You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

I knew I could not maintain that leadership in open struggle against Moscow influence. Only two Communist leaders in history ever succeeded in doing this - Tito and Mao Tse-tung.

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.

But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.

I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things and I have succeeded fairly well.

I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God and when he feels he has succeeded he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same.

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan conservatives have succeeded by adhering to a platform that rests firmly on three legs: smaller government faith and family and a strong national defense. These three legs do not merely represent a political coalition they are three necessary components of a strong and secure America.

I've succeeded beyond my wildest dreams - financially and the amount of fun I have in my life.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.