Especially on 'Taken,' 'Taken' was not a big success the day of its release. It was released in France first, and it didn't do bad, but not as good as it did in the U.S. Olivier Megaton badbigday Change image and share on social
It's very easy for me to keep a low profile because the focus I feel is always on the music. Success and fame are two different things. And so I feel the success is always towards the music, which means that I can have a very normal and private lifestyle. Enya easyfamefeel share on social
My career started young and I was really ambitious, and then I had success and I hung out with people who were much older. I think I might have been temporally misplaced, so I thought I was 40. It was a premature midlife crisis. Elizabeth Gilbert ambitiouscareercrisis share on social
I wasn't young, I wasn't pretty, and I was a black woman looking for success in a business where those attributes were certainly not in demand in the 1960s. Isabel Sanford 1960sattributeblack Change image and share on social
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. Benjamin Disraeli destinefailurepeople Change image and share on social
Take male strategies for success in the world. If you've got all the advantages, if you're attractive and clever and all of that, you will generally go for very high quality females. Susan Blackmore advantageattractiveclever Change image and share on social
I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success. Jeffrey Archer 000backfantastic Change image and share on social
Betting on the success of innovative technologies in the marketplace can carry all the uncertainty and risk that betting on the next card in the deck does at a blackjack table in Las Vegas. There is a factor of randomness that must be factored in, but precisely how to do so is anyone's guess. Henry Petroski betblackjackcard share on social
I think being optimistic is ensuring your success. If you start out saying 'I've got this problem,' or 'I'm angry at that,' you will not succeed. George Takei angryensurehave Change image and share on social
I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've done in the win column, not top 10s. Hale Irwin 10scolumndesire Change image and share on social