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A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.
If at first you don't succeed, you may be at your level of incompetence.

The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.
Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success; they are interested in your money.
No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.

International Herald Tribune (1961)
The truly successful businessman is essentially a dissenter, a rebel who is seldom if ever satisfied with the status quo.

How to Be Rich (1965)
To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.
You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.
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