Quotes on Congratulations

Jesus Christ knew he was God. So wake up and find out eventually who you really are. In our culture, of course, they’ll say you’re crazy and you’re blasphemous, and they’ll either put you in jail or in a nut house (which is pretty much the same thing). However if you wake up in India and tell your friends and relations, ‘My goodness, I’ve just discovered that I’m God,’ they’ll laugh and say, ‘Oh, congratulations, at last you found out.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

It occurred to Dr. Lecter in the moment that with all his knowledge and intrusion, he could never entirely predict her, or own her at all. He could feed the caterpillar, he could whisper through the chrysalis; what hatched out followed its own nature and was beyond him. He wondered if she had the .45 on her leg beneath the gown. Clarice Starling smiled at him then, the cabochons caught the firelight and the monster was lost in self-congratulation at his own exquisite taste and cunning.

Enthusiasm is the engine of success.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

Two such as you with such a master speed, cannot be parted nor be swept away, from one another once you are agreed, that life is only life forevermore, together wing to wing and oar to oar.

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.

There is only one person who can measure your success. That person is you.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

Of course there is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life, and what it brings

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Success and failure are equally disastrous.

The road to success is always under construction.

We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success would be no success, and failure would be no failure to us.

Like dear St. Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case the marriage is not a success.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

I've been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it.