Our markets have not achieved their great successes as a result of government fiat but rather through efforts of competing interests working to meet the demands of investors and to fulfill the promises posed by advancing technology.

Roman civilization had achieved within the bounds of its technology relatively as great a mastery of time and space as we have achieved today.

Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.

Success in whatever form it takes is a tricky thing - once you've achieved your goal then what? Where do you aim?

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

In a way a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved you can still make enemies makes you humble too.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths not by eliminating our weaknesses.

Indeed I regard the enduring support which I have received over the years from all sections of the community in Ballymena as being more than sufficient recognition for any success which I may have achieved as an actor.

Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour always inspired by the ideal.

You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.