Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Although raised on the farm - my grandfather was an unsuccessful fundamentalist preacher turned farmer - my father and his brother both became professors.
Behind every successful man there's a lot of unsuccessful years.
At that time, the people that were in the animated film business were mostly guys who were unsuccessful newspaper cartoonists. In other words, their ability to draw living things was practically nil.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'
I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.
I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.
Stand-up is successful if they laugh. It's unsuccessful if they don't laugh.
I don't want to be a Michael Moore-style artist, which is not to disparage Michael Moore. But he seems rather unsuccessful at winning people over who don't already agree with him.