

A best seller was a book which somehow sold well simply because it was selling well.

(1914 – ) historian

After a fellow gets famous it doesn’t take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.

(1939 – ) comedian, actress, writer & producer

The road to success is always under construction.

(1929 – 2016) American golfer

If at first you don’t succeed, blame your parents.

writer

The final test of fame is to have a crazy person imagine he is you.

(1926 – ) film director, screenwriter, composer, comedian, actor & producer

Nobody loves a winner who wins all the time.

These days a star is anyone who can hold a microphone; a super star is someone who has shaken hands with Lew Grade, and a super-super-star is someone who has refused to shake hands with Lew Grade.

(1921 – 2001) Welsh comedian & singer

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z; work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Any idiot can get laid when they’re famous… that’s easy… it’s getting laid when you’re not famous that takes some talent.

(1958 – ) American film & theater actor

In this world there are winners and losers – and, of course, ‘the others’, who comprise the majority.

(1967 – ) English comedian

No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather.

comedian, counselor & speaker

The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you.

(1879 – 1964) British politician

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.

(1874 – 1963) American poet

Fame changes a lot of things, but it can’t change a light bulb.

(1946 – 1989) comedian & actress

Today’s public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can’t read them either.

(1925 – 2012) author, playwright, essayist & screenwriter